Lauratitude as in Gratitude

This blog is about my journey of gratitude over roads traveled and pathways yet to come. The word "gratitude" mixed with my name, Laura, is how I came up with the name of my blog. Though I realize many will read that title and come to the conclusion that I am just a Laura with an Attitude, hopefully, they will look beyond that to see what this is really about. I have had a blessed life in many ways but have also had my share of challenges, heart-breaks, and tragedies. But I am a woman with an attitude of gratitude and choose to remain that way.

I find myself in that uncomfortable yet exciting place in life called a "transitional place." Two years post-divorce, in my mid-thirties. Oh alright, my latish-thirties. I don't have children though I often wish that I did. I am a professional, educated woman toiling in a career that has not met my expectations and which I believe is not allowing me to fully cultivate my potential for abundance in all areas of my life. The lease on my office space is up at the end of the year and rather than simply looking for another office and continuing with this unfulfilling job, I've decided to give myself the next 7 months to really figure out what I want to do with my life since I've apparently still not got it quite right.

I'm embarking on a twelve-week self-study designed to help me tap back into my creativity. This is a guided study involving lots of self-reflection and excessive creative, free-flow writing. The goal is to reach a place where my spirituality and creativity are in sync with the World around me which will help me to see better the path I'm meant to be on before I take another wrong turn.

This blog is where I will keep track of much of my progress. Where I will store references to books and other forms of media that I have used along the way, and reflections on things I have learned or about which I want to learn more. I know that I am not the first person by a long shot to embark on such a journey and certainly not the last. But because the goal is to find my place in this World, I felt that putting it out into the Blogosphere was only fitting.
By the way, the book that I am using to start me on this journey is The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.  If you are interested in tapping into your creativity or just for some personal growth, this book has been highly recommended by artists of every kind and from every walk of life.  I even have some friends who have gone through the exercises themselves and swear by it.  Check it out.