As my life settles down into placein this New Chapter of lifeI am reminded about the importance ofGratitudeon the path to personal happiness and contentment.
I know from personal experiencemy happiness is usually in proportion to the amount of time I spend reflecting on beingGrateful.
I want to spend more of my time concentrating on the good in my lifeandless on uncertainty and anxiety.
I want to welcome and celebrate each new dayand the promise of finding simple beauties.
I want to find all the joysthis chapter in my life has to bring.
I want to relish in cleaning my kitchen.
It might seem an odd joy.But for meslowing down enoughto give a room a deep cleanthese days …
gives me the time for reflecting on gratitude...
of a kitchen filled with little beautiescollected over time.
Cleaning my kitchenslows me down enoughto be gratefulfor the functioning appliances and the ability to mix form and functionin the workhorse room of my house.
For mebringing Art in the kitchenelevates the daily duties.
Slowing down enough to give my kitchen a deep cleangives me time to really marvel in the beauty before me.
Escaping even for a momentto being fully present …
Releasing the 'Someday I'll' or the frantic to do liststhat don't even need to be any more.
I have to admittoo many times recentlyI have thought'it's just that next purchase'that will fill a void in my heart.
There recently has been a wild attemptto fill in emotional holes'with stuff'.The promises of the latest purchaseinthe search for happiness.
All the time knowing
stuff doesn't really mend things.
And sometimes it can actually add to chaos of life.
So this weekI am slowing downto take time to clean, organize and honor the possessions I do have.
While I edit piecesto donateso they can continue on to serve others.
TodayI am most Gratefulfor Time.
Time to Clean.Time to Organize.Time to Release Unused Possessions.
Most of allTime to Reflect on Gratitude.
As always my friends
I wish you love and joy
as you style your life
