Monthly Archives: April 2013

Smile

Gratitude
  1. Watching Mr and Mrs Cardinal fly around outside
  2. Friends over
  3. A friend putting amazing things into the world
  4. Noticing my breathing
  5. My practice-just soldiering through, gently, one step at a time
  6. A friend calling me to tell me I should do something- that I’d just written in my journal that I wanted to do
  7. Softening into the poses of life
  8. “the pose isn’t complete without a smile”-my yoga teacher
  9. Pausing, resting, reflecting
  10. Now

Today…

Gratitude

1. Friendships that feed the soul

2. Not ignoring the signs

3. Moving forward…

4. Joyce Meyer

5. Thoughtful purchases

6. Carpooling

7. Rain clearing long enough for a nice dog walk…

8. Forgiving

9. Resistance…It’s futile. :)

10. Logan

Critters

Gratitude
  1. Rain
  2. Fresh smoothies
  3. Digging for that extra ounce of patience
  4. Blankets on cold feet
  5. Clear nasal passages
  6. Watching the raccoon amble along in the backyard
  7. Defending his right to be there to certain…anti-critter folks :)
  8. Having time to take notes
  9. Breathing and sitting up straight
  10. Now

Calm

Gratitude
  • Beautiful lake
  • Mirrored water reflecting the mountains
  • FWP grounds person…
  • …cleaning everything so nicely
  • Quiet reflection
  • Memories of family fun days
  • People fishing from shore…
  • …others putting their boat in the water
  • Everyone smiling and waving
  • Peace

The mending is beginning

Gratitude

Very Grateful for~

God’s gardens

Kind words

Camaraderie

“Free Book Night” in our town. Books were given to anyone who wanted them!

Reading the clock incorrectly and then finding out that I have an extra hour!!!

This fact helps to negate the frustration when I find a Kleenex in a thousand little white pieces in the dryer.

Crock pots

JeanG.’s comment, “The mending is beginning”

This statement, seen on Pinterest, “If the whole world was a pizza supreme, I’d be the jelly bean topping!”

What you give to others will always empower you. It’s the process that makes you rich. ~Graham Cooke

TGI…T!

Gratitude
  • Clothes that make you feel confident
  • Improv comedy. Right now I’m addicted to the Australian show “Thank God You’re Here”, check it out on YouTube under “TGYH”
  • Ohio springtime, meaning winter jacket in the morning and a tank top by the afternoon (seriously!)
  • A last minute dinner date
  • Finally remembering where I hid my Easter basket from myself.. oh yeah! In the dryer! There you are 1lb solid Malley’s chocolate bunny
  • 17 year cicada year is here! I’ve been waiting for this for.. well, you know
  • Driving through rush hour to feel the pulse of the city
  • This video of an 88 year old dancing Grandma (contains one quiet swear word)
  • Guardians of all kinds
  • Sharing new ideas

 

Wishing you a tomorrow even better than today

Gratitude

1. God

2. Why am I hurrying toward the future?  What does it matter?

3. It rains. It’s damp.  I will think that I don’t like this day and act as if I want it to be another when it is the only day there is. Why am I rushing to be out of it?

4. Andrea’s perspective on help “you probably had help … because you’re worth helping”

5. Renee’s many talents, especially with PowerPoint

6. Eric ready and willing

7. Jeanette’s smile

8. What happened while I wasn’t paying attention

9. Rescheduling, even after what I said about staying in today

10. “the hierarchy of suffering robs all human stories of their dignity. We each grieve for different losses, in scale and in kind. Our hearts are large enough to extend compassion to Syria and Sichuan, Boston and Bamako. There is not a fixed pie of empathy of which we are capable”  Roxanne Krystalli