Thankfulness 2013, Part Seven: Event of the Past Year

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Last one. This time I ask that you mull over the past year of your life, and choose a personal event of 2013 for which you are grateful. I say personal, rather than a world event, because I want these meditations to reflect back our own blessings to ourselves...we all have them, even in the hardest of years. This year, in January and February, I buried both my dad and my stepmom. So, off to a very rough start. But the year went on to include many family achievements, travel & concerts with cherished friends, and best of all:

 

In October, my family gathered again, this time in Northern CA, and for the happiest of events, My sister Elaine's wedding to her beloved Ilene. It was a picture-perfect Fall day on a gorgeous property, and the love and laughter and happiness outweighed all the residual sadness from earlier in the year. Life goes on, and sometimes it goes on joyously! So important to remember that when times are difficult. I am so grateful to have been in attendance as they spoke their vows of love, and so glad my children were also all able to attend. A beautiful memory.

 

 

I hope you all have events in your own lives which give you cause to reflect on your blessings.

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My beautiful cousin Denise gave birth to her son Dylan just three weeks ago.  Denise is one of my very favorite people, and we're all so happy for her and her husband Marcos.