Gratitude and Joy

Day 313 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Being Appreciated

It was a compliment he didn’t even know he’d given.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 312 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Weather

We are headed into this dicey weather season and while I am concerned … even worried … about friends and loved ones, I also feel grateful for living on the desert floor.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 311 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Christmas Catalogs

I’m a big believer in dreams and Christmas catalogs are the physical manifestations of dreams. They are filled with possibilities and indulgences and ideas.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 310 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Getting It Done

My patience has increased with my experience leaving me in a better position to laugh about these challenges.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 309 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Long Shadows

We grabbed Enzo's leash and headed out for a quick stroll through the neighborhood. The shadows were just beginning to lengthen.

Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 308 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Cool Cars, Awesome Airplanes

We walked among the several rows of vehicles, in awe of the attention to detail their owner’s lavished on their rides.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 307 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – The Internet

To me, the benefits outweigh the consequences. I couldn’t work remotely from a place I love without it.

Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 306 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Clean Windows

He and his assistant, Ashley, arrived with buckets and squeegees and assorted tools of their trade and proceeded to easily erase the gloom of the monsoonal storms.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 305 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Nothing

Here in the desert, except for the occasional howl or bark of a coyote, there is no sound at all outside my open window. Nothing! Absolute stillness.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 304 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Fancy Little Things

The little extras that we include in our trips, the fancy little (and often useful) souvenirs we bring home that remind us of the joys we’ve experienced, bring us great joy.