Gratitudes
There’s still space for dragons on the map
The word of the day is echo
The word of the day is echo. That which you have said, allow to come back to you. If the taste is sweet in your heart, then well and good. If it is sour, acrid, bitter, or otherwise unpleasing, let that knowledge season your future choices, making communication and connection easier for all.
Gratitudes, January 16, 2019
Teaching makes me learn New views My life is expanded by friends, colleagues, and acquaintances of all stripes, spots, shapes, shades, and genders Adulthood means being able to decide to go to bed early or stay up until all hours Scheduling reading time, instead of trying to fit it in Muppets There is enough love …
Gratitudes, January 15, 2019
A Scottie, seen on his evening walk, proudly carrying a large pinecone in his mouth The sounds of waves, lapping at the hull of an old tall ship Heirloom apples and being in a place that’s rich in them Studies suggest that there is a correlation between having a flexible body and having flexible arteries: …
Gratitudes January 14, 2019
A full fortnight of the young year has swept by. Changing the patterns, adding something new to daily life, can slow the passage of the hours. It’s habit and disengagement that makes time move more swiftly. Remember being a child, and how summer used to stretch forever? Pressing ‘pause’ and appreciating small gifts: that, too, …
Gratitudes: Exemplars Everywhere
First-in-a-series Gratitude Practice with Mindfulness Editor Seánan Forbes