Soul Saturdays: BIG Goals, and Other Reasons I Love November

November is shaping up to be an absolutely fabulous month. I am taking part in the National Novel Writing Month, and this commitment has been exactly what I need to get the novel that has been building inside me down on paper (well, digital paper).
Yes, it feels great when I get those 3,000 words done each day (and I mean REALLY great), but it also is wonderful working towards a big goal again. I miss the feeling of being a student and working towards the end of a paper, semester and even (gasp!) my graduate thesis. Having this looming goal of finishing a novel in one month doesn't feel scary or overwhelming or undoable; instead, it feels like exactly what I am supposed to be doing. And that's a pretty great feeling.
I am also taking part in the skirt! challenge via Facebook to post one thing you are thankful for each day. I only am doing it on my Facebook writer page so far where I am keeping my thankfulness work focused, but I have just decided that I am going to post on my personal page too. Why not share the love and share my heart? I am feeling happy, content, and deeply thankful. November, you couldn't have came at a better time!
What are YOU thankful for? Share it in a comment and on Facebook. You will feel good and help get others in the thankful mood too!