One of the things that is new for me in my life is my awareness of what is all around me and how grateful I am for it all.  When I look around me at this moment in time as I write this blog, I appreciate the business partner that I have worked with for 20 years.  We have grown and supported each other through so much.  He is like family to me.  I look around and appreciate the funny coworkers I get to interact with that make me laugh so hard.  And I love how we play pranks on each other.  I appreciate the beautiful plants all around me that my colleague so graciously takes care of for all of us in my office.  We get to enjoy and benefit from their beauty every day thanks to her.  I appreciate my mentors, who guide me and build me up so graciously.  And my family, my friends, my tribe...I feel so at home when I am with them.  I'm especially thankful for my amazing daughter and faithful dog.  They are indeed the biggest gifts from the universe.  I haven’t always appreciated things or people to this degree.  This feeling and knowing has come with time and more awareness.  I’ve been reading a lot about the power of attraction and a common theme in these articles and books is being in tune with that feeling of gratitude.  I’ve noticed now the more I appreciate things the more they come.  This helps me move from a lack mentality to an abundance mentality.  We really are here to celebrate life and every day we get is truly a gift.