Tag Archives: gratitude
Bathing Away The Blues
Rain, wind, cold.I fill our antique claw foot bathtubwith hot lavender scented waterand submerge my bodyand my thoughts. Gratitudefor clean, safe water washes over meand I pray for those not as fortunatein our world. Everyone should have clean, freshwater to … Continue reading
In The Woods On A Winter Day
The woods –evolving as are we. Spaceswhere some have fallen,some die,but still stand as food and perchesfor those who need them. Snow has replenished the drynessof roots.Flattened fernsdream of spreading their frondsin the sun again. We live in harmonythe trees … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward
The Universe
The universe is a single reality— one long sweeping spectacular process of interconnected events. The universe is not a place where evolution happens; it is evolution happening. It is not a stage on which dramas unfold; it is the unfolding … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Cactus
Entitlement Or Endowment Part 2
Life looks very different to us when we look at it from the endowment window, rather than the entitlement window. The endowment view is that our life is a gift; its value increases when we choose to make the most … Continue reading
Highlighting A Life
Like the outline on a painting or the edging of a stole faults and failures only highlight a life of gratitude for second chances. ©2018 Sharron R. McMillan
Merry Christmas
May Christmas dawn with Peace in our homes and in our world. May our gifts to each other be respect and acceptance and may we be filled with gratitude for the many blessings we receive daily. Merry Christmas to … Continue reading
Gratitude and Appreciation
Gratitude and appreciation help both those who show it and those who receive it.
It’s About Disappointment
It’s about disappointment and loss. Life lessons that change our life and how we choose to change with it. Anger, revenge, retaliation, fear, or peace, acceptance, blessing and grace – we choose until we learn it. Today I choose through … Continue reading
Gratitude
When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude. ~Elie Wiesel
The Day Is Waking Up
Misty, calm, sunrise through the trees. Lord bless my family today. May each of them catch a glimpse of your love as they zing through their lives. A moment here, a smile there – may love touch each of them … Continue reading
Anchored
Such a life we have carved out here built on our dreams and our inexperience. Yet it stands, unique and unassuming. It is our life, my life. I need to just be here. I can not be anywhere else. I … Continue reading