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Gratitude Sunday * July 22, 2012

~ 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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– Cool, fresh night air after a rain storm.

– Crickets close to the open window.

– A bath.

– Finding freshly fallen apricots on the sidewalk to satisfy my hunger during an outing.

– Slow mornings when I need them. Sometimes it takes a while to get my energy going. It’s so nice not to have to force it in order to show up at a job.

– Stumbling upon a fascinating documentary on PBS called “Summer Pasture” about a young, nomadic Tibetan family with an infant daughter. We were riveted.

– A nice week. Fairly chaotic with all the packing and details associated with moving, but still a nice week.

– Making good headway in packing up everything and cleaning this place. I’m especially thankful for the coincidental discovery of a bunch of good moving boxes and packing material in a nearby alley, and my mom for transporting it to our apartment. Thank you Mom! They have been invaluable.

– My garden and how it’s doing so well…

– Those incredible garden tomatoes! Sliced garden tomato, organic avocado, sea salt. OMG!

– Seeing, again, a family friend from New Zealand who my mom has known for 40 years. It was so nice to see him again, even for just a short time.

– Birds singing. It was eerily quiet this morning when I awoke, and I realized how much I cherish the constant background of birdsong, even if I’m not always consciously aware of it.

– My family’s great appreciation of my garden produce. It warms my heart that they all love it so much.

What about you? What has been on your gratitude list this week?

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5 Comments

  1. Taryn Kae Wilson

    Hi Lindsey!!
    Enjoying your list this week.
    I love the sound of crickets. I don’t hear them here.

    Fresh apricots! What a wonderful find!

    Moving excites me. 🙂 So happy for you.

    Wonderful to be enjoying your garden abundance and have others enjoy it too.

    Lots of Love!
    Taryn

  2. Taryn Kae Wilson

    P.S. Love your pictures- the heart tomato, the succulents and the bright yellow flowers!

  3. Shauna

    Hi Linsey, I was curios about the PBS special? When I looked further, it appears there has been an update. Wasn’t sure if you knew.
    http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/update-see-what-has-become-of-the-nomad-family-portrayed-in-summer-pasture

    Take care!

  4. Shauna

    * curious about the PBS special. *

  5. Aja

    Lovely happy list! I too am SO excited about garden tomatoes right now – they are heaven!

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