Monthly Archives: May 2013

Today…

Gratitude

1. The way our dog wakes Logan up

2. Successful projects

3. Getting back at it…

4. Wayne’s first Memorial Day RETIRED!

5. Appreciating what is

6. Logan’s interest in astronomy

7. Rain

8. Laughing

9. Gratitude

10. Going with the flow…

Same

Gratitude

1. Talking things out

2. Sending your spirit on a mission

3. A friend who safeguards your intentions

4. Same place, same time, same thing on our minds

5. All that unexplainable alchemy that takes your breath away and makes your heart swell

6. Trusting that you’re understood

7. Selfless gifts

8. Doing your best

9. Special events and all the preparation

10. Letting all the different feelings mingle and mix without trying to fix

Inspired

Gratitude
  1. Backyard bonfires 
  2. Watching “The Giant Mehanical Man” with my husband. Cute.
  3. Finding things I needed
  4. Cleaning
  5. Excited for houseguests- 2 months from now!
  6. Going through an old box of papers and finding gems
  7. Feeling inspired
  8. Working hard
  9. Pinterest, for mind-blowing ideas
  10. This

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Gratitude

1. A much needed phone call from a friend

2. Being inspired

3. Looking forward to a visit with someone special

4. Plans to show Logan my old stomping grounds :)

5. A reminder that it’s okay to feel how I feel…

6. Effervescence

7. Campfires

8. Logan and Ellie…What a pair!

9. Rediscovering old music

10. LOVE

So much love….

Gratitude

There are many things for which to be grateful….  things that fill my heart with joy and infinite love!  I am so grateful for:

Family who travel from far distances to share their love and laughter

Heartfelt hugs!  Long, strong, tender hugs.

French-fried mushrooms – one of my favorite things to eat.   Made even sweeter because they were shared with me by someone I dearly love.

The gift of a  lucky, feel-good shirt brimming with so much meaning, that I cannot find adequate words to express how deeply it has touched me.

Standing face to face with every family member, looking into their eyes and sharing our deepest feelings for each other, without reservation.

Quiet time in the morning with my dear husband.

My partner’s constant support, encouragement and unconditional love.

The wonderful photographs of my favorite people in the world.  The time and care with which each one was chosen,  which has ensured the perfection of each one.  Some make me laugh. Some make me cry. All lift my spirits.

A very special picture of my husband and I, taken by my sister, when we dined with them recently, carefully framed and given to me.

A picture of a plaque on a desk in a museum, that explains that the desk is on loan from my family to the museum.  The inscription includes information about my father, and shares some of his many contributions to the local community.  He was a very humble man, and I was overjoyed to see that he is recognized for the work her did.

Each day brings joy, even in the midst of sorrow.  All it takes is some careful observation.

 

Gratitude

1. God

2. Waking up with the birds

3. Roland Hayes’s song Live a-humble, from his song cycle the Life of Christ

4. Finishing a task

5. Or getting to a point where next steps show themselves

6. Delaying gratification

7.  Then gratification :)

8. LucyAnne reminding me about privilege

9. Helen’s thought provoking questions

10. Depths

Pro labeling

Gratitude
  1. Hearing someone’s voice when I thought I’d get voicemail
  2. Walking in the March Against Monsanto today- we were around 500 strong, and it seemed like tons more joined as the walk went on
  3. Connecting with a new friend
  4. Staying with the sadness of my friend’s news- not burying it or ignoring it
  5. Being supportive for another friend in crisis
  6. Receiving support around a step I’m hesitant to take
  7. Fresh, organic apples
  8.  Non-gmo food
  9. Freedom to make choices
  10. this

Ralph and Tom

Gratitude

Very Grateful for~
God’s do-overs

comfy shoes

it won’t be like this for long

Stretches

Spellcheck

Emerson, whose birthday is today

My brother, whose birthday is today

The feeling of finishing

Cleaning out the email deleted folder and realizing that it feels like taking out the real trash.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson