Today has been a day of gratitude

Thankful for when you bring your raw and authentic self to our friendship.

Thankful for your how you give unconditional love, and how you never hold back.

Thankful for the plant in my corner that I moved into a big pot so that it can grow bigger.

Thankful for bagel bites.

Thankful for the 5 C’s: Calm, Collected, Confident, in Christ… and croissants.

I’m learning to be thankful for my past self, and I’m remembering my gratitude for those who have loved and protected me along the way.

Sometimes I look back and wish that I could have protected my past self too. I wish I had been able to counsel myself as a little girl to open my clenched fists, take deep breaths, and remind myself that I am loved. I just wish I could go back and hug past Mira and tell her “I hear you and I see you” and I wonder how that would have changed me.