The Writing Life
gratitude: noun the state of being grateful : THANKFULNESS
grateful: adjective 1 (a) appreciative of benefits received (b) expressing gratitude
2 (a) affording pleasure or contentment : PLEASING (b) pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated
This post probably is more suited for Thanksgiving, but it wasn’t ready to go then. Thus, I’m keeping the thankful spirit alive this week and, I hope, every week.
I sometimes forget how far I’ve come in the past year. This year has had difficult moments, but last year? Last year was a year of brokenness. The breaking was necessary. I needed to be stripped of certain things, namely a relationship and some clients. It only was through losing those things that I became teachable. I learned what I would and would not accept in a relationship, both personally and professionally. I learned where I did and did not need to change – alas, I probably am more stubborn than I ever was. I also learned what it was that I wanted and was meant to do, and it was to draw and write and to help people become better communicators.
It’s* hard not to be self-reflective at this time of year. One year is concluding, and another is beginning. I find myself thinking about decisions I’ve made. I revisit memories.