A Year of Gratitude – March 15, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 15, 2024

My gratitude was easy to find today. She was standing right in front of me, directly behind me, or right on top of my feet. This morning, she started out snuggled up on the couch with me. I had heard people refer to their dogs Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 14, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 14, 2024

My gratitude was illuminated in sunlight today. I was grateful for daylight. I know that many people dislike this week following the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Sure, I could do without losing an hour of sleep early Sunday morning, but I’ll gladly accept it Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 13, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 13, 2024

I found my gratitude in myself today. I should probably look for gratitude there more often, but I tend to focus on the things around me instead. Actively seeking out gratitude is a practice, something you have to choose to continue to work at. I Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 12, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 12, 2024

My gratitude was baked up into a cookie today. I did the baking. The cookie taught me a lesson. The lesson was something that I already knew, but I was reminded of it today.  It might not have been a new lesson, but it was Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 11, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 11, 2024

Gratitude blew into my day today in a place where I didn’t expect it. I certainly wasn’t looking for it. Yet I found it anyway. It was cold and blustery here today. We had a wind advisory and the conditions were unpleasant to say the Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 10, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 10, 2024

Gratitude was hiding in plain sight today, in the sunshine streaming in the window onto my table in the studio. It was wrapped up in a cute little bunny nestled inside an Easter basket while I was taking photos. I couldn’t help but smile when Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 9, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 9, 2024

Gratitude was waiting for me in a photo today. It’s a photo I took years ago, through the lens of a DSLR camera that stopped working not long after. This photo might not be new, but it brought me a fresh dose of gratitude today Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 8, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 8, 2024

It was a warm sunny day here, so I found my gratitude outside in nature. I was having a day that felt overwhelming from every angle. For every step I took forward, it seemed that I was losing ground. Do you know that feeling? I Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 7, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 7, 2024

I found my gratitude in daydreaming while working today. I was taking photos of spring fabrics and using these knitted carrots I made several years ago. The scene was full of happy colors and bright promise of spring. They made me smile just to look Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 6, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 6, 2024

I found my gratitude in nature today. That’s a fairly common place for me to find gratitude. It’s also the place where I find peace and a way to center myself when the world around me seems to be spinning just a bit too quickly. Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 5, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 5, 2024

I saw my gratitude through a camera lens today. It was grey and dreary here today. It rained off and on all day. I waited, hoping that the sun might come out for a bit so that I could take photos for a few recipes Read More

A Year of Gratitude – March 4, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 4, 2024

I found my gratitude on a walk in the woods today. It was unusually warm today, so I managed to get in a tromp through the woods before lunch. Later on in the day, I took a long walk with Penny Lane. The woods were Read More