A Decade of Thankfulness

So here we are, rounding out another year. They really do seem to speed up the older you get. I also don’t know know that before the beginning of this month that I gave any real attention to this also being the end of a decade. Whoa!

Let that sink in. A. Decade.

Even on the up side you will only get 10 or so of those in your lifetime - and if you are like us you are coming around the corner to the middle of them. As cheesy as it sounds I entered this decade a kid, in hindsight. I was early in my career, engaged, and didn’t really have a clear understanding of who I was.

I’m coming out of this decade a wife, a mother, a leader, having a career I love, someone who has a clear vision and really can be honest about what’s important to her. This decade raised me - it toughened me up but also taught me how to love harder and appreciate more. To keep gratitude as a constant, and don’t fear change. I’ve moved 4 times, 3 job changes, had 2 kids, and have 1 great husband. Wow. I’ve been busy. But as I was, as a friend called it, taking my Decade inventory this one reoccurring theme kept coming up to me. Thankfulness, for the lessons I learned, for the chances I took, for the people who believed in me, for the ones that didn’t, for the abilities I have, the opportunities I’ve been given. Just overwhelming thankfulness, for all of it. That thankfulness theme led me to do something that really felt like the right thing to do to close out this decade. I reached out to people and told them thank you. People that I haven’t talked to in years, people that I talk to every day, people that would least expect it- and I told them thank you! It led to some chats that felt right, some said it brought them to tears, and that it had meaning to them that is larger than I would know. The thing is, none of us can do anything alone, we all have people that play a role in our story, be it a walk on part or a starring role. So, as you close out this year and this decade take a moment of inventory to reflect on how you’ve gotten to this point. None of us have gotten here without scars and pain, and smiles and celebration, and it’s all so important to remember and reflect on. Who do you want to take the time to thank that had a part in your journey? The other thing Jill and I both do every year is make a list. Hence the name of this blog. We make list for everything, and our yearly goals are no different. We share them with each other to hold them accountable - and it’s amazing what happens when you write something formally into existence and go after it, how things start to take shape and when you are assessing weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly where you are, the things you can accomplish.

We will share some things we are working towards this year here soon because we hope you will come along for the journey and experience it with us.

Tell us- who you thank for being a part of your story and what does your yearly intake look like? So, goodbye 2019, Hello 2020! Let’s do this.