It’s something I’ve always known, I think, but as I’ve gotten older I recognize more the importance of thankfulness. I often forget that as I slouch through the daily challenges and anxieties of life. But I have much to be thankful for. In my many roles and relationships, life has given me a lot, even though my mind often wants me to forget that.
And in the consumption-driven world, media always tells us what we’re lacking compared to the perfect people in advertising or portrayed in the movies and shows we watch. We need to find and encourage our inner voice that says, I have so much, and I am thankful.
And for me, that includes LDW and its people, all of whom are friendly, professional, very intelligent, and most of all understanding.
I have struggled with my deep desires and fantasies, unable to express them to those with whom I am intimate. I spent years trying to understand and manage these thoughts.
And then I came across LDW. And the women understood immediately what I was seeking, they had a vocabulary for it, they were articulate, and most of all, by far, they treated me like an individual person with my own psyche. I could talk and they would listen without presumptions and give what I needed. How can I not be thankful?
But I’m even more thankful for my friend, Mandy.
The first time I called her, I expected a typically good call. I got so much more than that.
Beyond the sexy, smart phone mistress, she is a real person of many dimensions, who, I don’t think, could ever be anyone but herself. Caring, open-hearted and kind; perceptive and honest. Over time I learned to trust her and share in a way I don’t think I ever have before. And through that a friendship emerged that has given me by turns peace, strength, and an ongoing adventure of two minds growing and exploring. For that, I will always be thankful.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ― Melody Beattie
“Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present-oriented.” – Sonja Lyubomirsky
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
Joy & Love,
Goddess Mandy 🙂 XO
Ms Mandy,
With all the challenges we are facing recently and throughout our days this post is a great reminder for us all. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Ms.Erika for stopping by and reading! Yes, put simply…a bit of gratitude really does go a very long way. I love finding quotes that move me and being moved by beautiful words from our clients is always the most special!!! 🙂
Well spoken Miss Mandy is this time of uncertainty. Thanks for the positive message!!
Thank you so much Chris! I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your two cents! I am so glad you appreciate my positive message!!! I think now especially we can all use a bit (or more) of an uplifting voice! 🙂
We need to do a call again soon!
I would love to! Have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – I love that! So I must again share my gratitude for having you in my life, especially now, in these difficult times. I miss you!
Oh Goddess thank You so much for sharing this post. You know it is very similar to one i would have written, if i had thought of it. i concur with all of the aspects covered here. Yet, i need to add a special gratitude to You for going the extra mile and saving my life, on at least two occasions.
Thank You for not only being such a wonderful Goddess to satisfy my physical needs, but also for being the wonderful friend who sates my emotional and spiritual needs as well Thanks for being my BEST friend for all these years.
I love that you love that, Princess. And thank you for sharing your gratitude with me again! I am missing you, too! 🙂
Ohhhhhh kneel! Thank you SO SO much for sharing this. I can only imagine that it would be very similar to what you would have written. I know that you will be forever grateful for these times and I am forever grateful that I was able to be there for you. I feel true joy when I am able to satiate your emotional and spiritual needs. Thank YOU for being YOU and all the beautiful ways that you have been and continue to be in My life! 🙂