Washing face for the day, ready to begin...
“Before you go out into the world,
wash your face
in the clear crystal of praise.
Bury each yesterday
in the fine linen and spices of thankfulness.”
~Charles Spurgeon
I couldn't stop the 1000 gift list! His gifts keep coming!
And:
Researchers studying those who kept gratitude journals concluded:
"At the end of the 10 weeks, participants who’d kept a gratitude journal felt better about their lives as a whole and were more optimistic about the future than participants in either of the other two conditions. To put it into numbers, according to the scale we used to calculate well-being, they were a full 25 percent happier than the other participants. Those in the gratitude condition reported fewer health complaints.
People who kept a gratitude journal reported feeling more joyful, enthusiastic, interested, attentive, energetic, excited, determined, and strong than those in the hassles condition. They also reported offering others more emotional support or help with a personal problem— supporting the notion that gratitude motivates people to do good. And this was not limited to what they said about themselves. We sent surveys to people who knew them well, and these significant others rated participants in the gratitude group as more helpful than those in the other groups."
1001.
petals in light... quiet beauty
1002.
little girl gathering on a stair in the middle, her dear friends invited, two Great-Granny-made Raggedy Ann dolls, a Grandma-made teddy bear, and a Grandpa-bestowed Racoon, for a little morning read aloud.
1003.
Curling up on the couch to read on a Sunday afternoon, and children piling atop with their own books all about, and boys in rocking chairs with good novels, and the late afternoon winter sun slipping away in the quiet as we nibble on words, bodies pressed close, our breathing the only sound...
1004.
pigs piling close too, sleeping heavy through end-of-winter nights...
1005.
Big brother calling three youngers to come listen to a story before dinner time, so they circle and he begins in that clear voice that just not so long ago asked me to come read to him
1006.
nourishment in light...filling beauty.
Check out the Russian Hunsucker's 1000 gifts-- they are counting down!
Debbi at Ognipiacere continues her 1000 gifts , as does Rebekah at A Soft Gentle Voice
Begin you own One Thousand Gift List --drop me a line if you do!
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