A year ago this week, we realized that Wyatt had stopped having seizures.  It was hard to believe. It was miraculous and sudden.  It took a few months to medically confirm that the seizures were done and it took even longer to tell people that we had walked in a miracle.

It’s been a year. The last six months, with the fact accepted as truth, have been measured by things we can do now that we could not do before.  We did not carry a food scale, cream, mayonnaise and special food on our hikes in Vermont this summer. Wyatt had ice cream in August! He had his first Halloween in three years where he could eat the candy!  Thanksgiving and Christmas required no special cooking and every treat could be explored.

We have been celebrating daily with every step as Wyatt became a reader just this school year and is just about caught up with his grade level.  Double digit subtraction is a concept that is applicable today when math was not even approachable last year. Social skills have JUST blossomed and any worries there are evaporating. Swimming and Cub Scouts round out his life and all is well.

We will be having more tests next month, but we do not live in fear that the seizures will return.  We are ready to turn our heads to the future only.  No more comparing or marking time by what we could not do before.  We are looking forward now and we are OH, so grateful.

Maybe affirmations really do work after all.  We had a little mantra we chanted every night:  “I am seizure-free!”. Oh yes, you are, baby.  Yes you are!!!

I’ve been a bad blogger lately.  Sorry to be slow on posts.  Can I make it up to you with 25 Ways to Say Thanks in honor of Thanksgiving?  It’s a link to my newsletter.  Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Laura

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It’s happening. The holiday panic is setting in. There is no time!  No time to prep for 20 people coming to my house for Thanksgiving. No time to be ready for all the deadlines that are coming up for proposals, holiday shopping, year-end financial upkeep and all the other laundry-list of items.  But I remind myself as I do every coaching client, that we have a choice.  We can choose to do less.  We can choose to breathe in between the panic attacks and we can choose to do nothing if we care to.

Ahhhh, deep breath.  Ah, now, I can create a solution to my time crunch.  Panic is not a good mindset for solution.  Taking a moment to breathe is better.

Today’s moment brought gratitude.  Probably a good Thanksgiving sentiment.  Thank goodness that we have lots of living family that will join us for the holidays. It’s a good thing that I can still afford my home. It’s positive that I can supply a Thanksgiving meal to twenty and clear out my pantry today to supply two food shelter donations. Completely desirable as well are the achievements my children are busy expediting that keep us hopping and feeling somewhat discombobulated.  Goodness is recognizing that I have stress because there is so much positive stuff going on.  

OK, I feel better.  Do you?  Make your list of the good reasons why you are stressed.  It will shift you a bit and bring more meaning and enjoyment.  At least temporarily….gotta go—got another positive commitment!