A DIY foot spa realization: Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is a beautiful day. 

Woke up and started my day reading a page of "Our Daily Bread" as usual. 

Had a morning chat with mom and ate a yummy veggie breakfast that she prepared.

Now, I must admit that I have been in some period of burnouts. Every caregiver would understand the highs and lows of taking care of elderly people, which in my case is my own father who had a stroke 2 years ago. Before I could even start doing my other morning rituals, my dad - who is experiencing incontinence - signaled me that he wanted do number two's. 

After I was done with my dad's toilet routine, I sat on the stairs and my mom sat on her favorite "relax" chair. We were just chatting about stuff when all of a sudden, I thought of an idea to treat my mom with something special. I took Snoe Happy Heels Peppermint Tea, the foot spa therapy set that I bought on sale a few days ago, and instantly offered my mom a DIY foot spa experience. 

Snoe Happy Heels Therapy Set: What are you thankful for?

We had a very fun conversation. She asked me a lot of questions from the foot soak, foot scrub, foot lotion, to the foot spray. We talked about many things, and laughed really hard when we recalled hilarious occasions. 

When I was done giving her my free foot spa service. I felt good. REALLY good. That's because I saw my mom smiling, and feeling relaxed. 

The shower fresh scent of my dad, with his genuine smile while his rough hands touched my face; and the peppermint tea scent from my mom's feet, with her non stop story telling -- these are the moments that I realized how blessed I am, for having the luxury to experience these simple pleasures with them. The simple acts of giving back to them are so rewarding! 

Despite my physical exhaustion, the happiness I felt was overwhelming. I realized that I am being reminded of what I am really thankful for. The message of Our Daily Bread for me today is "Count your blessings. Recount if necessary." It was so true! One of my blessings are my parents, and they will always be a part of what I am thankful for. 

Sweet Says... so what are you thankful for? If they are your loved ones, what have you done so far to make them feel that you are grateful for having them around? It's never too late. You can start NOW. 

What do you like most about your life?

Why was it that when I am away from the computer or no pen and paper in hand, a lot of stories keep bugging my head and blast it with ideas to write about. Stories that are worth sharing and spending your time telling others with. Now my mind ended up blocked. I don’t know which way to start or which word to write first. Fortunately, Positively Positive, one of the websites that I subscribed with from Facebook, posted a mind-boggling question. “What do you like most about your life?” Before I came up with my answer, I looked at some of the “so far” 2,001 comments. I wanted to know if someone would have a similar answer with me.

Here are what they have to say:

 

“Being Alive.” – Regina Clifton-Bailey

“That I finally found God.” – Thia West

“Being a mother. Period.” – Irene Day

“Being part of new days & smiling.” – Shenatta Weathers

“Sometimes, I get to help people from dying.” – Tim Johnson

“The good stuff outweighs the bad stuff.” – Joanna Barrett

“My family.” – Anna Gianelli Baltazar

“My freedom.” – Lelia Pray Newlan Carlson

“Just being able to experience happiness.” – Shruthi Venugopal

“Peace in my soul!” – Peggy Kinser

“That I get to be part of it.” – Chelsea Miers

“The people in it.” – Ashley Kays Moore

“I’m alive because GOD saved me!” – Robert Craven

“The endless possibilities.” – Diane Clement

“I get to be the star!” – Allison Hartke Nahoopii

“That I belong to the Lord.” – Mona Hardy 

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Sweet Says… I am so happy to know that a lot of people are still appreciative of the blessings that come to them. I am mostly overwhelmed with people who gave any of the three most common answers: God, Life, and Family. Now, asking myself “What do you like most about your life?” I certainly want to answer similarly with the rest but would just like to add "That I am forgiven by our Savior and that He gave us the gift of freewill".