From Frustrated to Fantastic

There have been a few setbacks I've experienced lately that have frustrated me. When I get frustrated the first thing to go is sleep. I just can't seem to turn my brain off. Even if I'm not worried I'm still going over the outcome of every choice and attempting to pick a direction that will lead to the best results. Apparently my body and brain thing the best time for doing this is 3am.

This means the frustration is followed by too little sleep and if I'm not careful I start feeling grumpy and depressed. Since I am aware of this possible outcome I am now able to head it off at the pass. Lately I am better equipped to handle sleeplessness and frustration but one can never be to careful. I have heard that a good "treatment" for depression is to keep a gratitude journal. This seems fitting since this weekend is Thanksgiving. So today I am going to make a list of some of the things I'm thankful for. I would encourage you all to do the same. I would also encourage you to not compare your list to mine. There is always going to be something that isn't perfect in our lives and if one of those things is out of whack then it can tend to be our focus. If someone else has that one thing we would desire it could lead to envy and greater dissatisfaction with our own situation. So this is another thing I will be working on for thanksgiving. I will be happy with what I have instead of being envious of the little things other people are doing better than me with.

So hear are a few of the many things I'm grateful for...
My family: I have a supportive and loving husband who enables me to stay home to raise our kids. My kids are pretty fantastic too. They are (for the most part) extremely well behaved and cute as buttons.
My home: We are living in a fantastic safe location where I don't need to worry about crime. Also the amount of space we have is great. It's starting to look and feel more and more like home all the time now that the painting has been resumed.
My improved disposition: I feel much better about myself and how I've been taking action to improve on aspects of my mental state as well as physical well being.
My health: I have seen so much sickness, injury and disease lately and I will not take for granted the great gift that this is. As a result I will also strive to the best of my ability to remember and pray for those that I know that are struggling with their health.
My Country: I know this seems hokey and cliche to say but I am very thankful for the safety, freedom and security I experience in my day to day life because of the great fortune I have to live here in Canada.

So that was just a brief run down of some of major things I'm thankful for. I also always try to keep in mind that even when things go wrong they could always be worse. However, when things are going well try not to let them pass you by while you yearn for the things that could make it better.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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