What to do, but Celebrate!

               "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
           It turns what we have into enough, and more.
               It turns denial into acceptance,
            chaos into order, confusion to clarity.
               It can turn a meal into a feast,
            a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
      Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
            and creates a vision for tomorrow."

                          ~Melody Beattie~


 I just recieved my letter that, I will officially be graduating this Fall 2012 from college! Whoa and wow! It is unbelievable that something that I have been looking forward to has now become real, and its here and now.
However, I had to believe in order to get here. I had to have FAITH...and accept all the challenges that came with it.

                               Is my excitement showing? ;)


I close my eyes, and I want to cry, haha. I look back, and I've contemplated and reflected so much on what I have done, especially the miserable moments. But, hey, I celebrate that!

Because, you never see how far you come til some surprising moment, and its that letter that changed my momentary misery into absolute joy.

However, it does not take a moment like this to celebrate, to rejoice, to feel that gratitude and hold it tight. One day, I was just shopping and a lady asked me for help finding some makeup for a big night, and after I did, she said thank you and left. But I felt so touched, so amazed, I didn't even need to buy anything, I was that joyful and I felt it, deep in my soul.

 
Why wait?

As we live our story, each and everyday, (yes, a story) in each of our unique lives, why not give thanks? Misery can feel like a bad song on repeat, change the track by choosing to be happy, choosing to not let this moment get the best of you.

My first four years is coming to an end, but I choose to see it differently.
I choose to accept all that I have to feel to get to where I want to be, and
if it includes being grateful and celebrating each day, so be it!



More gratitude to appear in the next few months :)



Thank you for reading, and have a Grate-full Day!

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Today for what its worth, should be celebrated, relish each ordinary moment.
 Its tough in times of change to remember.

Dear readers, to celebrate means to be thankful, grasping that golden nugget of gratitude.

 It is no better time than now to celebrate!