
First of all, this photo has nothing to do with my gratitude for this post. It's a lovely photo of a spider who spent the summer living among my tomato plants. He picked the same exact spot for the whole summer. I could find him any time I wanted. And now that I think about it, he is living in my tomatoes, which are really healthy...so there's the connection!
Sitting here this morning, I was thinking about what I'm grateful for today. Lots of things. But it needs to start with an H today so that poses some dilemmas. Then it occurred to me. I am grateful for my health. The health of my parents. Of my family. Of my friends. It's something most of us take for granted until something goes wrong. And you never think it'll happen to you...but you know, sometimes it does.
Overall, I'm a healthy gal. I'm sure my doctor will gasp when she sees how much weight I've put on this year, but other than that, I'm healthy. Two times in my life I've had a brush with death...both health related. (That's a story for another day...or maybe not.) And both times I thought "wow, this should be life changing...I should appreciate life more...be nicer...not care about little things...not take things for granted...take better care of myself." But as with all else, life comes racing back in & you forget what you almost lost. And as I sit here thinking about how I'm going to justify my weight gain to my doctor today, I realize that I have no excuse for not taking better care of myself. And that today is the first day of the rest of my life. And it's going to be a long & healthy life!