Hello Gratitude

Hello to learning to focus on the good in life.

As someone who feels life deeply

I have come to realize we get more in life

of what we think of most.

So much of  our life can be affected

by

how we choose to see it.

One of the gifts of aging is

realizing

all of life is made up of peaks and valleys

and

happiness many times is an intentional act.

There are daily decisions to be made

to focus 

on the good and beautiful.

For me

Intentional Gratitude

Changes 

Everything.

I have long known I have a predisposition

to worry and anxiety

but I know now letting that be the driving force

of how I see my world

can suck the joy right out of life.

So I have over the last few years

taught myself

to focus on the beauty and the good in my life …

and 

now I see and have so much more beauty 

in my world.

I have soul connecting times 

riding in nature

stumbling along the most beautiful sights.

And

now

I am ever so grateful to do this with friends.

My heart is so grateful to  also hike with friends

in such majestic areas of nature.

At this time in my life

my heart is full of love and gratitude

for great friendships

which add such a beautiful depth to life

and 

make traveling life's peaks and valleys

a grand adventure.

My soul is always 

beyond grateful

for the privilege of being here.

For me

it's  always where I feel closest to God.

The sheer beauty that abounds.

I am ever so grateful that

I can integrate the beauty of our natural environment

into my home decor.

Sprinkling a little int the backyard …

I have brought it into my candle arrangement

that I light every morning with my coffee 

and

gratitude reflections.

I am grateful I have slowed down my life enough

to make health and nutrition a priority.

I am grateful for the time in the garden.

Trimming for me is a lot like sculpting

cutting back

to find the most beauty. 

One of my favorite recent moments was

sitting in my backyard

during a gentle rain

reveling in the gift from above.

I have found joy this week 

even in tidying and cleaning my house.

Being grateful all the while

for the joy of it all.

I have been stopped in my tracks this week

marveling in the beauty of the sun filtering in ...

or 

just highlighting magnificently the beauty in 

a single bloom.

This is  all not to say my life is perfect …

but only

I have learned 

that 

focusing on the beauty in life

gives me the courage

to continue on the journey

to the next peak.

Life takes courage and conviction

to make the very most of it all.

Intentional Gratitude

makes the travel

of life

all the more beautiful.

As always my friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life