Happy November

Happy November friends! November officially starts the holiday season in my mind and this is one of my favorite times of year. Between Thanksgiving, Christmas, and my birthday I enjoy getting to spend so much time with my loved ones and creating new memories. November especially is a time to give thanks for our lives and what makes them special. I'll be honest with you though most days it is very hard for me to focus on the positive and not the negative, but like I mentioned in my last post I am trying to focus more on what makes me happy and living in the moment. I think November and the holidays are the perfect time for this and am hoping the holiday spirit will help me be able to find the positive in all aspects of my life. I'm personally going to participate in the 30 days of thankfulness whether it's in my blog, social media, or personally in my journal. I really want to spend this month focusing on what I am grateful for and learning to appreciate even the smallest things, hoping that doing this will help me find my true happiness going forward. If you would like to join me in doing this for November I would love to hear some things you are thankful for if you feel like sharing. I'm going to kick it off and share what I've decided to focus being thankful on for today.

I'm thankful for:
  • The love and support of my family and friends through the good times but especially for sticking with me through the bad
  • My cat who somehow always knows when I need an extra cuddle
  • My therapist who always makes me feel validated and normal (I know it's her job but still)

I know these first few days will be easy for me because there are obvious things I'm thankful for but I'm honestly nervous to keep this going for an entire month, but I am up for the challenge!
I hope you all had a Happy Halloween and have a great start to the holiday season!


Until next time. 💛

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