Letter 100 - Are You Living Your Gratitude??

Hello Bregdan Woman,

You’ve got Ginny today…

I’ve been wanting to share this for a few months.

We’re living in a very challenging time in history. I don’t care if you’re in the U.S., or someone where else on the planet - there are seemingly endless things that create challenges.

If you’re like me, there are times when the challenges seem paralyzing. I want to curl up in a ball under a blanket with my dog and eat chocolate chip cookies all day long!

I was very much in that place in mid-July. I was feeling sorry for myself because I don’t have the energy to do all the things I yearn to do because of Long Covid. I was overwhelmed with all that is going on in the world. I was frustrated because I can’t write as fast as I used to. Basically, I was in a royal funk!

I was scrolling through Facebook, horrified by the images I was seeing out of Gaza. The death... the destruction. More scrolling led to the chaos erupting in America... The damaging weather caused by global warming. On and on it went...

Overwhelming and depressing.

Then, I looked outside my office window. I’m lucky enough to live in a beautiful spot. There are no bombs dropping. There is no death surrounding me. I saw trees with the leaves dancing in the breeze. I saw flowers bursting forth into bloom. I heard birds singing. Squirrels chattering as they leapt from limb to limb.

I saw PEACE.

I looked back at my computer screen - at all the chaos and suffering.

And then looked back outside my window. BEAUTY & PEACE.

The thought that burst forward was, “WHY ME?”

Why do I get to live in a beautiful, peaceful spot? I am absolutely no more deserving than the millions of people suffering at this very moment in time. No different from those who are picking through rubble for bodies. No different from those who are hungry and can’t feed those they love. No different from those losing everything to fire and floods. No different than those who can’t afford or find healthcare.

And yet...

As I continued to stare out at the beauty surrounding me, I felt such immense gratitude.

GRATITUDE.

What are you doing with it?

The question exploded into my mind and heart.

What are you doing with it?

“HUH?’ I spoke out loud in my office. The voice was that real.

How are you living your gratitude?

Wow. This question stopped me in my tracks. I let the truth unfold in my mind and heart as I gazed out my window.

Truly, I have done nothing to deserve a better life than millions who are suffering right now.

What does it mean to Live My Gratitude?

I pondered that for a long time. A soft breeze blew in through my window, carrying the perfume of flowers. Cardinals and bluebirds landed on the feeders outside my office. My dog laid his head on my knee.

Beauty & Peace.

It came to me with powerful clarity. The best way to show my gratitude for the life I am privileged to live is by doing every single thing I can to make a difference.

The way to live my gratitude is to LIVE MY PURPOSE.

The only way I can truly live my purpose is to make CHOICES to live the best life I can. I need to make choices for ultimate health - not curl up under a blanket and eat chocolate chip cookies!

I need to acknowledge the limitations of Long Covid - knowing that the most important use of the energy I have is to WRITE, connect with people, love my family, and make a difference in every way I can.

I must make choices that will empower me to fulfill my purpose.

I know it looks different for everyone, but I needed to understand what it means for ME. Within the reality of Long Covid...

• I need to eat nothing but healthy, whole foods. No sugar. No caffeine. Lots of greens and fruits.

• I need to get plenty of rest.

• I need to not overdo it. You see, I can actually do quite a lot in the realm of physical work and exercise. The problem is that it triggers a long covid relapse, because of the microclots in my blood caused by Covid. I need to do far less at one time than I think I can do.

• My list is longer, but you get the idea...

I had a canvas made. This is what now hangs above my desk - right next to the Bregdan Principle.

It challenges me every day. What choices am I making today? What actions am I taking? HOW am I showing my gratitude?

If you are one of the people in the world who is lucky enough to not be living with bombs, starvation, death and destruction - are you grateful?

HOW ARE YOU LIVING YOUR GRATITUDE??

I challenge you to embrace the truth I did:

I must make choices that will empower me to fulfill my purpose.

I’d love to hear from you.

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