Holidays in Mexico IV: Grateful for 2010

Ok, so this is a quick post. I’m at Casandra’s house right now and we are getting ready to welcome 2011 with friends of her family. We’ve been cooking a delicious turkey all afternoon and am ready to eat. However, first I want to share some reasons why 2010 has made me so grateful. Being grateful in the present seems to create a foundation for abundance in the future…what better time to do this than on New Year’s Eve?

1. MEXICO!! (ok, yeah, that’s an obvious one)

2. God: no longer the jerk I thought he was but rather the light and love that is the center of my life. I learned that at a Valpo spiritual retreat back in March.

3. Friends: such a variety of friends! Some are just like me others are international, gay, different religions, etc….it’s beautiful!

4. Food: it has never tasted better here than in Mexico!

5. Spanish: it has caused me much stress, frustration but has opened my world as well.

6. Family: especially parents….we have been through so much hardship together but they still support my dreams and always inspire me to keep working hard and to never give up.

7. Dance: freedom of movement has given me freedom in life…gives me so much confidence (now that is sexy right there).

8. This blog: I’ve been given the opportunity to reach a wide audience and combine two of my passions: writing and exploring other cultures.

Yeah, I could go on and on.

Thank you to all of my dear readers who support my passion for writing and read this blog.

I want to end by using a quote (because I’m sentimental like that). May we live our lives as such:

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!