Monday
Mar212011
blessings
today was:
storm clouds and sunshine
a slow easy run in the grass along the shore
chasing Rave and his stuffed pink hippo through every room of the house while laughing like a lunatic
a mug of lemongrass tea and the writing of Irish poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue
gratitude for rich friendships, old and new
beginning a delightful e-course entitled The Art of Living Cheerfully by the ever enchanting Madelyn Mulvaney (ooh, it's good!)
discovering two treasured cards and a package in my mailbox
lunch delivered by my favorite vegan cafe
followed by the florist dropping off these cheery orange beauties
a winsome beginning to a birthday week
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
~ John O'Donohue
Monday, March 21, 2011
Reader Comments (9)
Sounds like a beautiful day. I especially loved the image from the line, chasing Rave and his stuffed pink hippo through every room of the house while laughing like a lunatic. It reminded me to enjoy and appreciate all the silly and spectacular moments I have with my 4 year old niece and nephew. We take lunacy to a whole new level during our playtime together. I hope the blessings keep flowing during your birthday week. Take care and Be well.
my sister in pisces-ness , love your photo and your day - happy birthday even if it is not as you had thought , I hope it is better than you could have possibly imagined !
ooh that class sounds good....kinda scares me...which means I should take it!
Seriously. I love you. Like really. And BIRTHDAY! Hooray!
Erica - Thank you and oh, how fun to have a young niece and nephew to play and laugh with. I have two young great-nieces but they live so far away. Being an auntie is wonderful, isn't it?
Martha - Thank you! I am on the cusp of pisces/aries but always felt more pisces like.
Tracie - I think you would love it!
Amy - Right back at you! xoxo
How exciting that you are taking this class and what a perfect gift to give yourself. I cannot wait to see what beauty blooms from this!! Your comment about chasing Rave made me smile and again think about the Art of Racing inThe Rain. Such a great book.
i had to pop over and let you know i've been thinking about you today... wishing you the very best of birthday blessings... * much love*
I am laughing at the Rave + stuffed pink hippo chase. Because I love the image. And because Atlas had a stuffed pink pig. It was the squeakiest thing ever and it drove me crazy, so I gave it to someone whose stuffed animal wanted a pig. When I gave it to her, she said, "Oh! A hippo!" It was not a pig. It was a hippo. I still don't know how I didn't see that. It was totally a hippo. The only thing pig-like about it was its pink color. Still laughing.
What a beautiful beginning to your birthday week. I hope the rest of it was filled with wonder and delight too.
Birthday wishes of love and joy from puppy and me.
Stephanie~ thank you so much for sharing those lines from The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Michelle~ thank you and big hugs to you. :)
Elizabeth~ I got a huge kick out of this because every time I see Rave's hippo I think, pig, but I cannot understand why.