Penny for my thoughts: One Word

January 2021

Grateful - feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful.

Each year I choose One Word to direct me in my outlook, accomplishments, communications, etc. For more information about One Word 365, check out - https://oneword365.com/#join-us I have been doing this activity since I retired from my career as a librarian. Some years are more successful than others.

2020 has been such an anxiety driven, isolating year that I have been especially careful in choosing My One Word for 2021. I tried to find "joy" in some fashion every day. Because of the pandemic, it was difficult to find joy in every day activities.

My One Word from past years:

2020 - Joy

2019 - Opportunity

2018- Clarity

2017 - Balance

2016 - Promise

2015 - Abundance

2014 - Believe

2013 - Simplify

Grateful and Thankful kept jumping out at me while contemplating my One Word and when I found these dishtowels, it seemed serendipitous.

I am grateful that my family is healthy entering the New Year, my Grandson had Covid at Thanksgiving and has fully recovered. We are following CDC Guidelines; wearing masks, hand washing and socially distancing. No Christmas Eve celebrations and we socially distanced while opening Christmas presents. We have never gone out for New Year's Eve, so we won't miss those celebrations.

I am grateful:

for my husband and best friend - I can't imagine what it must be like quarantining with someone who is difficult, controlling or abusive.
for my family and friends
that I am healthy
the distribution of the vaccine has started and gives me hope.
family members have had Covid and survived.
that I quilt and read and write book reviews, those activities have kept me sane during the last 9 months.
that I have a home, heat, health insurance and food for the table (sadly, many do not have these most basic needs met right now).

I love it when I choose my word and then I start seeing it everywhere. This pen was in a three pen set at Home Goods.