(c) May Lou Q
Writing 101 ~ Make a List
Last November I was in the middle of taking an On-line Art Journaling Course with Joanne Sharpe ~ Draw Your Awesome Year 2014. For November we used the theme ~ Something I’m Grateful For Each Day Of November and we illustrated each day as gifts. It was such a rewarding exercise!
So, when WordPress Writing 101 gave the assignment to make a list, I decided to do something similar except make a list of a dozen gratitudes for 2015. It’s been a great year all the way through!
A Dozen Gratitudes for 2015
- I love waking up in the morning and seeing the light of the new day streaming through my window. Life is a gift!
- This year has given me wonderful friendships with lots of new experiences. I’m so grateful for them.
- The Joy I’ve found in creating watercolor sketches and focusing in on the details of our beautiful world.
- Renewed strength and health so that I’m able to walk five miles along a wonderful scenic trail.
- I’m at a point in my life where letting go feels really good … letting go of people and expectations.
- Finding my inner self and no longer being a self critic . So much gratitude for this.
- A knowledge that whatever comes my way, good and bad, I can meet it with strength and courage.
- A year without any health problems. In fact, I’ve improved along the way. How about that!
- The courage to ask for support and guidance while making a commitment to myself! I matter!
- Grateful for the healing power of writing. A path to the clarity of finding my own voice.
- My comfortable, cozy apartment that’s become an expression of me and what I love. ❤
- A sense of community ~ of connectedness ~ with people, near and far, who are there for me.
“There is an unchanging spark from the Creator in each of us, our highest self, a piece of God. And we are all connected.”– Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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Did you draw this! I like it so much. I like the colors and how each day represents a gift. Thank you for sharing your gifts of the day. Have a giftful 2016!
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Yes, I did! Glad you like it. It really helps to focus on the things we’re grateful for each day. 🙂
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Oh, it is so beautiful. For Christmas, I bought myself a book, called “Calm”. I have only started reading it but one of the things to do is to state three things a day that made me happy. Your drawing is really a very colorful way of expressing what was special about your day. I am not going to wish I could draw so beautifully too, but enjoy the image. Such a pitty I do not have it at hand. It really makes me happy when I see it.
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I love your list of gratitude. What a fantastic year!
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Thank you, Elizabeth! It went by so quickly!
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I love Mindfulness! The choice of the picture on this post is wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
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What a wonderful year Mary Lou.
We have so much to be grateful for.
Namaste
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We sure do, Val! Namaste
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Good to be grateful
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Yes it is! 🙂
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I love the idea of drawing something to be thankful for each day! What a great way to express yourself!
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It was! Here’s the link to Joanne’s website: http://joannesharpe.com/online-classes/
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Amen, and amen, Sister in life, hope, and expectation.
I am thinking of the dawn of each new day and the thanks I give – yes, an “exercise” for each and all to engage in.
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The attitude of gratitude, AWR! 🙂
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