365 Days of Gratitude: Day 68

Transformed. Transforming. Farm, garden, compost, leaf, bird, body, mind. Life is constantly transforming itself. Change is at the core of all experience. Wow. And grateful. (Thank you Antoine Lavoisier.)

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 67

Unknown. In nature, in ourselves, in all that we feel to be certain and knowable. It is a practice, truly, to open to what is mystery, unknown, and in some cases, unknowable. Grateful for this understanding.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 66
Silence between. Yes, there is much to pay attention to in the silence between. Wing beats, breath, musical notes, lifting a cup of tea and placing it down again. Good morning bells. Grateful for sound and this silence.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 65
Splendid. A cold, blustery day in New England and I am grateful for snow particles and dried clover. The ornate and sublime beauty of nature's infinite variety.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 64
Love. Yep, it breathes life into all things. Plants, hearts, minds, friendship, food. Grateful for the nourishing nature of love.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 63
Small things. We do small things all day long: lift, turn, carry, pick up, put down, step, step, step. Grateful for this reminder to move with kindness, with love.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 62
Love more. Ourselves, each other, the natural world. Grateful for this capacity of the heart and mind. Today, yes, and everyday.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 61

Miracles. Indeed, the knowing itself is a miracle. Grateful for hummingbirds and wings, for feet and roots, for sky and sea. All of it.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 60
Journey-work. A leaf of grass, a blade of nature. All miracles, all mysteries. Us, too. And our daily journey-work. This breath, this moment. Thank you Walt Whitman.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 58
Pattern. Grateful for nature's patterns, shapes and forms. Snow crystals, leaves, feathers, skin, branches. We each have our own unique part to play.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 57
Snow. Snow! Everywhere snow! Afternoon snowshoe through the woods. Fresh tracks, sun waning. Grateful for every flake.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 56
Slow. Grateful for this timeless reminder from wise Lao Tzu. A snowy walk through the wind and wildness. Quiet capsule of light and warmth inside. Yes, yes, yes to the slow.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 55
Winter solitude. Yes, grateful for snow's quiet embrace. The cocoon of Winter. The solitary sound of snow falling.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 54
Senses. So very grateful for taste, touch, smell, sight, sound. And for the beauty of sharing food, wine, wonders, and winter with a table-full of friends.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 53
Wonders. From the tiniest of mysteries comes some of our grandest friends in nature (oak, maple, redwood). Grateful for wonderment, grateful for seeds.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 52
Forget all I was taught. Sometimes beginners mind is the quickest way to the present moment. Nothing else to think about. Just this.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 51
Outside. Yes, the best remedy for so many things is to go outside. Grateful for big sky, infinite stars. And the perspective that comes from being an infinitesimal part of it all.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 50
Petal by Petal. Grateful for the process of opening slowly. Layer by layer. From the inside out. So I can feel and know and simply BE.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 49
Let go. Trees, yes. Birds and bees, rain clouds and seasons. All of nature holding on and letting go. So much to learn from and observe. Thank you May Sarton for your exquisite noticings and your words.

365 Days of Gratitude: Day 48
I'm Nobody. Something so deeply refreshing about letting go of all the daily human effort to be a somebody, doing something. Words, actions, fashion, beliefs, books, politics. It's never-ending. Grateful for this reminder from the ever-wise Emily.