Day 54 – OnePinky’s CEO Makes A Shout Out For Gratitude

Someone I know and love called me today. She was saying how she had been hiding herself from her world because she was in a bad place. We were talking about what to do when you forget “who you are”.

May sound a bit far out so let me explain.

Those of us in the self help/inner exploration  movement, whether we are teachers or students, may forget about feeling good at times…

She was saying to me that she was in a funk for a while and it was hard for her to reach out to me.  I have no judgment about her not reaching out, rather I want to provide solutions to those who feel isolated (hence my inventing onepinky.com, so we can always reach out to someone).

I said to her what I say to myself, that life ebbs and flows and the key is to reach out to someone in those down times…not to get answers just to share your truth about where you are…

In isolation we wilt.

And one sure way that I have remembered to remember that is to reflect daily on how great my life is…I do a gratitude list everyday…no matter what. no matter how I feel.

Even in my darkest moments and darkest days, I do not forget to write down all the things I am grateful for, (on those dark days, I may not be able to feel the gratitude, however, I know that writing it keeps me connected to my truth and “who I am”.

“Gratitude”

For me it is a gratitude list every night…of at least 10 things and the bonus for me is to try to make them different everyday and not repeat myself.

I have enough to be grateful for in this lifetime to not repeat myself too much. That is how expansive my life is and how great the possibilities are.

Leah, I sure hope that you are feeling good today and…you better believe that your name comes up on my gratitude list a lot, (ok, true confessions, I do repeat myself on a few things every day, you included).

I am so proud of your powerful words below.

I am committing to live in world where I feel comfortable in my body, a world where I am sexy and whole each year I age and I nurture my body out of respect rather than obligation, a world where my weight holds no weight in my mind and my weight matters to me out of health and not for reasons of image.  What a beautiful and happy world.

I am looking forward to hearing your voice and inspiration on the call on Monday at 5pm PST.

You are an inspiration and teach Pinky’s how to live, learn and let go.

I love you, XO

Laura

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