On Being Thankful Now

Today I got an email that Jelena sent out to her clients in honor of Thanksgiving. I want to remember it--not just for Thanksgiving, but for every day. And I want to share it with you.

Autumn Gratitude

Dear Amy,

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of the year when we are reminded to be grateful for all the blessings that we have in our lives. However, giving gratitude for what we have as opposed to focusing on the things that we don't have is not always easy. Being in a state in which you feel that your deepest desires are unfulfilled can leave you feeling depressed, angry, tired and physically sick.

As long as we expect that we can somehow find happiness outside of our own self, we are bound for disappointment. True happiness already resides within all of us, waiting to express itself in its best form. It is waiting to be freed from all the judgments, agendas, expectations and hopes that hinder its existence.

My wish is that all of us can drop our wants and needs for a moment and embrace this present moment, perfect in its imperfection.

Every day, I am grateful that you make it possible for me to do the job that I love.

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

Jelena Stefanovic L.A.c DAOM

"Giving thanks for abundance is sweeter than the abundance itself."

-Rumi

Update!

It feels like it's been a LONG time since my last post . . . we've basically been in limbo waiting on results from a blood test that the urologist ordered a month ago. It took Michael calling once and me calling twice to finally get the results! But get them we did, and they are normal--which is good, but doesn't give us much information. The doctor said he could send Michael back in to test another hormone that might explain why his numbers are so low when his testosterone and FSH levels are fine.

So far, it's a mystery. I'm hoping that Jelena will be able to shed some light on it, or at least diagnose Michael from a Chinese medicine perspective and prescribe a good herbal treatment for him. He has an appointment for an herbal consult on December 11th. He'll probably need to take herbs for 6 months and then do another semen analysis. I am almost positive that we'll see a marked improvement in his numbers and when we do, we'll head on over to Oregon Reproductive Medicine for an IUI.

I am hoping we come to the next phase of this journey soon, but for now, I am still trying to be patient.