GratitudeLog

small wins from out of the blue

Fresh opportunities, cadaver canines, re-organised workspaces, clients to help, things to learn and life to live.

A friend I called brother died yesterday - I am grateful for the priviledge &n honour of having known him, shared meals wuth himand have him call me brather in return. Vale, Daran

Surprise phone calls, not being disappointed when people act true to their nature, writing, coaching, loving & helping make Viking War Hammers...

For not getting certain jobs, for being nudged into coaching & consulting, for old contacts and new friends for dreamless sleep and runny noses, for good womwn and top kids, for not-quite-unflagging-p… read more

For writers / teachers like Daniele LaPort (whitehottruth.com)who wrote this:
the manifesto of encouragement

right now:

There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly… read more

Weekends full of hope & family, being able to help friends, partners who love and a world full of promise...the strength to go on...

Perhaps…
Perhaps I needed to understand that the kids who picked on me in school shouldn’t have any influence in my life in a few years…
Perhaps I could be anything I want and achieve any goal I wan… read more

The kindness of strangers, the heat, stand up paddle boarding, electric fans in the bedroom, iced tea, table tennis tables, growing sons, never saying die, insistent & challenging magpies..

Kettlebells & weighted vests, shopping with my son, a good woman, not feeling crushed, hope for more clients and the appreciation of those I do work with, being alive

the safety & well being of family and friends in the Queensland floods, the leadership of one Anna Bligh, the courage of Queenslanders, the hearts of Australians, the small mercies of lower than expec… read more

re-reading the 4 hour body and rediscovering the 4-hour work week, all I have and all i desire, my son and his passion for Renaissance history because of Assasins creed, being on the path

the passing of kidney stones, sleep hope

re-arranging furniture, kettle bell swings, a client, a new business, the end of a decade and the beginning of a new one, courage, fear and confidence, trust in the universe to help those who helpthem… read more

mornings in the gym, brunch on the deck, afternoon naps, sense of hope

the humaness of worry, the fun or writing, the joy of learning the satisfaction of taking action, the facing of difficulty, the forgiveness of sleep, the anger of disapointment, the sheepishness of be… read more

I'm grateful for a column on Thanksgiving that Johhny Truant wrote that inspired this:
• I’m grateful to have Lynne, Michael, Thomas, Stacey & Alex in my life.
• I’m grateful for the man Michael see… read more

Finalising applications, realising that people will disappoint you and that's okay...long talks with my son, the struggle to fit it all in - everyday!

3 day long panic attacks, declining fitness, blog launches that (almost) no-one comes to, articles not read, the joy of fine threads and old contacts, the pain not meeting your own standards, the fear… read more

Being able to help friends, to face challenges, and have the courage to enjoy & look forward to each day.

Grateful for sleepless nights, great weekends, Pat Bentar in concert, Paddy's Markets, the opportunity to keep feeding my head...

I am just grateful for the gift of being alive, for 5am Webinars, for weekend plans, for living parents, for friends, and an odd sense of positivity and calm.

I am grateful for the chance to help friends, to experience the love of a good woman, to feel optimisitc about the future and to be able to look past immediate issues. It's all good.

I am grateful for all that is in my life, the great, the good, the bad & the downright ugly. Lessons are there to be learned, life means growth and growth often means some pain alongside...

Life in general, realtionships in specifics and the promise of the future.

Life's lessons, the love of a good woman, good friends and sunny days...

New oportunities, the chance to have 3 months pay so i can concentrate on the web project, Lynne, Mike & life in general