Happy
November friends!
Wow,
where did this week ago? I started this post on Tuesday and I ended up having a
very busy week filled with Sofia’s parent-teacher conference, a community
service award luncheon for my dear friend Phil Smart, Sr., client meetings,
prospective client meetings, a trip to Olympia, seeing friends, a doctor’s
appointment, etc, etc. Living a busy life - you know how it goes!
Anyway,
I really wanted to write about November and gratitude. I was born on
Thanksgiving and I’ve always loved this month for many reasons. I love the fall colors and cozy dinners and
hunkering down at home before the holidays hit.
Last
weekend, I took my camera for a walk in the Washington Park Arboretum, just a
few blocks from my house. I ended up walking for two hours and saw some
glorious sites that I wanted to share with you.
The
most spectacular displays of color were in the Japanese Gardens.
I was especially taken with the pagodas
throughout the gardens.
I
am so grateful to live so close to this amazing nature sanctuary that offers beauty,
peace and tranquility throughout the year. In my opinion, the colors are most
spectacular right now. I never take it for granted.
What
are you thankful for?
I
have been reading about intentions lately. Love and gratitude are so powerful.
I truly believe you get what you give. I am focusing on gratitude this month
and I’d like to encourage you to do the same. Write down at least one thing
each day you are grateful for on a Gratitude List. It’s such an easy and
uplifting thing to do. If you feel like it, reach out to someone you are
grateful for and let them know. On Thanksgiving, review your list and remember
how blessed you are. This will open you
up to continue receiving so many amazing things in your life.
My blog turns 1!
Speaking
of gratitude, last week, my blog turned one and I wanted to thank you for
reading it. I get so much out of writing it and even more when I hear how it’s
touched someone’s life or inspired them to do something new or to simply notice
the little things or to look at color in a new way. I love celebrating
milestones and this feels like a pretty big one to me, although not as big as
the one I will celebrate at the end of the month… more on that later!
With
gratitude,
Amy
