There is nothing like bountiful sunshine and a brightly colored fresh harvest to fill up your senses and make you grateful for being alive. Today as I strolled the aisles of our local farmers’ market I thought about how lucky I am and how much I am grateful for.
After a hard weekend of feeling upset and worrying about my employment I purchased a copy of SARK’s book Prosperity Pie. She supports the idea that we already have everything we need, we are enough, and we know enough. It was just the reminder I needed to get out of my own head of worry and circular thoughts. An exercise I found especially thought provoking was writing down things you are grateful for, large and small, simple and silly. Of course, I couldn’t help but draw my list into my watercolor journal, pictured here.
This is just a taste of my never complete, always growing list of things a I’m grate-”full” for:
- Having a job! – My husbands hugs and smiles – My cat Jasmine’s never ending love – Not needing an alarm clock – Steamed milk & apple pie – My fuzzy blue bathrobe – Really good cheese – Sunrises – Redwood trees with ferns ensnaring them – Pink jasmine flowers – A full nights sleep! – Waking up to the sound of birds (not 18 wheelers) – Cool earrings – A nest-like bed – Friends who totally get me and love me exactly how I am
That’s just the beginning and a taste of the things that make my life juicy.
So share with me, what are you grateful for?