Gratitude

Seth and I are still in Casper working. There are a few good things about this. The first is that we got to go to the fair and rodeo finally. We have been working so hard this summer that we haven't been able to spend any 'us' time doing anything we don't usually get to do. It was so much fun! The rodeo was amazing and, like always, reminds me of my goal to one day run some barrels. My heart gets racing so fast in that part of the rodeo and I get so excited. It is amazing that I get to be so close to a dream I will one day achieve. The fair was just as great. Usually I hate any sort of ride that has any adventure to it. I have never been on a ferris wheel for fear of it tipping over. When I think of one, I think of the movie "Mighty Joe Young." Seth took me on it this year and he helped me to relax and I actually enjoyed it! I was actually disappointed when it ended. We went on the next ride that spun us around and I didn't even get sick! Seth let me pick out those rides so I wouldn't be so freaked out so I let him pick out the last one. When he picked the scariest, worst possible ride ever I almost backed out. Just because I had fun on the two other ones does not mean that I was ready for this step. It was a giant circle, like a hamster wheel, and the car you sit in goes all around it and upside down. I couldn't watch the ride before I went on otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten on with him. We started on the ride and I already hated it. I felt like we were going to fall out and I could see how high we were in the air. It was not going to be good. We started going faster and faster and I started yelling at Seth about how horrible he was for making me do something so terrible, all the while he was laughing at me of course. Finally I started laughing. I never laugh on scary rides. In fact, I usually close my eyes tight and try to picture myself any other place than where I am at. This time I laughed and I kept my eyes open the whole time. I felt my body relax and I loved it! I wanted to go faster and never get off. I never knew I could feel that way about a roller coaster like that. I found a whole new part of me that I actually enjoy. This will be bad for Seth now that I am an adrenaline junkie! = )

The next good part about us being here is that we were able to go to church on Sunday. All the talks were about gratitude and that inspired me to start a gratitude journal. I only started yesterday but I can already tell how it impacts my life to be a positive person instead of thinking about all the bad things. Every day I will write something new to help me remember the blessings in my life. I encourage all of you to do the same because I can tell you for sure that it will make a huge impact in your life. I cannot tell you enough until you experience it for yourself. Let me know how it goes for all of you!