a little gratitude and joy
tonight i am grateful for:
a wonderful evening with my husband. good food. laughter. silliness. reading poetry from the poetry thursday posts out loud together.
and speaking of poetry thursday. i am so grateful for the way this idea continues to expand and grow. and for lynn for taking on this project with me.
the weather. oh this gorgeous weather. blue sky and sunshine that is inviting everything to grow and bloom and reach up toward the heavens.
the wonderful women who come to my senior chair yoga class. they are beyond delightful. during the class we laugh and share and they do more than they think they can. it is a beautiful experience each week.
the work i have had lately. mostly i am grateful for this because it means our debt can decrease a little (or at least not increase).
that my grandpa's surgery went well this week. it was minor, but he had to be under anesthesia. i am simply grateful that he woke up.
my brother and the way that he inspires me. he has just finished the great american novel in the form of an amazing album with a friend of his. so it isn't a book, but rather an album of some incredible songs...but this is how i can relate to how he feels. like he just completed a dissertation about his life. check it out here. i am fiercely proud of him.
the new friends in my life. thank you for finding me and connecting with me. i am so happy to know you.
the hope that i will have some time to myself this weekend for the first time in a long time. i. can't. wait.
and i am finding the joy in this list of things:
fresh basil, the indigo girls, the way millie puts her head on my knee and sighs, flip flops, summer skirts, pink ribbon, opening the mailbox to find a letter addressed just to me...a real letter, a new white t-shirt, a slice of lemon in a glass of cold water, my superhero bracelet, taking my laptop outside to work on the back porch, the laughter of a dear friend, mugs of green tea.
how have you found the joy this week?
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (13)
so many ways
to find gratefulness
and joy...
i love fridays
:)
For a walk along the beach ... the company of my husband and the one son living at home just now (we are officially empty-nesters the majority of the time ...) for Saturdays!
RYN Thanks for the kind comments! And Thanks to you for the opportunity to participate in Poetry Thursday :)
Hopping on my old bike to ride to the market at lunchtime during work...all because I hadn't brought lunch...only to discover that riding my bike in middle of the day sunshine is a TREAT...thinking I should do that every day. THAT was a joy. :)
P.S. Thank you for your very kind comment. I'm going to spend some time this weekend just catching up...with myself. (It was an emotional journey, that trip...I need to just let the feelings settle, I think.) ;)
Grateful for not to!
Well, this morning I'm grateful to the link for your brother's album. It's the soundtrack for this morning and I'm loving it!
for reading beautiful blogs like yours! :)
Love the new blog for poetry.
That's a fabulous gratitude list.
after chatting last nite i listened to your brother's cd. the whole thing, over and over. holy cow! that music is so up my alley. i LOVE it. he's is so on his way, just like you, my friend! tell him John and I LOVE it!
i am still feeling the joy from our chat a bit ago.
and i could feel your joy all the way over here. warm, warm smiles.
Wonderful list!
Lovely list, so many things to be grateful for indeed. Our weather has been magnificant (not today though). Hope your having a great weekend.
a.
YOU brought me joy this week. Thank you for the comment on my poem! :)
Aw, stop it. You're making me cry already.