Fortunate Fridays- the Everything Will be Okay edition

Hello ladies and gents!

 

Welcome to another edition of fortunate Fridays! Hope everyone had an amazing week!

I have to be brutally honest in that this past week has been a roller-coaster of emotions for me personally. I was going through a personal issue which I don't want to get in to at the moment. Thankfully today I am feeling a lot better about the situation as a whole and I am finally finding the peace and harmony that I need in my life and in my heart.

 

It has taken a lot of prayer, random moments of crying and feeling like I wanted to crawl in to a hole and die, a lot of moments of wondering what if, etc. etc. Thankfully, there comes a moment of serenity when things finally start to make sense and you start to let go of the almost suffocating feeling of helplessness and you transition in to a phase where you finally understand that things are not just going to be okay, they will be wonderful. There is nothing more true than a saying I once received from the universe ;)

 Mabel, happiness always returns.

You know, in case you should ever sense its absence.

~The Universe

Moving on to this fortunate Fridays. I just want to demonstrate that even in dark moments, we can learn to see the light if we really try. There is always, always, something to feel thankful and fortunate for. And here is my list for the week:

 

1. Finishing my second race of the year this past weekend! A very rough and hilly 5-miler in central park which left me exhausted! But so, so thankful I was able to complete it and thankful for the quality time enjoyed with my sister, whom I love, and some pretty cool people.

 

 

My running parthner (I've ran 2 halfs and multiple 5Ks next to this wonderful gal):

Delicious Brunch post Race:

 

 

 

Creme of Spinach soup (absolutely delicious!)

Eggs Benedict (Not so good. I've had better)

2. Completing a presentation for my finance class which I was kinda' dreading (and almost rescheduled) it is over and done! And I think it went pretty well.

3. Receiving an acceptance letter for a pretty cool internship this summer (there is a combination of being super scared and super excited about it). More on this coming soon.

4. Finding serenity in my heart and soul and knowing for sure that the best is yet to come.

5. Again-- my mom, her support and her comforting words have helped me a lot during these times. Thankful for her presence.

6. The ability to have choices and the realization that I can make my life whatever I want it to be.

7. New babies in the family! My cousin just gave birth to the most gorgeous baby boy and it was awesome meeting him this past sunday.

Tell me, What are your fortunate for this week? What are your plans for the weekend?


Found this and absolutely loved it:

Fortunate Fridays

Hey everyone! So I got to thinking today and I want to start a new section on the blog called "Fortunate Fridays". I am a strong believer that we should all be thankful for everything that we have and we should feel fortunate. Although it may be hard sometimes I want focus on the positive and on the good things I have (which are many) and not so much on the things are that are on the way (I know that anything I feel I may be "lacking" will come in due time and hence, I want to work on letting go and just letting things come when they are supposed to). I think we can all agree that is healthy and amazing to focus on what we do have and not what we dont. I feel that fridays would be a perfect day to share what I felt fortunate for during the week.

So, here are the  Five things I feel fortunate for today:

1. The fact that I work indoors in a heated building where I can sit down and comfortably do my work. I don't know how street vendors and other people that stand outside do their work happily in these freezing temperatures! Thanking The Lord for the heat today!! (This was actually my post on facebook and instagram today).

2. Being able to walk normally and that my legs are strong and capable of walking, jogging and running  at any time. (Today I witnessed a lady whom had trouble walking and it made me feel grateful for my legs. I was thinking that regardless of her disability she must also feel grateful because she is able to move around independently and with nobody's help!)

3. The extra money I have sometimes for guilty pleasures that put a smile on my face. Today during my lunch I walked to the Barnes and Noble and wholefoods thats a mile away from my job and walked out with this:

I read somewhere that if something makes you feel happy you dont need a "why". The simple feeling is enough.

4. The ability to bite in to an apple with ease and being able to enjoy it! I know this is random but I am sure not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy this simple pleasure for various reasons. I ate a delicios apple today and I was grateful!

5. My past experiences; specially with the opposite sex. I've learned so much and finally realized my worth and stopped putting myself in situation that were not good for me. I am thankful because those experiences made me the person I am today--- Someone open to real love and happily in love :)

Tonight I made myself a quick dinner since I was starving! I call it egg stir fry on a whole wheat trader joes tortilla. Added some organic ketchup.

What do you feel fortunate for today?