*Observation
*Creativity
*Contemplation
*Society
*Spirituality
*From one perspective to another
*Art of the Book
*The Heavens and Earth”
*Personal Expression
I am so grateful for these ideas projected at the NYC Library exhibit celebrating its 100 year anniversary.
Gratitude is the heart’s memory. Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardners who make our souls blossom. ~Proust
1. Not having tornadoes
2. A safe place to hide in the basement…just in case
3. Cleaning out closets
4. Finding a long lost friend…
5. Memories
6. Handwritten notes
7. Hearing news of safe arrivals
8. Prayer
9. Enjoying solitude
10. Thinking for myself
1. This is the most beautiful thing I’ve read in a while, by Julia of Painted Path
2. Also? These journal pages are gorgeous
3. “Space is something we give ourselves.” –Penelope Dullaghan
4. This video by Leonie made me smile and smile and smile
5. Walking after dark
6. Being able to fix it when the internet goes down
7. Doing my thing
8. Remembering to be present
9. Mindfulness
10. As James says, now.
1. blue robin’s eggshells in a cobalt blue basket on the windowsill
2. wild pictures of g-sons Nate and Andrew on the refrigerator
3. a photograph of me with Peter Toth, carver of the amazing native American Chief in Akron in front of his incredible carving
4. a Betty Boop bank on a shelf
5. a collection of porcelain kewpie dolls
6. “Mom” mugs — given with love long away by my now grown children
7. a jade plant from my Dad
8. little cactus that is over 30 years old
9. our red and pastel Fiestaware — a celebration of fun!
10. yellow gingham wallpaper
11. Howdy Doody pencil holder
12. curio cabinet from my beloved Mother-in-Law
13. a picture window overlooking a tree and a birdfeeder
14. sunshine memories of my sister Barb
We have lived in our house for over 38 years, so there are a lot of fun memories in our kitchen. What is listed are just some of the many happy, and often silly things, that make our kitchen a great place to be.
1. Talking my daughter into staying home until the storm went over. Whew I’m glad she was home!
2. Weather reports on TV that say there is a funnel cloud in Fairlawn moving toward Cuyahoga Falls.
3. Tornado sirens going off three times.
4. Alerting the neighbors.
5. Watching the powerful cloude boil. Being ready to bolt if neccesary.
6. Friends calling to see if we were all right.
7. My daughter texting everyone to check if all were well.
8. The humor that the Akron University text came 8 minutes after the warning expired.
9. Hearing everyone’s stories of the storm
10. Looking at the pictures and reading the paper and feeling VERY grateful the funnels didn’t touch down.
1.making gratitude lists
2.encouragement
3.being reminded when enough is enough
4.finally getting home
5.everything you could possibly want within a 15 minute drive
6.groupons
7.sweet amenities
8.pressure release
9.a real kitchen
10.taking care of priorities first
1. Getting serious about what’s important to me
2. When being upset jump-kicks action
3. Divine timing
4. Perfectly imperfect beginnings
5. Knowing more than I give myself credit for
6. When I give myself advice (usually under the guise of giving it to someone else)
7. Ways to give back
8. Letting what I have fuel my creativity instead of wanting more
9. Danielle LaPorte’s Spark Kit– absolutely, completely, phenomenal
10. You have a choice. You get to decide how you experience life.
1. Trying to replace negative thoughts with positive ones; easy to do for other people
2. Thankful for my new non profit customer
3. Excited to plan my garden and determine where to plant seeds– a brand new experience
4. Grateful for a wonderful friend Carol
5. knowing deeply that I have everything I need – now put it into ACTION
6. Intuitiveness is a gift
7. Grateful for the daily “receiving” messages which opens me to new thoughts
8. moving out of my comfort zone
9. thoughtful discussions about the future
10. Thankful for the gift of yet another day – thankful for each of you!!!
1. My grandson Nate was playing in a baseball game yesterday, reminding me of his father Kevin at that age.
2. I turn to his father, my son, and said — “I used to pick out your clothes every day — if you ever have trouble deciding what to wear in the morning, feel free to give me a call.”
3. Luckily, Kevin is used to my weirdness, and if he doesn’t get a dose once in a while, I am sure it would concern him.
4. So on this sunny/cloudy day, I looked across the ball field and spotted a RAINBOW.
5. And then a Great Blue Heron flew right across it — my luckiest bird of all!
6. I whipped out my iPhone and took a picture of Nate on the field with the rainbow behind him! Oh me, oh my!
7. Andrew, my other grandson, came over and sat on my lap for a while — he’s 6 and this lap sitting business is to be much appreciated because it might end at any time.
8. He got a kick of all the pictures of sock monkeys I have taken with my iPhone.
9. Then Tom and I went for frozen Yogurt.
10. Settled in for an exciting night of American Idol and Dancing with the Stars (I do pretend not to be a TV watcher, but you caught me! ha ha ha)
Rose is right — we are so blessed to have each day!