The Lovely Red Fox: Alive With the Glory of Love

As of late I have been feeling a calm sense of joy. I feel like I am learning how to be truly happy again.

I feel like my soul is being nurtured in a way that I felt unable to do for a long, long time. I have had so much anxiety for so long that my body almost doesn't know what 'normal' is. It stopped understanding what it was to just breathe.

Lately I've been feeling thankful a lot.

Thankful for this life, thankful for the trees and the rain and the earth.

I am so happy that I feel I am now on a path toward something that makes sense to me mentally and emotionally.

I am so thankful for the success of my Etsy business and the joy that it brings me.

I love answering customers' questions about my merchandise and I am so happy to find all these treasures new homes. I love the hunt of finding new items to sell, and I love managing my business analytically — something I gleaned from retail that I am also very thankful for.

I am thankful that this business is the perfect amalgam of all of my creative and logical skills; it is such a blessing and a joy to work on.

It has made me happy in ways I didn't think I deserved to be.

I am thankful for my family and my friends.

To be surrounded by people who love and support me. Who believe in me, and have believed in me despite my not believing in myself.

Forever 21 Round Bag | Forever 21 Earrings | F21 Chambray Top | F21 Floral Romper | Bracelet I made

And last but certainly not least,

I am so thankful for my fiancé Andrew.

He has seen me through my worst struggles and my greatest achievements, and he has stood by me in this journey of life for ten years and counting. We have journeyed through it all together and helped each other through all of life's hoops and hurdles. I can't believe I am so lucky to share this life with him.

And I am so thankful for all of the light that he brings to my life. And that he has helped me find the light within myself when I thought there was none left.