How Gratitude Changes Every Day To A Better One
I am feeling so much gratitude lately. I Have been so blessed to have the experiences I have had in the last few years. I finished many goals I wouldn't have thought I could do and the best part is all the wonderful people I have met along the way. Being a runner has changed my life. Becoming a long distance trail runner has changed it even more. The best things it has shown me is that people can be part of your life that you never would have met if it hadn't been for your shared interest in spending all that time out on a trails.
I have so many awesome friends now due to trail running and I wouldn't trade that for the world. They enrich my life every day. Watching them do what they love brings a smile to my face. They are some of the funniest, most authentic people I have met. They keep me smiling.
I love being out at races and events. I love having people to call up and ask if they want to hit a trail. I am excited that due to my reaching some personal goals last year and this year at IT100 and other events I got to meet some extremely interesting new people and get to watch my friends as they go on to other challenges. I get into major cheering mode when I see people working so hard to achieve these finishes in races and watch how much fun people have.
I think we have friends for several good reasons but one is that when one friend is having some troubles they have other lights to follow. It keeps the heart happier and Life better. I hope that I get to be that light for people sometimes. I Know that I am guided by many lights from my friends every day.
I hope to be able to share and grow with others every day. I hope to be able to shine out in someone's darkness and let them know I care and they are loved at the lowest points. I want to reach out my hands and guide those who need it and be there for others. That is what makes my heart happy. Here is to all those I follow: Keep it up. Keep doing all the things that make you YOU. I will be here cheering you on.
Life is so much more than what we see every day. The physical is so small a part of the actual story. We are souls that move like dancers through the universe and, like dancers, we can take on others to dance our story with us. I feel I choose very good dancers to be in my life. I have thankfulness every day for the quality of my friends and family and the love there is in abundance.
Whatever is happening now is happening for a reason. There are doors opening all around me. I simply have to keep moving and I will move through one--perhaps many--before my story is done and my deepest wish is that those I have met on this journey will be on the other side as well. Blessings come when we least expect them. The Universe is a Good Place.
