Reflect, Recommit, Act - This December 1st.

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Kat at I Saw You Dancing has taken on the task of writing daily prompts for each day in December. She and many others around the internet are missing Gwen Bell's Reverb this year, and so have taken up the challenge of organising reverb2011.

In her first prompt, Kat asked (December 1st as I am writing), How are you starting this last month of 2011? The answer to this question for me, is in the title of this post.

Thank you Kat for guiding me with your question, to choose how I want to start this last month of 2011.

I choose gratitude, giving, joy, creativity and love. I choose commitment, trust and service.

I am starting a new art project for December that I also found through Kat's blog, which involves more prompts and some art journaling. I created my first page today...more about that later.

What I have realised already, by just taking part on this very first day, is that my cup is so overflowing with so many moments each day and with the wonder of it all; and that I just can't help but want to do something positive with all of that gorgeous energy.

Raising awareness is something I can do today. I cannot do everything I want, help everyone I want, donate to each and every cause that I care about, solve all of the world's problems, and rescue people from terrible situations.

I can however, do just what I can.

Each and everyday I am lucky enough, and thankful for so many beautiful moments, more than this, my life is rich with love and joy; although I have times when this is hard to see. So everyday I need to notice the giving I do, so that not a day slips by without giving something; and also notice the receiving. It really is just showering down on me, each and everyday.

"Life is a sacred adventure."