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Day 1 of the 30 days of gratitude

While I sit here talking about meditation and appreciating things, it was me who forgot that this is the month for 30 days of gratitude. Now mind you, we all know we should be grateful on a daily basis, but here in the United States, November is our month to celebrate Thanksgiving, hence 30 days of, well you get the point.  My cousin Marie is the one who reminded me of this annual tradition and we will both be blogging about each day about it.  You can find her blog at Simplifying Mom.  Check it out. *thumbs up*.

I had initially thought about writing thirty things to be grateful for and then picking one a day, but then I decided that I would just fly by the seat of my pants and write about something that happened during my day...I was hopeful today that I could write about something as trivial as the Anaheim Ducks finally winning their second game, but then something amazing happened during the game.  I got a text message from my friend Charlie, asking me for the link to the site for my pancreatic cancer walk.  Next thing I know he is not only donating to my cause, but he is posting it to his page to help me out, by the end of the game I had met my donation goal.   We both have lost our mom's to untimely passing's, so when I told him his act of kindness made me misty eyed, I am pretty sure he could feel my gratitude. 
This post isn't just about a social media post, more importantly it's about friendship.  There are times when we take friendships for granted, I am sometimes guilty of this, yes, I admit it.  It's not intentional, it's just something that happens, but then something that might seem small to some, but big to another, happens and you remember how blessed you are to have the friend's that you have.
Until tomorrow...be grateful for your friendships and how they affect your life. Today was a good reminder for me.
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  1. UnknownNovember 2, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    Aww I'm so glad you hit your goal cuz!!! Thats awesome!!! Thanks for the shout out btw =) Love ya!!!

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