Aha!

If you follow or followed Oprah when she did her talk show, you know that she talked about her "aha moments." An aha moment is a point in time, an event, or experience when one has a sudden insight or realization. I've always been a little jealous when I hear someone had their aha moment. Until yesterday...

I'm at work last night reading through my Twitter feed and The Single Woman (same Twitter that I got my 30 Day Blog Challenge from) tweeted "If you are stuck, it might be a gratitude problem. Ungratefulness for what you already HAVE keeps you from receiving MORE."

I read that and just stopped and said out loud (yes, at work), "I think I just had my first aha moment." My first thought was "Yes! Finally, I can say I've had an aha moment." My second thought was "oh, shit."

You may think "well that's common sense." And, it probably is. But, again, that's why it's an aha moment because it's when you have a sudden insight or realization. If I were God I wouldn't be forthcoming in giving me everything I've been dreaming about having because I clearly don't have gratitude for the things I do have. I need to stop focusing on the things I don't have. I'm not even going to list those things. I need to focus on what I do have. Which is an apartment, car, job (two at that), awesome parents, great sisters, and amazing nieces and nephews. I have two best friends who I love dearly. Oh, and I have the awesome-est cat, ever. She makes me laugh daily.

I may not have everything I thought I would at the age of 34. I may not be where I thought I would be at the age of 34. But, that's OK.  Well, lets not rush things. I'm making peace with what I do have and where I am at the age of 34.

Thank you, Oprah and The Single Woman. I dedicate this blog post to you.