Saturday, January 31, 2015

Sharing A Meal With Great Friends

Today I Am Grateful For...
Sharing A Meal With Great Friends
Who Remind Me That It Is Relationships
Which Make Life Worth Living

Friday, January 30, 2015

Same Place & Time

Today I Am Grateful For...
Being In The Same Place
At The Same Time

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Peace & Stilness

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Peace & Stillness
I Am Learning To Access
More & More

(photo: sunset at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Monday, January 26, 2015

Melting Into The Moment

Today I Am Grateful For...
Opportunities To Melt
Into The Moment

(photo: sunset at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Details That Catch My Eye

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Details
That Catch My Eye

(photo: sunset at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Changing My Perspective

Today I Am Grateful For...
What I Can See
When I Manage To Change My Perspective

(photo: inverted image of a sunset at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)
~ original image can be found by clicking here ~

Thursday, January 22, 2015

The View From Here

Today I Am Grateful For...
The View From Here
(& I’m Not Just Talking
About The Scenery)

(photo: Mt. Hood at sunrise seen from Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

After I Stopped Looking

Today I Am Grateful For...
Finding What I Was Looking For
After I Stopped Looking

(photo: sunset at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Surprising Gifts

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Surprising Gifts I Find
When I Just Show Up

(photo: morning fog at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Monday, January 19, 2015

Who I Was & Who I Am

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Person I Was
Who Helped Me Become
The Person I Am

(photo: High School Senior Portrait - 1974)

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Moments Of Clarity

Today I Am Grateful For...
Moments Of Clarity
In The Midst Of The Fog

(photo: raindrop on rose hip at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Finding Beauty Wherever I Look

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Simple Pleasure
Of Finding Beauty
Wherever I Look

(photo: view from the MAX train crossing the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon)

Friday, January 16, 2015

Random Goofy Playfulness


Today I Am Grateful For...
Random Goofy Playfulness
That Makes Me Smile

(photo: found on a bush outside my office)

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Each New Day

Today I Am Grateful For...
Each New Day
When The World Offers Us
Another Opportunity

(photo: just before sunrise at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Wonder Of Living In This World

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Wonder Of Living In This World
So Full Of Mystery

(photo: fog at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve on a January morning at sunrise)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The People Who Light Up My Life

Today I Am Grateful For...
The People
Who Light Up My Life

(photo: sunrise on Christmas Day at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Monday, January 12, 2015

When It's Hard To Tell The Difference

Today I Am Grateful For...
Those Moments When
It’s Hard To Tell The Difference
Between My Life & A Painting

(photo: sunrise at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve)

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Friends Who Surround & Support Each Other

Today I Am Grateful For...
Friends Who Surround & Support Each Other
In Times Of Tragedy & Loss

(dedicated to all my friends in the Moscow/Pullman area who have been touched by loss)

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Paying Attention

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Gifts I Notice
When I Pay Attention

(photo: found on a morning walk at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve near Hillsboro, Oregon)

Friday, January 9, 2015

Right Place at the Right Time

Today I Am Grateful For...
Remembering That I Am Always
In The Right Place At The Right Time

(photo: sunrise at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve located just south of Hillsboro, Oregon)

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Extraordinary People

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Extraordinary People
Who Have Come Into My Life
Through Serendipitous Means
And Enrich My Living
Beyond Description

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Life Is So Much More

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Ongoing Reminders
That This Life Is So Much More
Than I Can Ever Comprehend

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Seemingly Random Threads

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Seemingly Random Threads
That Enrich My Life
In Such Surprising Ways

(photo: Wilderness Dance Camp on Flathead Lake in Montana)

Monday, January 5, 2015

The Pieces Of My Life

Today I Am Grateful For...
All The Pieces That Come Together
To Form The Landscape
Of My Life

(photo: sunrise at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve near Hillsboro, Oregon)

Sunday, January 4, 2015

My Christmas Tree

Today I Am Grateful For...
This Little Tree
That Graced My Home With Beauty

Saturday, January 3, 2015

The Wild Sound Of Geese

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Wild Sound Of Geese
Flying Overhead

Friday, January 2, 2015

Days That Begin Like This

Today I Am Grateful For...
Days That Begin
Like This

(photo: sunrise at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, located just south of Hillsboro, Oregon)

Thursday, January 1, 2015

A Bird's Eye View Of Spectacular Scenery

Today I Am Grateful For...
A Bird’s Eye View
Of Spectacular Scenery

(photo: Mt. St. Helens in the foreground & Mt. Adams in the background through a very scratched airplane window)