Friday, January 18, 2013

gratitude attitude

  it's a new year, and i've registered for another marathon.  i'm not one for making new years resolutions, however this time last year, i was starting fresh- a clean slate and a whole lot of unknowns.  i was too excited to start thinking about improving what i wasn't yet certain of so i took a leap (many leaps) of faith and forged ahead blindly in forward progression. 

  i've settled into my improved existence, and am actually in a position to kick my heels up, rest back on my laurels, raise a glass of Veuve, and toast to everything i know, love, and appreciate.  appreciate being a key word.  i've not reinvented myself.  i still love the color teal sparkly,  clandestine indiscretions by moonlight, laughing until no sound comes out, and running down the street after Bing.  i love making music with the double bass and clicking my ski boots into those tight bindings.  i love late night pilates under the stars, that feeling when you nail a difficult recipe, and turning power tools on when i'm wearing ear protection.  i love regatta weekends, the anxiety of marathon mornings, and the smell of a brand new issue of Runners World Magazine.

  moreover, i love the sound the cork makes as it leaves a bottle of Veuve Clicquot.  so if i have to make any resolution this year, it will be to drink champagne.  frequently.  and to always toast to everything that makes enjoying it possible.  blood in the veins.  air in the lungs...   i'm celebrating over here.

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