I am grateful for:
Avocados
Nettles
Star Trek
Great Falls
My health
My amazing husband
My incredible daughter
The capacity of my own body to create, grow, sustain, and give life.
The capacity of my body to heal.
Rainbows
Leg Warmers
Yoga
Turmeric
Backbends
The brilliance of Autumn
The rebirth of spring
The generosity and support I have always had from my parents
Skype, for bringing Milly’s Nana into our living room on a weekly basis.
Postcards
Indoor plants
Farmer’s Markets
My job– facilitating transformation through yoga, coaching, and healthy living is a dream come true
Afternoon dance parties with Milly and Taylor Swift
Handstands
Tutus
My trustworthy longtime car mechanic
Curling up with a good book
Roof over my head
Access to clean water
Lazy Sundays
Sugarloaf Mountain
My community
Indoor plumbing
Hand-me-down clothes
Longtime friends who have stuck with me through bad decisions, questionable style choices, different hair colors, major life changes, babies, and more.
New friends who feel like longtime friends.
Good music
Muddy Puddles and rain boots
My students, who teach me more about yoga than all of my various trainings combined.
My brilliant, insightful, inspiring teachers.
Ayurveda
Good listeners
Activists
Chocolate
My family, immediate and extended
Creativity
Fire Cider
Plant Medicine
Storytellers
The mamas who are taking a leap with me
Puzzles
Kale
Sitting in front of a fire on a cold winter day
Snow days
Summer Lovin’
Kitchen yoga
My vitamix
My sense of humor
My resilience
My strength
Meditation
Social media, most of the time
Fancy yoga pants
The power of love
The immense beauty of nature
Toddler hugs
I wrote this list out as a stream of consciousness. It’s in no particular order, as I am certain that although I love avocados, I love Milly and Nathan more.
This is not a complete list. It’s an ever-growing, shape-shifting, evolving reminder of the things in my life I am profoundly grateful for. I’m sure there are things that are missing. I’m sure I’ll look back in a few months or a few years and see some big gaps. But for the moment, this is what fills my heart and soul with gratitude.
What is on your gratitude list?
Share a few items on your list in the comments. I’d love to hear what you are grateful for, too!
