This past week showed me how very important being in a state of gratitude is.  It also showed me by doing so, I am living and appreciating the very present moment I am living in.  It also helps me to fully see and cherish the gifts I have been given throughout my life, and not take anything for granted.

 

Some of these gifts are very special and very loved people who have profoundly affected my life, even when I didn't realize it at the time.  This brings me to this email being sent out later than usual.

 

 

At the moment, I am still in this space of being sad, probably the better word would be grieving.  Regardless, I am very very sad.  At the same time, I find myself floating through a lot of memory lane moments.  I find myself thinking about her voice, her smile, her laughter, her hugs, her soft nature, her internal strength, how generous she always was with her love, as well as the beauty she surrounded herself and others with.

 

It may not seem like staying in the moment but for me it is.  I am in the moment of leaning into how I am feeling right now and allowing myself the grace to be in it.

 

Thank you, my dear Father, I am so very grateful for every moment she was with all of us.  She is a beautiful gift, one I will be eternally grateful for and will forever cherish.  I love her dearly.  Thank you.