Recently, Blais and I were picking up canoes from a friend. Luna was sitting in the back looking at the cows and deer we passed as we drove down the beautiful country lane. The air was warm and the sky was flushed with pink and purple colors.
“We are very lucky to live here,” Blais said and added how beautiful and safe this part of the world is. “It’s a privilege, really,” I agreed.
We passed by his school and he mentioned how great his school is and how lucky he is that he can be in a great band and have amazing opportunities like taking TV and Film classes.
We thought of many great things we loved about our little town, enjoying our gratitude ride. It was a gentle kind of gratitude that isn’t created or asked for. It’s the kind that shows up like a sweet fragrance of summer in the south and sinks deep into your being, making you pause and pay attention.
“What a gift to experience it with my almost sixteen-year-old son!”, I thought.
“The bank can’t just change their mind and take our house away, right?” Blais asked, looking to solidify this feeling of safety.
Recently, Blais and I were picking up canoes from a friend. Luna was sitting in the back looking at the cows and deer we passed as we drove down the beautiful country lane. The air was warm and the sky was flushed with pink and purple colors.
“We are very lucky to live here,” Blais said and added how beautiful and safe this part of the world is. “It’s a privilege, really,” I agreed.
We passed by his school and he mentioned how great his school is and how lucky he is that he can be in a great band and have amazing opportunities like taking TV and Film classes.
We thought of many great things we loved about our little town, enjoying our gratitude ride. It was a gentle kind of gratitude that isn’t created or asked for. It’s the kind that shows up like a sweet fragrance of summer in the south and sinks deep into your being, making you pause and pay attention.
“What a gift to experience it with my almost sixteen-year-old son!”, I thought.
“The bank can’t just change their mind and take our house away, right?” Blais asked, looking to solidify this feeling of safety.
The young people are so overwhelmed with the unstable world we live in, and it feels so good to have something – a homestead that they can come back to. The year 2020 challenged all of us to accept that what we couldn’t imagine was possible.
“No,” I answered. “And I don’t plan on selling it either. I like it here.”
Now the gratitude expanded into the past and pulled out all the hard times, all the financial struggles, all of our resilence and discipline and creativity, and the sheer persistence to find solutions and never give up.
And I became aware of all the people who were our support system through the years (like you!) and felt even more grateful that we had the humility and grace to not only create, produce, and give but, more importantly, to receive and let others give to us.
My fridge is still broken, customer service is silent (they have no answers or better solutions), but life is good. I’ve been listening, staying out of my own way, and stretching those gaps between two thoughts. I’m loving how that helps me to stay in a place of peace, calm, gratitude, love, and grace.
I remember this place from my own childhood. It’s not measured in material possessions or good material fortune, but in being present to each other and in finding the Divine in every little thing.
The young people are so overwhelmed with the unstable world we live in, and it feels so good to have something – a homestead that they can come back to. The year 2020 challenged all of us to accept that what we couldn’t imagine was possible.
“No,” I answered. “And I don’t plan on selling it either. I like it here.”
Now the gratitude expanded into the past and pulled out all the hard times, all the financial struggles, all of our resilence and discipline and creativity, and the sheer persistence to find solutions and never give up.
And I became aware of all the people who were our support system through the years (like you!) and felt even more grateful that we had the humility and grace to not only create, produce, and give but, more importantly, to receive and let others give to us.
My fridge is still broken, customer service is silent (they have no answers or better solutions), but life is good. I’ve been listening, staying out of my own way, and stretching those gaps between two thoughts. I’m loving how that helps me to stay in a place of peace, calm, gratitude, love, and grace.
I remember this place from my own childhood. It’s not measured in material possessions or good material fortune, but in being present to each other and in finding the Divine in every little thing.
In my Chopra Meditation course I read this beautiful thought: “When we pray, we speak to God. When we meditate in silence, God speaks to us.” Beautiful and so true, right?
It’s about finding that surrender and stillness. It’s about being present to Life itself. It’s finding happiness in what is, not what it was or what it will be someday. It’s experiencing gratitude that’s gentle and unforced, like wildflowers that grow undisturbed in the fields.
In my Chopra Meditation course I read this beautiful thought: “When we pray, we speak to God. When we meditate in silence, God speaks to us.” Beautiful and so true, right?
It’s about finding that surrender and stillness. It’s about being present to Life itself. It’s finding happiness in what is, not what it was or what it will be someday. It’s experiencing gratitude that’s gentle and unforced, like wildflowers that grow undisturbed in the fields.
Music
Enjoy this beautiful summer song (a Dolly Parton cover) “In My TN Mountain Home,” It’s a live recording from our May Live Concert we did in my little music room in our home in Franklin, TN.
Enjoy this beautiful summer song (a Dolly Parton cover) “In My TN Mountain Home,” It’s a live recording from our May Live Concert we did in my little music room in our home in Franklin, TN.
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