In appreciation

I don't want to sound like a big sap, but lately I have been feeling so grateful for what life has brought me. It's a good feeling -- a warm feeling -- and makes me feel a little bit surprised (as in, "Hey! Look what I have!"). And it always, always makes me feel rich.

I'm thankful, of course, for my family and home.



And my extended family.





I feel lucky to live in a place so beautiful.





I appreciate days when clouds move across the sky like a painting in motion



but also when those clouds remind us what they're made of.



I am thankful for music.



I am grateful for times when I feel small



and times when I feel humbled



but also when I feel I'm a part of something larger than myself.



On trying days -- or when weeks go by and I feel the universe is after me, it's hard to remember what I have to be grateful for.

But my memory lapse doesn't last long.