Whatever my situation in life, I am here and there is still a chance for a moment of wonder, a thought of greatness, or a taste of delight. For that I am grateful.

I am also grateful for the idea that no matter what happens today, I still have tomorrow. The reality is that tomorrow is not guaranteed to any of us but most of us don’t have the lack of promise hanging over our heads. Most of us can still imagine a tomorrow and how we will make things better, one day at a time.

What are you grateful for today?

It’s November. How did that happen??? And you know the deal, once Halloween is over – that is IT – the year just barrels to an end. Nooooooooo!!!! I still have so much to do with my dissertation! So much is due before the end of the year that I still haven’t made it back to ballet class. Sadness. Sometimes being a grown-up is so much not fun. But that’s dwelling on the situation negatively and that’s a choice. Very soon, I will be done with this dissertation and I’ll have another diploma to hang on the wall and another graduation to plan for… I do love a graduation ceremony. I’ll have time to work on my other writing and get to back to ballet class with vengeance and I’ve got BIG plans for this blog… I promise some ballet blog goodness in the new year!

I do have a plan for November though and here it is. November will be 30 days of gratitude. Please feel free to join in – ballet related or not.

Today, on this first day of November, I am grateful to have ballet in my life, even when I am not dancing. I am grateful for ballet friends who understand my passion and lunacy. And I am grateful for pots of coffee and cases of Diet Coke… I am writing a dissertation after all!