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Gratitude Friday

27powersmorning1. 27 Powers. Mornings at the kitchen table, drinking coffee and eating yogurt, sitting across the table from Laurie, talking about everything that matters. A warm bath, how long it took to fill the tub, how the steam that rose off the water was lit by the candles, how quiet the house was. Sitting at the long table Wild Writing. Resting with Zander on that last night. Lunch in the yard with Sherry, eating Firecracker chocolate for dessert. Snuggling in the big chair, sitting in a circle of open hearts receiving a transmission of wisdom from Rachel, how she helped me to understand what I’m truly hungry for, that what I long for is to be home, in all the various ways that manifests — in my body, my practice, my work, my house, my relationships, the world.

2. Being seen, encouraged, accepted — and through that, allowing it to touch me and light the way, being able to do those things for myself.

my current favorite picture from my photo shoot with Andrea Scher

my current favorite picture from my photo shoot with Andrea Scher

3. In my Eddy Hall office, listening to Sufjan Stevens with the window open and the wind blowing the trees outside, rattling the leaves that are left.

4. Blooming Schlumbergera.

blooming5. Sleeping in my own bed, next to the warm bodies of my boys.

Bonus Joy: The way Sam squealed when he saw me for the first time in four days.

Gratitude Friday

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grateful I took this picture when I did, because the next day it snowed

1. Privilege. Putting away clean dishes, loading dirty ones into my new dishwasher, folding clean laundry while listening to a Mike Birbiglia comedy album on Rhapsody using my smart phone which is connected to my wireless internet, taking a warm shower using my favorite soap, getting in my car which starts right up and driving to work, where I have a job.

2. A new shower curtain. I’m typically not too excited about that sort of thing, but I am really loving it, and somehow it helps me to see the new bathroom we’ll have someday.

showercurtain3. Colorado Cell Dogs. This is what rehabilitation looks like.

4. A new album from Yuna, Nocturnal.

5. Fall colored Aspen leaves. I have never seen them turn any shade of red or orange, so I had to pick these up, collect them and take them with me.

aspenleavesBonus Joy: These boys.

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