How I spend my time
The insights experienced
My latest art interest expressions
The rainy weather
My boundaries with people
How my WRAP is going lately
The little things that make up my safe world
Dark black, waterproof pens on bleached white paper
You Tube videos showing how to make artistic creations
Cold Play’s enthusiasm
My red car that goes Zoom!
Flowers that are still blooming
My kids’ choices for themselves
My choices I have made for myself
Shifts in thinking
Practicing Gratitude
Free days
Cooking for the staff Thanksgiving party
Watching Louis CK on TV
Watching “how to” art videos online
The feeling of movement
Hummingbirds feeding
Reading inspirational books
Remembering kind words spoken to me
My husband’s compliments
Rain
Black and white checkerboard patterned floors
Red doors
Automatic ice makers
Indoor plumbing
Self-Expression
Seeing the progress I have made in my life
Making handmade books
I appreciate inspiring ideas in the night and getting up to work on them
I appreciate seeing that he is imperfect and totally devoted to me
I appreciate connections with those with similar views
I appreciate collecting walnuts just before the rains came
I appreciate the first rain in many months
I appreciate accomplishing projects
I appreciate sharing my passion with those interested
I appreciate paper to create art with
I appreciate healing
I appreciate those who share their story with me
I appreciate color, textures, images
I appreciate my comfortable schedule
I appreciate healthy homemade soup
I appreciate shifts in my thinking
I appreciate my daughter’s responsible ways
I appreciate the feel of my body the next day after I exercise
I appreciate dark chocoate
I appreciate the neighbor who watches out for all of us in a comfortable way
I appreciate the ordinary little things that make up my world
I appreciate the joy that gratitude brings when practiced
I appreciate a clean art studio to start fresh in again
insights I am learning lately
IFS
R.I.
DBT
WRAP
NVC
therapy
support
Brene Brown’s course with friends
art therapy
Empathy – given and received
The first rain of the Summer just as Fall arrives
Seeing the harvesting of tomatoes in the fields
Physical therapy is working
I always have a choice
My kids are self supporting and wise
Watercolors blending together on Yupo paper
My best friend is my husband and he adores me
Mantras that remind me of what is important to me
Silence
Chocolate
Inspiring people
We painted our front door a bright red color and as we were hanging it again, someone drove by and yelled out their car window how much they loved the color, twice! I appreciate those who appreciate my creativity and boldness.
Seeing great art and copying it to learn the technique like Kandinsky
listening to the same song over and over all day long
funny You tube videos
free summer concerts in the park with little kids dancing to the music
that no matter how tired my husband is, he always loves watching me undress at night
Twinkling H2Os shimmering watercolors
being able to log in successfully to WordPress finally
ice cream with whip cream and nuts
lists
handmade quilts
kittens
humming birds feeding
intense colors of blue, green, purple and yellow together
free days
my art room
spending the afternoon with my husband watching TV while getting my feet massaged
another person “getting” me
unexpected calls from friends sharing happy news
my wisdom
the beauty in nature
how persistent the bird is who keeps returning to the location I blocked off months ago on the corner of the overhang so no nests can be made there. She/he comes everyday and chirps and chirps seemingly trying to understand what happened.
the consistency of bananas, coconut and ripe peaches
how much our childhoods still affect us decades later
cloud formations
what people chose to wear
my dreams where dead relatives come back for a visit as if nothing has changed
My 32nd wedding anniversary.
Mudbaths in Calistoga.
Two massages this week.
Good therapy sessions.
Authentic friends.
Hot tub soaks.
Watching good deeds unfold in others.
Cool breezes.
Chocolate.
Responses from others on the internet.
A good night’s sleep.
Humor.
Honesty.
Acceptance.
New ideas realized.