So Many Blessings & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #103

December 24, 2018 / 41 Comments
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While I am grateful every day for the blessings in my life, the holidays tend to bring on an overload of emotions. Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed by love coming at me from so many directions. This type of abundant love used to make me question if I deserved it all, but I have reached a point in my life when I can accept it with gratitude and acknowledgement that I do deserve all the blessings in my life.

Coat: Target (Old)
Panda Hat: Claire’s (Old)
Jeans: Torrid Boyfriend Jeans

I know that I am not unique in my journey that has included many struggles and pain and heartache and loss. I know that I am not unique in my strength and determination to overcome the trials that I have encountered in life. I know that I am not unique in my drive to push forward and make any little difference in the world that I can. I know that I am not unique when fear holds me back or when I lean on others for those little pushes and words of encouragement that we all need from time to time. And I know that I am not unique in my feelings of gratitude for each and every blessing in my life. My uniqueness lies only in the combination of all the things that make me…well, me.

Sweater: Torrid Outlander Sweater (No longer available)
Scarf: Torrid Red Brushed Woven Plaid Scarf
Boots: Maybree Booties from JustFab

This holiday season, I want to express my gratitude in the best way that I know how…with my words…a unique combination of thoughts and letters strung together to let you know how I feel about life right now. I am so grateful for my family and my friends and the support and love and kindness that I receive from every person in my life. This past year was a challenging one for me, to say the least, but I have learned a lot of valuable lessons and have made the most amazing improvements for myself. I have surrounded myself with some of the smartest, most empowering, inspiring, caring, generous, authentic people I have ever met and what a ride it has been this past year.

With the help of my tribe, I am purposefully curating the life that I have always dreamed of living. I have a long way to go and a lot of things to do, but when I look at how far I have come, I am so thankful for the journey and all of its ups and downs. Because this journey, with all the good and all the bad, has brought me right to this place…this place where I am meant to be right now…a stepping stone to the place I am meant to be in the future.

While I am in the process of making more changes in my life, I am embracing all that I have already. And as I continue through this process, I am realizing that happiness is not the end result, happiness is the entire journey. And I am happier than I ever thought possible, living in the here and now, being present every moment, and enjoying all the little intricacies and miracles that are presented to me every single day.

When one can reach a place of complete gratitude for every gift the universe gives to us, there truly is only happiness to be found. It is too easy to get caught up in wanting more, needing more, yearning for what others have. But what I have learned this past year is that it is even easier to love what you already have and to appreciate the small gifts you receive each and every day. Because it is these tiny gifts that are right before our eyes that make this life worth living.

This journey is far from over and I am so excited to approach the new year with a brand new energy and a whole new outlook on the universe and its ridiculous ways. I plan to continue appreciating the beauty of the life’s little paradoxes and to embrace all the strange things that the universe throws directly into my path. There is a purpose to it all even if we are unable to identify it.

With that, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. May it be filled with joy and love and laughter and gratitude, so much gratitude. And may all of your dreams come true in the new year…it really is up to you, after all!

What blessings are you thankful for this year?

And now your featured favorites from last week.

Kathrine of Kathrine Eldridge Wardrobe Stylist shared her post, Girl’s Night Out Holiday Look. I absolutely adore this outfit on Kathrine. The burgundy velvet pants are magnificent. Paired with this pretty black top, I could totally see myself wearing a similar outfit for any night out!

Kathrine of Kathrine Eldridge Wardrobe Stylist

Rama of Chez Rama shared her post, Red Booties: What Color to Wear with Your Perfect Red Boots. I am literally swooning over Rama’s combination of fair isle sweater with floral detailed leather leggings. And of course, her red booties are spectacular! I want this outfit!

Rama of Chez Rama


Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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