Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hi and Welcome to my Gratitude Post...

I normally share about good, healthy food and wellness, however I have been thinking in the last few days about gratitude. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in New Zealand where Iive. My mind has been on giving thanks this week for reasons that I will share. In the last week we in New Zealand have had headline news concerning a mining incident in which 29 men died in the South Island of New Zealand, on a rugged and remote coast. As a nation we have all been glued to the TV with updates, news, videos all with the expectation and hope that these men would be rescued or at the least some of these men would be saved. However, sadly yesterday the mine had a second explosion as a search party were about to enter and  of course it was just too late and the blast was  too severe to assume anyone could have survived. It was announced last night to the families that everyone in the mine had perished.

I share this with you for two reasons. Firstly, I have decided to adopt the American traditional into my life and next year will be a "Thanksgiving" meal at my home.

I also had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude, for the strength of the men leading the rescue, for their strength of character and humanity..It has been no small task to be in the press and offering hope to families at thier time of crisis, especially as the days went by. Its too many wonderful Husband's, Partner's, Father's, Sons, Lovers and Best Friends to lose in one hit..May God Bless them and their families..

I am thankful for where my own life has brought me,  2010 has been my most challenging in my entire life. I have experienced extreme personal loss and heartache, however what I learnt is that it doesn't kill you, its perhaps not what you had envisaged life would bring to you. I never thought I would say that..I mean ever.

I am so appreciative of my wonderful family, my parents who are 87 and 80 years of age and still going strong. My siblings and their gorgeous children/families who are such shining examples of hope and innocence.

For everything actually..I count myself very lucky.

May you too enjoy your day and may the blessings of the season be bestowed on you!

I thought a small daily practice could be helpful to include in this post.
Daily at the end of each day I review the day and then I write in my journal a five point entry.I list 5 things for which I am grateful.Some days it is hard to limit the list to only five items. However we all know what we focus on expands so daily it is..

This daily practice is part of the "Radiant You" program that I offer online please check it out when you get time as I offer healthy, plant-based food, recipes, lifestyle tips etc...AND my big news is the information in the "Radiant YOU" program is about to be published in New York in the spring next year so for a limited time I am offering the manuscript for ONLY $US20.00 and a FREE weekly ezine..so please come and join our community..

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Kind wish
Sarah Buchanan