~ 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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– Getting some things done that have been lingering too long; that felt good.
– Being able to stop and rest when I need to. Now I just need to get better at the “stop” part; it’s hard when there’s so much stuff I’d rather be doing. I find resting to be rather boring!
– Sun baths on the floor with my cat.
– Speaking of my cat, I can hear her snoring next to me in her cat tower as I write this. Is there anything cuter than a snoring cat!
– Well, this is cute…
– Making fish oil capsules. I was pleasantly surprised with how well that idea worked; I’ll have to post instructions soon.
– Enjoying a clean house. Your environment can really affect you, can’t it…
– Just being home.
– A bit of snowfall! It amounted to only about a piddly millimeter but it was so Christmasy to peek out the curtains and see snowflakes falling in the glow of the streetlight.
– Setting up my Christmas town! (click the picture to enlarge)
– The Christmas season in general. Christmas Day itself doesn’t hold the excitement or mystique that it used to of course, but just the season itself… I love it. The lights, the decorations on peoples’ homes, the darkness, the rich beauty, the lighted trees in living room windows, the music, the snowfall, the smells of fresh pine boughs and spiced cider and cloves and woodsmoke outside in the frosty night air. It’s a season for the senses, and I love it. And I love how you can make Christmas exactly what you want. How you don’t have to participate in the crowds, the craziness, the spending, the cheap commercialism, the stress, the expectations. You can create your Own Little Personal Christmas Season.
– Resting on the couch yesterday and turning on the radio just in time to unexpectedly catch Hanukkah Lights on NPR — an hour of Hanukkah stories. That was really enjoyable.
– Laughing hysterically at some older Robin Williams standup comedy shows that My Honey found on youtube and broadcast onto our TV. Now THAT was REALLY enjoyable!!
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And you? What were some gratitudes from your own week?
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A snoring cat! So cute! The picture of Liz curled up with her paws over her eyes reminds Mischa and me of our new kitten Jamoca. When she seems particularly happy she does the same thing but squeezes her paws to her face like she is hugging an invisible dolly.
My cat Zippity snores too and covers his eyes with his paw, just like Raisin and Jamoca. Guess it’s a cat thing! Love how cats can go into complete relaxation. I’m often tempted to curl up with Zip the way you do with Raisin. Thanks for putting words to all the sensory experiences of the season.
Hi Lindsey!
Your description of this season is simply lovely. 🙂 Your little Christmas town looks magical.
Robin Williams on stand up.. hilarious! I know Jeff and I have watched him in the past and we laughed so hard.
Love,
Taryn
P.S. Your cat is so cute!