beauty that moves

grace notes

 

 

 

:: Loved the bliss of being home alone for three days. A gift from my family so I could devote time to creating my new workshop (details soon), but so grateful they decided to come home a day early. Four days would have been too long.

:: Simple food, it really is the best kind. 

:: Moments of overwhelming clarity. Seeing it all come together.

:: Knowing that when he and she are next to me, I am better. Maybe we're all better.

:: Tonight, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Pretty sure Hard Times will be played, also hoping David's song, Ruby, makes it onto the playlist. And Revelator, that would be so good too. (Okay, I've put my requests out there, now I'll release all expectations...)

:: Happy my parents get to enjoy this beautiful lake view from their new living room in Northern Maine. 

:: Reminiscing about the simple days of border crossing with Canada. It was fun to go back and forth so easily as a kid. (Well, it's still simple to cross, not so simple to come back.)

:: Loving Emily's appreciation for her relative's thick French accents. 

:: Watching people live out their dreams. Doing so not because everything aligned perfectly, but because they stopped waiting for the ideal moment and just went for it. 

:: This morning's sunrise, the sky completely ablaze.

I've been writing down my daily gratitudes lately. Sharing just a few of those grace notes on this Monday morning. 

{this moment}

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. ~Amanda Soule

right in front of you

 

 

 

{Today's photos by Emily}

Come back. Break the trance. Pay attention to your breath. Your arms. Your legs. Listen to the sounds. The scrape of a chair. The whirr of the copy machine. Notice colors. The royal blue of a coworker's dress. The coffee stain on your boss's tie. Wake up to the riot of life around you every second. The singer Pearl Bailey said, "People see God every day; they just don't recognize Him." What if every day was a chance to see a new version of God? What if what you needed was right in front of you and you were not recognizing it? You already have everything you need to be content. Your real work, despite the corporate ladder you are climbing, is to do whatever it takes to realize that. ~Geneen Roth, Women Food and God

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Aside from marriage, mothering, yoga and driving a car, there is nothing I've done longer in my life than write this blog. I find that to be curious and comforting at the same time. The capturing and sharing, the looking for words and noticing the day, I love it all. It matters to me, you matter to me. With love and gratitude I appreciate you for being here. Your contributing voices and collective energy inspire me every day, thank you. 

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