“The more you THANK LIFE, the more LIFE gives you to be THANKFUL for.”
The following ladies write from tiny islands in the sea (Hawaii Nei & Puerto Rico) speaking on what they are thankful for as Project Gratitude continues. E-mail me @ leslie.schipper@gmail.com if you would like to be featured next week. As always, thankful to YOU for reading//commenting//encouraging. 🙂
Mahalo Nui xo
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I am grateful for change. Over time, I have come to appreciate the impermanence of life and knowing that no situation, no feeling or thought is impervious to change. Though change can present with an intensity igniting fear or insecurity causing sincere discomfort, change is a part of my evolution. We are all equally susceptible to experiencing change, but it requires a willingness of the heart. I am grateful that I am willing. I am grateful that I am able to notice the changes as they occur, however subtle they may be. I am grateful for the opportunities the universe presents that enable me to exercise that growth and make different decisions that better serve me. Like the universe, I am an evolving being, moving toward expansion. I am grateful that I can say with 100 percent certainty that I am not the person I was this time last year. I have changed. I am a brighter, lighter, wiser, and much more flexible (thank you yoga!) me. – Kate Chaplin
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I am grateful to have the ocean as my playground and as my teacher. We were recently blessed with our first, real swell of the winter season here in Puerto Rico. My shoulders are sore, my arms feel like noodles, and my skin is sufficiently sunburnt and salty – what a wonderful feeling. There’s nothing better than spending the day with Mother Nature, harmonizing with the rhythm of the ocean, getting tumbled by the white water, catching waves so long that your legs are screaming with joy, and kicking out with the biggest smile plastered across your face. The ocean has taught me humility, respect, patience and courage. With each session I feel more in tune with nature and more deeply connected to myself.
I am also grateful for my job as a yoga teacher. Teaching yoga has allowed me to connect with so many awesome human beings, creating some pretty special relationships. It’s really neat how yoga can bring together people from different cultures, people who speak totally different languages. Even though it doesn’t really feel like work, I am fortunate to be doing what I love while making some cash to support living here in paradise. –Caitlin Lawson {follow her journey at Sunburnt & Salty }
