Thankful.

A couple of weeks ago, Adam got a job offer for his dream job. Of course, that was great news and we were both really excited about it (still are), but the day we got the news it made me stop for a second (ok, a few minutes) and realize I have a lot to be thankful for. My life is good and I really don't have anything to complain about, but sadly that doesn't stop me. I try to be optimistic most of the time, but I also seem to have more complaints than I should. One of my wise co-workers made a comment about a project that we were both complaining about and asked, once the project is over, will we stop complaining or will we find something else to complain about. I thought for a moment and didn't have an honest answer. I'd like to think that I'll stop complaining when it's over, but realistically, I think I'll fill the void with something else. History does have a tendency to repeat itself after all. One of my favorite quotes is "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." In this situation, I remember my past, so I'm going to work to change it. I'm going to remember that life is good, my life is pretty much as good as it gets and I don't need to complain.

Instead of focusing on the negative, I'm going to focus on the positive. And I'm going to keep reminding myself that I have lots to be thankful for!

I also pledged to run at least a mile everyday from Thanksgiving until New Years (twitter hashtag: #RWRunStreak) and I tend to be much more pleasant (and productive) when I run, I'm hoping that helps things.

Happy Thanksgiving!