The Extraordinary View From Where I Stand

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Extraordinary View

From Where I Stand

(photo: looking east up the Columbia River as seen from the Beacon Rock trail)

The Amazing Path I Get To Travel

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The Amazing Path

I Get To Travel

(photo: the switchback trail up the side of Beacon Rock on the Columbia River)

Amazing Talent & Playful Creativity

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Amazing Talent & Playful Creativity

Each Step - Each Breath - Each Moment

Today I Am Grateful For...

Each Step, Each Breath,

Each Moment

(photo: late summer sunset at Cannon Beach, Oregon)

Sweet Delicious Abundance

Today I Am Grateful For...

Sweet, Delicious Abundance

Love And Support

Today I Am Grateful For...

All The Love & Support

With Which I Am Surrounded

& Which Helps My Life To Shine

(photo: sunset at Cannon Beach, Oregon)

Bearing Witness To Moments Like This

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The Immense Privilege

Of Bearing Witness

To Moments Like This

(photo: sunset at Cannon Beach, Oregon)

The Rotation Of The Earth

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The Rotation Of The Earth

As We Orbit The Sun

And All Of The Gifts

Which Pour Forth From That Process

(photo: sunrise at Jackson Bottoms Wetlands Preserve)

The Many Ways To Say Peace

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The Many Ways

To Say Peace

(photo: the Peace Pole at the entrance to the Portland Japanese Garden)

This Magical Place

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The Privilege Of  Visiting

This Magical Place

On A  Regular Basis

(photo: the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park)

When Here And There Dissolves Into Now

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That Moment When

Here And There

Dissolves Into Now

(photo: sunset on the westbound MAX train heading to Hillsboro)

This Magical World

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The Joyful Privilege

Of Living In This Magical World

(photo: the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park)

Beauty

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The Infinite Variety Of Ways

In Which Beauty Is Revealed

(photo: early morning at the Portland Rose Garden in Washington Park)

Bridges

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Bridges

Which Provide A Way Across

When I Need It

(photo: the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park)

Sunlight Filtered Through Trees

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Sunlight Filtered Through Trees

In The Morning

(photo: the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park)

Carrie Newcomer

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The Music Of Carrie Newcomer

I had the delightful experience of watching a live streaming concert
featuring Carrie telling stories and singing songs that touch my heart. 

In addition to the song featured in the video above,
here are a couple more of my favorites:

Before & After

Lean In Towards The Light

Sharing The World With Living Growing Things

Today I Am Grateful For...

Sharing The World

With Living Growing Things

Dancing With Friends Of My Heart

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The Privilege Of Dancing

And Sharing Heart Space

With Friends Of My Heart

(photo: 2013 Wilderness Dance Camp on Flathead Lake)

Delicious Abundance

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Delicious Abundance

My Whole Life

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The Awesome Grandeur

Of My Whole Life

(photo: Mount Hood and Trillium Lake in Oregon)

Variety And Abundance

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Variety And Abundance

(photo: assorted cherry tomatoes at the Portland Farmers' Market)

Love

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The Presence Of

This Woman

In My Life

(photo: thanks to Danyel Rogers Photography for the portrait taken at the Downtown Hillsboro Tuesday Market)

500th Gratitude

This post is the 500th entry in this blog. To mark the occasion I created this video slide show of all the posts so far (excluding the ones that were videos, etc). Thank you for walking with me on this journey of gratitude. My life has been transformed by the practice. 

The background music is me playing my Native American flute.

The Practice Of Deep Gratitude

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The Practice Of Deep Gratitude

(photo: artwork etched into the wall of the Washington Park MAX platform in Portland, Oregon)

Fresh Peaches

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The Taste & Smell Of Fresh Peaches

From Our Local Farmers’ Market 

Fresh Fruit

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Fresh Fruit

My Surprising Life

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The Exhilarating Joy

Of My Surprising Life

(photo: waves at high tide on the Oregon coast)

Something Larger

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The Awareness That I Am

A Part Of Something Larger,

More Powerful & More Mysterious

Than I Can Fully Comprehend

(photo: sea cave on the Oregon coast)

Waves

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The Awesome & Beautiful Majesty

Of Waves

(video: waves meeting the rocks on the Oregon coast)

The Unfolding Mystery of Life

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Unfolding Mystery

Of Life