Sunday’s a good day to remember what we’ve been grateful for over the past week, don’t you think? I’m joining Taryn over at Wooly Moss Roots in her Gratitude Sunday tradition, and here’s my list:
– This 10-day house sitting retreat, and how I haven’t had to rush off to a job each morning…I’ve just gotten to enjoy where I am, and my cat, and my garden, and the sunshine in the yard. And oh how I have enjoyed it.
– Seeing F. again today after not seeing each other all week…so good to see him!! We both enjoyed our alone time; it’s so important to have a balance like that.
– Writing my gratitude list outside on the lawn chair one warm-for-October night this week, wrapped in a blanket, crickets all around, Big Dipper ahead of me, the garden next to me, the half-moon at my back, writing by nothing more than cloud light. I could’ve sat there forever…
– Hearing blue jays on cloudy, chilly days. To me, that is Autumn.
– Gorgeous weather for much of the week. There was a whole other level of appreciation there, since I know these warm days are numbered!
– Nourishing myself from my garden. In what’s probably an energy conservation measure, my body isn’t tolerating much food, and only very light foods are ‘allowed’…mostly vegetables & fruits, and a few other things. I feel like every bite really counts, and I’ve been feeling so good about the fuel I’m putting in…my own completely fresh, homegrown, organic vegetables. (Local, organic grapes & apples too, that I’ve harvested.) While it’s doing the very best that it can while it struggles with this as-yet-unidentified sickness, I know I’m giving it the very best that I can…and that feels really good.
– The wisdom of my body. It really knows. How it knows, and tells me, is an endlessly fascinating mystery!
– Pu-erh tea. My new favorite.
– My cat settling down on my face to go to sleep, trying to get as close as possible! She sometimes forgets that I need to breathe. 🙂
– Harvesting seeds around the garden; a quiet activity I really love.
– Lingering in bed for a long time yesterday, with rain falling, leaves beginning to change color outside the window, a cozy bed, and my cat sleeping next to me (see below…I love how she curls her back feet while she’s sleeping).
– Washing machines. I found myself being so thankful for this modern invention, because I had absolutely no energy for anything other than lying in a heap in the sun in the backyard. And yet my clothes were getting cleaned for me! Just like that. I was so grateful.
– A clothesline. I miss having one at our apartment. I love hanging things on the line, love the sight of them, love the smell of the clothes once they’re dry.
– Watching golden leaves flying off the trees against the sunny blue sky on a warm, windy day.
– Playing the piano here at my folks’ house. It always feels so good to play.
– Feeling happy and centered this week, with glimmers of hopefulness sprinkled in, even. What a nice feeling.
– The heating pad…and preheating the foot of the bed with it so that I have warm toes when I climb in!
– Homegrown heirloom tomatoes!
Black Russian, Mortgage Lifter (pink), Juane Flamme, and Green Zebra
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What blessings have you appreciated throughout your week? Leave a comment and let us know!
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