Pure JOY??

What is pure joy? Let's turn to the dictionary for this one.
Pure: adj. [pyoor] free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter.
Joy: noun [joi] the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying.
So I'm going to break this down in blogging terms......MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY (or noodles).
Mashed potatoes are PURE!!! They are not contaminated, unless you're a health freak and you consider butter an extraneous matter, and they ARE exceptionally good AND satisfying! Oh boy I can't even tell you how excited I am for Thanksgiving. Some AWESOME food and some GREAT company is what I'm looking forward to. I know I ususally write about something goofy or my insights or whatever but I just want to let everyone know what I'm grateful for this season. (Man that sounds awful, it sounds like I only think of what I'm grateful for at certain SEASONS!!!)

-My family
-My body
-My abilities (I know I complain WAY too much about not having enough of these but I am so blessed)
-My car
-My personality
-My jobs
-The weather
-People (good and bad)

These are just a FEW of the things that I think are pretty high up on my list. I am so thankful for my body and the things I can do with it. When I think about it, I feel so bad that sometimes I treat it so badly. Just watching my fingers type this is amazing!!!!!! (It's cuz I'm real fast hahah just kidding) My abilities seem to be growing beyong my comprehension. I actually don't think I'm gaining anymore, I've just realized that I can do alot more than I believed I could. My car...oh what would I do without my sweet BLOSSOM?!! She takes me wherever I wanna go and she never complains. She's my shoulder to cry on when I need to and she doesn't make fun of me or complain. It's because of her that I can be with my family as much as I am. I'm just now realizing that I have a pretty good personality. I'm not bragging because I'm FAR from perfect but I've been working with a few people who are SO hard to get along with and it's teaching me to just be happy and do my best to help them realize that things are not that bad. I CAN deal with things, I CAN handle pressure, and I CAN do it with a smile on my face. (Even if I'm really imagining something that involves me standing on their head) Oh and the sweet weather!!! I love love love it!!! Even if it's not cold enough to feel like Christmas yet....oh well. It's beautiful!!! I love rolling down my window in my car and turning up the Christmas station (99.9) and singing to the top of my lungs!! People look at me like I'm crazy but I just smile and wave :-) I love observing people and how the react or respond to different situations. I've noticed how dumb you look if you overreact and get mad over something so small. I'm realizing that lazy people are just that...lazy and not wanted. I'm not trying to be mean but I'm just making a point that most people know but maybe haven't witnessed it first hand. And last of all, my family. They make me so happy and I know they will do anything for me. BUT above all I am thankful for my Savior. I KNOW that he made all this possible for me. I'd be nothing without Him. Okay well I've given my Thanksgiving spill. It's fun to think about :-)


"When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears” ~ Anthony Robbins