Start #1: Gifts 330...

330. Watching Dinosaur Hunters with Lily.  It was a very bare bones (no pun intended) documentary about one of the first few crews allowed back into the fossil-rich Gobi desert since the 1920's on the hunt for dinosaur bones that would prove their link to the birds we have today.  Lily and I were on the edge of our seats watching to see what they would unearth, and I was so excited reliving a part of my childhood.  I got to share with Lily that when I was her age (and for years after) I wanted to be an archaeologist/paleontologist.  She said, "You know Mom, it's not too late to change jobs!"  Hmmm.  I'll have to think about that one.

331. Lily giving me a great big hug at the end of the night last night as she said, "Thank you Mom so much for staying home with me today and taking care of me." 

332. Changing my thinking last night, taking care of myself, and trusting my body.  I was in a total panic feeling like I was coming down with the flu: drainage all day, raw sore throat, achy, chills, pounding headache.  As fear and then panic set in, I made my garlic drink for the second night in a row, took a couple of aspirin, sucked on another echinacea cough drop, took a hot shower with eucalyptus oil steam then crawled into bed.  I remembered my positive affirmations from Louise Hay and replaced my fear-based thoughts with thoughts that I am doing everything I can to take care of myself and heal my body.  I finished with Reiki and was out by 10:15pm, woke up feeling like a new person!  I am so grateful for my body's healing abilities!

333. On my way through a quiet hallway at work today catching the most beautiful view of both Camelback Mountain and Squaw Peak that I get out of the building's incredible panoramic windows.

334. Coming home from work today to Lily's first self-portrait on the kitchen counter just brought home from school - how very neat it is to see a reflection of my child's self through her own eyes and creativity!