A friend of mine was encouraging me to try the "1000 gifts" thing.. and for a while I didn't think I could think of 1000 things that I am thankful for.. but that's no attitude to have!!! The point is to recognize all the blessings in my life and come back around to the positive attitude I once had about everything. So I thought that I could start recording my blessings on here.
I also want to share pictures of my adventures here in London and at Western! I want to share quotes and lyrics that have significance to me too! And just any random thoughts I have! I'm kind of excited to try this out!
Today was the first day of classes, well I suppose technically yesterday but I haven't been to bed yet so it's still today for me :P It went pretty good. I had some time to kill between my afternoon classes so I went exploring the campus. It is large and beautiful :)
Tomorrow my first class isn't until 1030 and I'm going to try and take the bus to school :P aha! I hope it goes well! If not I know where to get off on the first bus and it's about a 10 min walk to the Faculty of Ed. from there! Not too bad! I might just take on bus then walk - walking is good for you! I will have killer legs and butt if I keep up all this walking :P aha!!!
I started recording my blessings last night. Here we go!!
1. Well first of all, I am thankful for my faith and my relationship with God. It might not always be perfect, but I'm working on it :)
2. Sarah L - she is one of my best friends and I don't know where I would be without her. She has been through hell and back with me! And her family! They are also my family <3
3. Patti - one of the women in my church that I really look up to! She is so wonderful and easy to talk to. We have gotten pretty close over the years and I just love her family to bits! :)
4. KB - one of my best guy friends! I've known him for a long time and he never fails to make me laugh! Never a dull moment with that boy :) he's my bestie! <3
5. Sarah M - this pretty lady I've gotten to know better over the past year and I couldn't ask for a better person! God def knew I needed this chick in my life and He gave me her at just the right time :)
6. Western: Teachers College - I'm just thankful that I got accepted and can continue my journey of learning and becoming a teacher. We all know that post-secondary has been quite the adventure for me, but where would the fun be if it all went smoothly :P
7. My truck - I'm thankful that I have a vehicle to use while I'm living in London. Helps me get home to see my friends and family!
8. My London house - it's a pretty nice house. I like it! I'm thankful I have a place to live while I am at school and it's not terribly expensive aha!
9. McDonalds - who would ever think someone would be thankful for McDonalds?! I am! My wonderful McDs in Brantford has employed me for the past 6 years and continues to do so! And now the McDs here in London is going to help me have an income while I am in school so I'm not super poor!!!
10. Listening Ears - friends who let me cry to them! I just love those friends :) Sometimes I just need someone to cry to and who will listen to me without trying to give me advice. Helps get things off my chest and makes me feel better!
11. Friends who cry to me! I like to return the favour and I'm glad my friends can come to me and cry to me too! Sometimes I like to give advice and sometimes I just listen so THEY can get whatever is weighing them down off their shoulders!
12. My iPhone - I am thankful that I can afford a phone so that I can stay in contact with my friends and family back at home in B-dot!
13. Mindy H - I'm thankful for our friendship and that we can talk to each other about anything. I also love her kids :)
14. Heidi L - I'm thankful to have a familiar face here in London with me! I've known her since grace 9 and we have been friends ever since :P we are basically like sisters!
15. The Coons - I am really thankful for the relationship I have developed with this family over the last little while! I have become closer with Heidi and Leah for sure these past few months. Heidi and I had a really good talk a while ago and it was nice to have her to talk to about that particular thing! Plus she's hilarious!!
16. Public Transit - today I learned how to take the bus here in London. It was a fun little adventure and it will def save me money in the long run! I mean, I'm paying for a bus pass in my tuition, I might as well use it and get my moneys worth!!!
17. Pictures - I'm happy to have some pictures of the people I love and care about on my wall in my bedroom! It makes me happy when I see them :) and those people are blessings in my life too! I still need to print off more!!
18. Letters to God - I have started writing my letters to God again! I was doing it every night before bed for a while and it was going really well, and then I kind of slipped away from that when things were going not so good - which should have been the time I kept it up!! But I've come around and have started writing them again! Just prayers, thoughts, things I want to say to God.
19. Rush of Fools - when I was walking home from school today they came on my iPod and it reminded me how much I love listening to worship music! It reminds me of my relationship with God and how AWESOME He is! :)
20. A screen in my bedroom window - I finally have a screen in my bedroom window!! It is hotter than (insert attractive male celebrity's name here) in my house! I opened my window last night to let the cool air in and this morning I got woken up by a 2.5 inch, I kid you not, bug flying into my leg through my window. YUK!! But now I have a screen and I can enjoy the cool air, bug free!!
I could just LIST my blessings, but I want you to know why they are important to me too! :)
love it! I can't wait to read about all your adventures!
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