Last night I was taking a yoga class and the teacher used the word “Thanksliving”.
Yes, you read that correctly. Thanks-LIVING. Her premise was that it’s great to spend a day being thankful, but really thankfulness should be a lifestyle. I agree with that sentiment.
Whole-heartedly.
I try to be mindful everyday for all that I have, but like everyone else, I get bogged down with being stressed about work, buying the right Christmas present, and being so busy running here, there and yon, that I forget to be thankful for all that I have;
Thankful for a job that occasionally causes me stress, but more often leaves me energized.
Thankful for the disposable income I have that allows me to buy presents for my friends and family.
Thankful for the busyness that keeps my evenings and weekends booked: the friends I get to see, the yoga classes that make my mornings a little rushed, and the organizations I’m involved in that give back to the community even when they leave me struggling to wake up for an early morning yoga class because I was up too late the night before.
As we ride the Thanksgiving tide up through the glittering lights of Christmas I’m making a concerted effort to carry the spirit of Thankfulness, not just through the holidays, but all year long. This year, my New Year’s Resolution is starting early. Everyday I’m going to write down one thing, place, person, or experience for which I’m thankful. My own Thanks-Living Project if you will. And in times when life seems to be getting heavy I’ll have a visual reminder (as if I really need one) of all that I have for which to be thankful.
After all, it isn’t the happy people who are thankful. It’s the thankful people who are happy.
Criggerpalooza! 
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