Hello Gratitude ... Hello Self Care

It's been a while since I have written a 

Gratitude Post.

And I can feel it deep into my bones.

It's shocking really how easy it is for me to let doing  the day to day

 allow me to  slip from doing things I  know in my heart that I  must do personally for my own

Self Care

For me, as an oversensitive empath, it seems to take slipping into a darkness

to remind myself once again on the supreme importance of

Gratitude.

I think I get to a place of ego and  I got this now ...

and  

I stop practicing 

Good Self Care

under the guise of getting more done in a day.

I let my ego rule my day

and 

I get greedy for 'accomplishment' and 'keeping up with people'.

during which Social Media platforms feel more like daily comparisons

rather than the beautiful tool for connectedness

that they are to me when I am balanced and able to channel my

Higher Self.

So today, with focused intention

of once again channeling my 

Higher Self

here is a list of my 

Gratitude 

for this  week.

This week I am ever so Grateful for

 great friends

and 

the ability to spend time with them.

You all know who you are.

My love and appreciation for you is big.

I am so Grateful to spend time with 

Family.

For they are so much of my Heart.

And on that note

if you follow me on Instagram you saw last weeks wonderful
Proposal Event!

I am so Grateful

that we will be adding a new family member next July

with the marriage of my youngest son Hunter

to his gorgeous new fiance' Megan!

They have been together six years already

and

 it was always my secret wish that they would end up together in life.
I will be sharing more of this gorgeous proposal in an upcoming post.

This week I am so grateful for
 my garden.

Early mornings in my garden bring my soul 

peace and calm.

My blooming flowers remind me to be intentional in my focus

and 

appreciation of the beauty before me in the garden
and in life.

In my younger gardening years

I was always trying to get everything in my garden 'perfect'

before I let myself enjoy the garden.

So it was no surprise I really rarely enjoyed my yard and gardens.

Because gardens are a lot like life ...

if you wait until all the parts are in perfect order ...

you will most certainly miss
 the beauty and little miracles along the way.

There are only fleeting moments in a garden

and in  life

when everything lines up perfectly

so it's so important to enjoy every bit of good along the way.

I have realized over my years

it's vitally important to teach yourself to focus

on all the little beauties that happen

not just in the garden 

but in life as well.

This week I will be intentionally focusing on all the good and beautiful to be found each day.

I would love to hear what you are 

Grateful

for this week.

As always my friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life