GRAT ATTACK

you know when all of a sudden you get an overwhelming sense of gratitude? well that hit me this morning so i thought i'd share some loveliness with you beauties

things i'm grateful for:

- sunshine... summer is so close i can smell it and the clocks change very soon
- friends and family who really care and want the best for me... especially after the hecticness of the past few weeks
- being lucky enough to still be alive
- as old doors close, new doors open. Every cloud has a silver lining. two cliches but rather true really- you can't have good without having some of the bad so you appreciate it when things take a turn for the better.
- the benefits of being single again
- having the capacity to focus on my recovery. having faith and hope and love. honesty and open-mindedness and willingness.
- new friends being made, old friends coming back in to my life
- looking forward to work tonight. i'm so lucky to be one of the few people (it seems) who has a job they absolutely adore!
- the fact tomorrow is sunday (which i usually hate) and i'm going around to my friends house for roast dinner and dvds
- living in a lovely city that has everything i need in it- nightlife, work, friendship, fellowships, countryside, near the beaches, art culture, decent music, shopping, history.
- the possibilities the year holds- SG, recovery, travels, new people, fresh starts, a new flat for myself (hopefully), festivals, passing my motorbike test (what i want to save up for next).
- my family coming back in to my life for real and re-building those bonds so they come back stronger.
- for surviving the worst of it (i hope) and growing from it
- for having my health- something i used to take for granted

all in all i feel like one very lucky girly
feel free to add to the list if you fancy it

then you'll end up with a beaming smile like this on your face...

photo taken this time last year or so in sunny spain. a lot has changed but im still smiling!
Here's to having a lovely weekend and an exciting unknown future x