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"You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck." 
Gratitude: Week 44 (April 23 - April 29)
Within my thoughts, I am strolling through life gracefully, then I glance at the calendar with alarmed confusion as another season has slid by while the opportunities of life are cycled in accelerated speed, diminishing through the sands of time they slip...

"All great changes are preceded by chaos." ~Deepak Chopra 
My attempt to sit within the rubble, to remain mindful while tents of dust moved past on their own journey was futile. "This was not joy," I thought, "why do I dream up with these ideas, these projects, these messes?" I knew it would be better once finished, I knew I had to forge through the chaotic moments in order to reap the benefits,...

"Courage isn't having enough strength to go on, it is going on when you don't have strength" 
Gratitude: Week 43 (April 16th - April 22nd)
I was tired of being sad... sad did not serve me, in fact, my dismal ways did not serve anyone and after years of this steady decline, I decided it was time to transform these emotions and begin to look at life with a renewed desire, taking brief  pauses in...

"our real discoveries come from chaos" 
What brought you JOY: Week 16
Remodeling can be a stressful time of chaos, that space when everything is misplaced and dust hovers like drones in the air introducing unrest into the environment where you nest, and until the job is completed, there is no getting away from the mess. 
During a recent remodeling project, the patterns of household discord correlated...

"The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become"  ~Robert Holden
Gratitude: Week 42 (April 9th - April 15th)
After forty-two weeks of gratitude, I have untangled grace in the tiny twinklings of life, documenting this journey with details of each day by observing the small parcels of light that would escape if left unnoticed.
Witnessing this softness...

"Weeping may endure for the night, but JOY cometh in the morning" ~Psalm 30:5 
I enjoy the days that start off slow, the ones I ease into with coffee in hand while immersed mindfully within my surroundings. These moments provide a cleansing space to unpack my worries and untangle the creaks in my soul.
Tenderness arrives as I examine my heart and the unclaimed baggage I linger to sort. A shifting...

Currently:  April
Here is one way to document the months of your life with a list of what is CURRENTLY going on...
DRINKING | Water - lots of water
EATING | Panera strawberry salad
EMBRACING | the mess of construction
CATCHING | Spring fever
ENJOYING | New writing course
COOKING | 
TRYING | healthy eating
MISSING | My father
FEELING | Relaxed
LISTENING | Lilac girls
WATCHING | The...

"Grief changes shape but it never ends" 
Gratitude: Week 41 (April 2nd - April 8th)
Last weekend my girlfriend Kristin and I attended a church Women's day of service with an opportunity to volunteer and provide support and service for various organizations. They often say when you give, you get more in return and for this day, that is an understatement...
Following a brief devotion, we chose...

"Let your joy burst forth like flowers in the spring"
It is not quite dawn and the birds are already busy chirping their songs of joy, a welcome return and one of my favorite signs of spring. All a promise of new beginnings with a flourish of green dressing the naked trees as a Robin returns to its seasonal routine and the daffodils burst with color, these intricate details distribute new joy to...

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~ Melody Beattie
Gratitude: Week 40 (March 26th - April 1st)
As we cleared out another room for renovations I dusted off some old scrapbooks and took a seat getting lost in a sea of memories. Memories of the kids birthdays, family vacations, and ordinary happiness gathered neatly on the pages embellished...