Tuesday, May 21, 2013

5-21-13

This has been an incredibly busy couple of months.  Between my work, knitting and our trip to Boston, I don't feel like I've stopped moving.   
A few months ago a former co-worker was diagnosed with cancer.  Some current co-workers and I made hats for her as she goes through chemo.  Some of the hats were conservative, some of the hats were whimsical, but all of the hats were made with love and good wishes.   
Making these hats made me think a lot about everything I have in my life to be thankful for.  I'm healthy, I'm gainfully employed at a job that I'm pretty decent at, I can pay my bills, I have food on my table, a fantastic husband, a great dog at my feet, a cat on my lap and the creative ability to make things, just to name a few.  Even on bad days I have so much to be grateful for.  Lately, though, I feel like it's just not enough to be merely grateful, even though that is extremely important.  I feel the need to send a huge thank you out to the universe to show how grateful I am for everything I have.  To do this I'm going to find opportunities to donate food items, hats, blankets, anything I am able to and can afford in an effort to bring even a little comfort and happiness to people who aren't as lucky as I am to have so much.