When I feel stuck (on the page, in my life), I turn to gratitude. It’s the entry point to exactly where I need to be, always. So, at the end of this week, on this Friday, with a blank page in front of me and a certain amount of stuck-ness, well, here I go… for [...]
Before I fall asleep each night, I think about three good things from my day. Just in my head, anything that comes to mind. I’ve come to love this moment after I’ve switched off the light, rested head on pillow, pulled covers to chin. I sometimes catch myself smiling. I’ve grown to love this tiny [...]
Dear Thursday, Thank you for beginning with meditation. Thank you for the cinnamon roll that came soon after. Thank you for the walk with my daughter and pup. Thank you for the wind, even though that wind made our walk colder. Thank you for texts with people I love. Thank you for a break mid-afternoon (tea [...]
When I sent out my closing post for Gratitude Week, I shared this quote: What if, today, we were grateful for everything? ~Charlie Brown~ Ah, the wisdom of sweet Charlie Brown. And I know some of you may be shaking your heads, thinking immediately of circumstances in your life – or in the lives of [...]
I’ll be posting just once as we begin our week together. I’m sending out Gratitude Notes each day and I’ll be posting daily on Instagram, but, here, I’ll post just once. I encourage you to leave comments and/or links to your own blog posts and/or links to Flickr shots or share on Instagram with #GratitudeWeek2018 on [...]
We begin Gratitude Week on Monday and, if you haven’t signed up to receive Gratitude Notes yet, there’s still time. I’ll be sending out a welcome note on Sunday; we officially begin on Monday. Click here to sign up for the (free) Gratitude Notes. On Monday, I’ll be sharing a gratitude post here and I invite you [...]
A few things that have supported me this week… :: lots of walks…the crisp, autumn air (finally!)…the leaves, the breeze :: meditation :: lighting candles…at my desk, during meals :: soup…I am craving soups of all kinds :: a good, long chat with a good friend...(and we had soup) :: my daughter made me [...]
Dear Thursday, Thank you for beginning with tea. Thank you for the words I got down, even though they frustrated me and I finished the writing session feeling not satisfied but antsy and disheartened. Thank you for the cinnamon rolls I shared with the kids. Thank you for a bottle of fresh milk to [...]
This morning, it's the second cup of tea and the roasting peaches in the oven and the patched jeans. It's the birch trees out my window that blow in the breeze and show hints of autumnal yellow. It's the shuffling of my kids in the other room, the clearing of her throat. It's the whir [...]
Dear Thursday, Thank you for beginning with coffee. Thank you for the time to drink that coffee curled up under a warm blanket with a good book, before everyone else woke up. Thank you for being another day that I got to be home with my kids, guiding them in their homeschool work. Thank you [...]
