1. GRATITUDE (past/present/future)
2. Story: The Many SEASONS of Our Lives
3. I AM ENOUGH.
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1. GRATITUDE (past/present/future)
I learned a new way to do a gratitude journal that feels more interesting, creative and useful: list in sentence form (or write a paragraph or more if you feel drawn to) three things you are grateful for:
PAST
I am deeply deeply deeply grateful I have gradually uncovered treatments over the past 28 years. I acknowledge that I am responsible for persevering through wanting to give up most of my life, finding enough energy & clarity of mind an dedication to research what illnesses I might be suffering from, identifying doctors and pursuing medical treatments that have brought me to where I am today— the healthiest I’ve been since getting sick in college.
PRESENT
I am grateful for my parents love, generosity and ability to support me when I need help.
FUTURE
I am grateful I will find a partner whom I love, respect, admire and deeply care about, who truly loves, respects, admires and deeply cares about me.
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Story: many SEASONS of our lives
Four children each experience only one of four seasons of a tree, each concluding that the tree is
A. Ugly & bent over
B. Full of green buds & promise
C. Bursting with big blossoms among dense bright green leaves—the most beautiful thing the child had ever seen
D. Ripe and Resplendent, dripping with fruit & deep nourishment
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I AM ENOUGH.
I AM ENOUGH.
I AM ENOUGH.
if all the buts keep interrupting me, I can add a dialectic like
I AM ENOUGH.
and
(i.e. I am temporarily living with my parents. I have a chronic health condition. Those realities do not negate that I am truly completely enough as I am.