Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Much to be thankful for

Throughout the past few weeks, my life has gone through some ups and downs and at times it has been a struggle to stay positive.  When the thought went through my head after a particularly trying weekend, "Wow, this is probably one of the absolute worst weekends of my life." -- I was surprised and proud of myself that the next thought that popped into my mind was, "You know what?  This is one of the worst weekends of my life. And in the scheme of things, this isn't so bad. I've had and still do have, a pretty great life.  I'm lucky.  I can get through this."

So, that being said, I wanted to write a short post with all that I am thankful for at this particular moment in time.
  • My loving family, for being a haven that I can always escape to, rather than something I have to escape from.
  • My friends, who are ridiculously silly and incredibly passionate and always fun to be around.
  • The understanding of both friends and family who have supported me without asking questions.
  • Having some people OUT of my life, who only brought about negativity.
  • My hearing. Music soothes me.

I could keep going. And I will keep posting about the happy aspects of my life to remind myself how wonderful it really is. I need to stop here for now though. I also owe you all posts about some of the great trips and meals I've had over the past few weeks... Niagara Falls, Lake Waukewan, Boston, etc.

Happy Hump Day blog world. I love you all!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Even when facing truly bad times, I often look at it and say, "Will this matter tomorrow? Next week? Next year?" Most often the answer is no once you get to next week and next year so I suck it up and deal with it.

    Perspective is everything and as one of my blogger friends says, "At least I have feet and can wear shoes!"

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  2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    I apologize that this comment is coming to you so long after your post, yours is one of the blogs I follow, but it has been an extremely trying summer for me as well and I'm just now catching up!

    Now, my comment to you, Katelyn, coming from my personal experience, is never to let these things get to you. Life has its up and downs. You'll always have things that come your way and upset you. The beauty is in how you deal with them.

    As an employer, I must tell you that posting your feelings on a blog that is linked from GE's website through your Twitter page, is extremely detrimental to your professional life. While everyone has a thirst for the personal, I guarantee you that your future employers do not wish to see that you are thankful to have people out of your life. Life, and the work environment, is all about dealing with difficult personalities. Some people are negative. It's just a fact of life. You should endeavor to find a way to learn something from those around you who are negative instead of venting in a very public location about how glad you are to get rid of them. We all have bad weekends Katelyn. Stick with the things that best underscore how positive YOU are.

    Your blog is obviously good enough to get on people's radar. Keep it positive and uplifting. Keep it fun.

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