Gratitude letter...

 

my gratitude letter...looking back on 2011, and also beginning of 2012.

Where does one start?

I am grateful for Jamie Ridler's podcast, which I am listening to this very second.  I have listened to this particular one 3 times already (Jo Anna Rothman)

Sunshine. duh right?

My photo Lamps and sunlight lightbulbs...this has enabled me to take photos inside, no matter what the weather is outside.  freedom to work whenever...that is priceless.

Colorful beads...that make my work more fun.

Pixie Campbell....for opening doors....for shining the light....for guiding the way....for lighting a fire under my ass :)  and so much more beyond that...

Langhorne Slim...i mean c'mon.  My 2011 day to day life, dancing, cooking, work time has been amplified by a zillion times because of this music.

Serendipity Retreat....for the movement it created.  for the women and connections i made. For Michelle for creating the opportunity...forever grateful.

animals...how lonely life would be without them.

my mind...creativity....brainstorming...ideas....

my hands and fingers...for creating...moving....enabling me to make money with something they create.

Jen Gray.  where does one begin??  for being the sister I never had...my heart swells and my cup runneth over. 

for LIFE....for all of it. every single last drop.

gratitude and abundance....

anybody that knows me, knows that i LOVE food....hearty comfort southern cooking more than ANYTHING....with the only exception being fried food...not big on that. 

most of what consumes me is anything comforting.........sunshine, warmth, food, comfy clothing that enables me to feel comfortable doing anything, flip flops, no restrictions.......i love the feeling of water on my skin while i jump in a pool or lake..............i love the feel of wind in my hair........i love the sand between my toes.....

so much of joy can be found in every day simple things.  in fact, that is where *it's* all at.......

it's november.....season of thanks....of gratitude.....i have SO many things to be thankful for....
november and december for me are always a time of celebration......probably a big reason being the food involved........but also because i realize i am fortunate and am able to share abundance with the people i love.....so my thoughts always linger to those who dread these months....the ones that don't have enough to provide for their families.....who struggle for food....for gifts to give their children at christmas......the older i get, the more my thoughts linger on this...this year even more so.

so be grateful for what you have.......appreciate it......love your family and friends.....be present ....enjoy your glass of tea, each bite of food....enjoy your clean water.....your fresh air......the clothes you are wearing that protect you from the cold......there are entirely too many things to be grateful for that i can't hardly keep up.

 

FRIENDSHIP LOVE AND ALL THAT JAZZ

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." ~Marcel Proust

"We cannont tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over." ~James Boswell

and last but not least....

"FRIEND. GOOD." ~Frankenstein

I love you guys and can't wait to share your special day with you!!

Feeling a bit of gratitude today...just wanted to share it.