absence makes the heart grow fonder

Today, I am grateful for my dog. I dropped him off at “camp” since I will be traveling, and it hit me just how much I miss his presence when he’s not with me. 

I am learning how to re-ground myself in gratitude. Returning my body and mind to my love of my four-legged companion, my love of my new home and the woods that surround, my love of my chosen family…there is so much in my life to be thankful for. 

I accomplished filling out new patient forms so I can start therapy next week. 

I delighted in upgrading myself to first class for my flight tomorrow, in getting my house ready for friends to visit this weekend, and in sitting on my deck appreciating the woods around me and the sound of the rushing creek at the close of a “long and trying” day.