~ I’m once again joining Taryn over at Wooly Moss Roots in her Gratitude Sunday tradition. ~
Gratitude Sunday is a time to slow down and remember those thankful moments that graced our week. One reason I love keeping a daily gratitude journal is because it helps keep things in perspective for me. Each Sunday, I open my journal and share some of those moments with you here. If you’d like to join in, just leave a comment!
Gratitude is powerful energy. I love hearing others’ gratitudes!
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– An chilly early morning outside with a cup of tea, a blanket, and a book. Catching the long rays of morning sun sitting out on the lawn in my wicker chair and watching steam rising from my mug. Marvelling at the freshness and beauty around me. It was a wonderful way to begin a day.
– The sound of sweeping. It’s homey.
– The complete silence of the nighttime and early morning in our new area. After 5 years of unrelenting traffic noise every minute of every hour of every day of every year…this is such a relief. And I’m grateful for our time at our apartment for the very reasons I disliked it — so that I can appreciate that much more deeply the way things are different now.
– Giving myself a hair cut; I was gonna grow it out but decided I didn’t want to right now. I like it much better at this shorter length. And for fun I calculated how much money I’ve saved over the years by always cutting my own hair. Being that I haven’t had a professional haircut since about October of 2008, I’m figuring roughly $1300 saved over these last four years. Yah!
– Feeling inspired and hopeful, two underrated emotions!
– The freshly mowed lawn.
– Retreating from the world for a while. I’ve been feeling quite inward lately, and just want to kinda lay low and cocoon myself. In fact I feel like I’m incubating, although I can’t quite put into words what that means; it’s just the feeling I have. And how lucky to be able to withdraw from the world for a while, to rest, and to not have to shove myself into it by way of a daily job. And the setting couldn’t be better. I think I may have already said this in a previous post, but finally I can rest and hang low without slipping into feelings of depression and isolation. This new environment… this beautiful and quiet home in a quiet neighborhood with good vibes, surrounded by our own territory, being able to spend all my waking hours outside in our private outdoor space, immersed in nature, is truly making all the difference in the world.
– The mix of summer and autumn right now; what an ideal time of the year. The earlier darkness (I welcome it), yet still warm enough for evenings outside and cicadas and crickets. The chilly mornings and the calls of blue jays in the distance, yet still the summery-hot mid-days and gorgeous garden food.
– The distinct feeling of being at the beach on Friday — the cool, humid air, the fast-moving clouds, and the beachy smell of decomposing sea life rising from the garden after a thorough dousing of Liquid Fish & Seaweed on Thursday night.
– Finally completing some of the pesky tasks that do nothing but follow me around and take up space in my day planner. I often have to remind myself that “It probably won’t get done if you don’t do it.” Indeed, probably not.
– The garden glowing in the long golden shadows of the setting sun, and everything perfect, still, and peaceful. These are the best evenings of the year.
What are some gratitudes from your week?
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