9-30-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Clarity of purpose and direction
People who are skilled at navigating the rich and tumultuous human emotional landscape
Tink, faithfully by my side through the night
My friend, Kim, introducing me to Trader Joe’s coconut body butter
Taking time to rest my eyes
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-29-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Knocking more things off the to-do list
Cowboy beans and cornbread
When the high protein yogurt is on sale
Jars of homemade mixed berry chia seed jam
Washing and using a quilt I made almost 30 years ago
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-28-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Time with Kim, talking, walking, visiting the shops in Mount Vernon, eating at Pancho’s Tacos
Continuing to find ways to lighten the load
A reliably warm sweatshirt for the chilly morning walks
The ongoing work of finding meaning in this life
Reimagining the shape and arrangement of the studio
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-27-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Time with my sister and my niece, sushi and stories between us
The privilege of another trip around the sun
Figuring it out, one day at a time
Tai chi and stretches with Sybbie this morning
A new vacuum cleaner that shows dirt no mercy
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-26-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A good talk with dear friend Rhonda
Getting to and from a work event safely, with gorgeous views of northwestern Ohio along the way
The simple joy a sketch pad and watercolor markers can bring
More shredding, downsizing, recycling, composting
Chilly air and bright stars
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-25-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A new early morning Tai chi practice taking shape and feeling good
Art at lunchtime at the office
Fog and frogs on the morning walk
Taking my time
A great new pumpkin pie chia seed pudding recipe that turned out perfect
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-24-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A delightful dream about a local lobster food truck, Cousins Maine Lobster
Finding my center of gravity
The comfort of a single kitten, and here I’m lucky to have four
The soothing touch and sound of the rain
Friends who check in
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-22-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Art on the front lawn with Jodi and a full view into the meadow from the ridge
Toast with mashed avocado, sliced beets and goat cheese
Another good cry
The aroma of roasting bell peppers and sweet potatoes dusted with garlic and sage
Finding peace in pockets of time during the day
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-21-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Silence on the morning walk, until the coyotes came
How much I’m enjoying watermelon these past few weeks
Replacing the window screens and reinstalling them in the living room window frames
Time with Jodi today, making watercolor artist trading cards
Doing what my dear friend loved to do—give things away
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-20-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Early morning kitten zoomies and catnip
The process of reinventing oneself
A day of accomplishments awaiting me
Full-on squash and mum season
Perfectly cooked sunny side up eggs with toast and slices of avocado
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-19-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A good sleep in past 5:00am
Finding more potatoes in the raised bed, still perfectly edible
All the choices I have
Starting a scrap metal pile for outdoor art projects
Paying my respects to Rick , a good and decent man
What are you grateful for today?☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-18-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A midday walk with Katie to a downtown neighborhood that is just charming
Continuing to choose love no matter what
Standing beneath the stars, listening intently
Anticipation of a much-needed day off
The people who clean the buses I ride
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-17-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Keeping the promises I make
Grounding more often during the day
An impulsive load of pre-dawn laundry, hung by the light of a million stars
The huge chocolate chunk cookies Andi left behind on Sunday, on purpose
Strengthening connections
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-16-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Peach yogurt with Peggy’s grain-free granola
Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, All the Way to the River
Fun at the dentist with Louie and Morgan
Keeping my prayers deep, wide and inclusive
How the house keeps getting lighter
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-15-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sister time with Jane under a buckeye tree and blue skies
Making a double batch of mom’s no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies before doing any other household chores
Slowly getting out the autumn comforts—blankets, dried flowers, more tea, watercolor sketch books
Feeling more organized
Wrapping up the day with Andi, eating lacinato kale and tofu salad on the porch, talking about work and the challenges of human relationships
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-14-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Time with Andrew, Peggy and Rob yesterday, tidying up the land, having lunch
Peggy’s Cherokee tomato quiche
Choosing what feelings I give my energy and attention to
Starting the day talking with Joe about EQ, and a ham and cheese croissant
Showers of yellow leaves falling from the black walnut trees along the driveway
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-13-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Diving into Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, “All the Way to the River”
A single coyote singing in the meadow around 2:00am
Handcrafted lip balm from my friend Jen
Erica’s kindness and guidance
Listening to the land, being soothed and comforted by her sweet voice
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
9-12-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Wondering where love will take us next
Reassuring wisdom from dear friend Marie—“What if it all works out?”
Cottage cheese with tamari and sesame seeds
Protecting my heart from contempt and despair
Planning for tomorrow’s garden project with Andrew
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
