Resentments and appreciations

I'll mention resentments first, in an attempt to let them go.

I resent the neck pain that persisted through the week;
I resent the slower metabolism that comes with age;
I resent the fear that I don't have enough money;
I resent grouchiness that results from lack of sleep;
I resent that I pulled my bathing suit out of my gym bag before taking Kelly's boys to swim lessons which were cancelled due to March break, meaning they couldn't swim;

I appreciate that I spent every day this week with grandkids;
I appreciate that they enjoyed that almost as much as I did;
I appreciate that whatever aches and pains I might have are nothing compared to what my daughter goes through every day;
I appreciate not having aids or cancer;
I appreciate the new shelf I have in the kitchen, which leaves my counter space available;
I appreciate reading;
I appreciate family at every level;
I appreciate enough food, clothing, shelter and money;
I appreciate sewing dresses for Em and Grace this week and plannng sewing projects for the others;
I appreciate that a few episodes of Octonauts can distract a child from a badly skinned finger which got dragged under a shopping cart wheel... (I resent how badly the skin literally got peeled off)
I appreciate the break from the politics of work this week has been;
I appreciate that I love my work with students and look forward to returning to it;
I appreciate that even though I was either too tired or busy snuggling to blog this week, that it's still something I want to do.

I appreciate that there is no doubt in my mind that the stuff in my life is so insignificant, and the people in my life so critically vital. I'm blessed.

Love, elly