Gratitude Practice 2007 ~ Solstice Edition
Happy Solstice, Yoginis! Since I will not have internet available on Saturday, the 22nd, I thought it would be nice to celebrate the shortest day of the year with our Gratitude Practice 2007. In the spirit of Kristen, at Green Style Mom I am changing up my gratitude list to mimic hers this week!
-I get to celebrate the holidays unpacking our things. I am so fortunate to have a beautiful place to live with my family (and all our things), in safety and warmth this holiday season.
-I get to spend time picking up lots of pine needles. We are lucky enough to have found a Christmas tree this year (they are hard to come by here in Rome) which is so fun, since Clara is so excited about the holiday for the first time.
-I get to recycle lots of boxes and packaging from all of Clara’s gifts. We are blessed to have enough to give Clara anything she needs and lots of things that she just wants.
-I get to be without internet connection for a while. This will give me an opportunity to focus on some other projects not related to being online!
-I get to wish my extended family holiday wishes by telephone this year. Thank goodness for telephones and email so I can stay in touch with the people I love most!
And I leave you with another quote this week, this one from Thornton Wilder:
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
I look forward to reading all you are grateful for next week, so write it up and link here:
December 21st, 2007 at 8:36 am
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December 21st, 2007 at 8:37 am
Excellent idea Nona, happy solstice and enjoy the internet-free time
December 21st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Gratitude: This year has brought many changes to our family with my oldest son’s diagnoses of diabetes & celiac. But I am ever so grateful that he is here with us today, living his life in style & grace. I am grateful to be surrounded by my family during the holidays, and for the love & support of my friends.
Enjoy your hiatus & your holiday!
December 22nd, 2007 at 11:32 am
Thank you, Nona! Enjoy your weekend and holidays!
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Thank you for such a great idea! I am so glad to have found your blog. Enjoy the special time offline - it is to be treasured!
December 22nd, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Nona, this has been a tough week - the weekly gratitude practice managed to take some of the sting out of it.
Have a wonderful Christmas with your family!
December 25th, 2007 at 1:56 am
What a wonderful idea. There are so many things to be grateful that we somtimes don’t see. I will begin today and aim to write a gratitude list once a week.
Have a wonderful christmas
x
December 26th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Nona, hope you had a Merry Christmas! If you have access to your comments, CALL ME!! I NEED to talk to you!
December 28th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Nice blog! I am grateful for my daughters who at 20 and 21, are both excited to spend time with me at Chrismtas.
and… I am grateful there’s a week between Christmas and New Years!
December 28th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Thank you for the reminder of what this season is really about. Happy Holidays!
February 7th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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