5-24-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Handing over my love and wonder and gratitude to the living things I encountered on the morning walk
Utter silence, countless shades of green, lushness and forest bathing
Time with Jonna, generating reconnections, craft ideas, memories of growing up together
How thick downpours don’t even come close to silencing the birds
Raspberry and walnut steel cut oats that taste better the second day
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈⛈️❤️
5-23-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The young buck who let me get as close as I’ve ever been to a deer
And right after that, just a few steps away, the baby possum riding on its mother’s back, wide-eyed and adorable
Local restaurants as occasional sanctuaries
A play date with my childhood friend, sewing, crafting, getting caught up
The sheer joy of writing
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈⛈️🍦
5-22-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Coming to the end of a hectic week, intact
Creating moments of creativity
Eating more greens
Indulging the sweet feeling of sleepiness
All the tears that have healed me over the years and miles
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨
5-21-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Kindergarten graduates and the teachers who helped them get there
A much-needed day to rest, just sleep
Meaningful work in the day ahead
Finding a stash of bus money I forgot I’d tucked away
Sesame today veggie stir fry
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥗
5-20-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A brother who, when you tell him you need a 6’ aluminum ladder, immediately goes on Facebook marketplace and finds dozens available, in your area
This morning’s thunderstorm and soothing downpour as reason enough to linger in bed
Deciding to cut the grass after work yesterday instead of taking the nap I really needed
Tying up the daffodils and snowdrops before digging them out to dry for fall planting
Looking for new strawberry rhubarb recipes
A day to reflect, rest, sleep
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈⛈️
5-19-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Tracy’s generous spirit
After dinner porch time with notebook and pen
Putting my mind to something and following through
A chicken tender sandwich with salted sliced radishes and sharp cheddar cheese
Watching my little corner of the world wake up
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👸🏼
5-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Floors swept, burn pile nearly reduced to ashes, the scent of woodsmoke
Dinner with new friends and fellow volunteers
Houseplants repotted for the season
Watching the house wrens dart in and out of the birdhouses on the ridge
All natural insect repellent that works wonderfully
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🐝
5-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A symphony of cowbirds, house wrens, mourning doves, field sparrows, catbirds, towhees, grosbeaks, and blue jays as the soundtrack for my morning walk
The woods, unreservedly dressing herself in every shade of green
An unagenda’d day yesterday, with rain showers and dramatic skies to cheer me
When thrift stores mark down everything 50%
This land that I love so terribly much
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🌅
5-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Repotting orchids
Sushi with my sister and a much needed catch up
Buying marked down apples and flinging them into the fields for the deer and whoever else wants them
A pleasant morning at the local farmers market
The walking paths’ first cut of the season
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Pausing on the morning walk to watch the maples grow
Knowing the origin of the eggs in my egg salad
How capers make just about everything better
Weeding one of the garden beds at dusk
Imagining all that goes on in the night sky while I sleep
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☀️🐦⬛
5-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Good and helpful self talk in the middle of the night
Conversations with volunteers about EQ
Giving people grace, including myself
More downsizing, recycling, cleaning up
Less phone time
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The birds making the most of the forest canopy’s acoustics
Marie’s words at the right moment
More room in the fridge since I gave away some eggs
Tai chi moves to start the day
What karma looks like in other faith traditions
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍦☀️
5-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Good learning with good people
How mom’s recipes are still feeding folks and making them happy
The view through the bathroom windows while I’m settled into a hot bath at the end of the day
Strawberries
A slice of moon, pure white, hanging gently over the eastern field, waiting on the sun
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨
5-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A toasted English muffin with peanut butter and a drizzle of bourbon infused honey, banana on the side
Coaxing Sybbie down from a black walnut tree on the ridge
Being outside most of the day, no phone, just birdsong and blue skies and green everywhere
A morning of baking favorite recipes
Rearranging the bird feeders and shepherd hooks on the ridge
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐦⬛
5-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The house wren sitting on her nest of seven eggs in the flower pot just outside the kitchen window, and I get to hear her sing every morning
Watching an eastern bluebird feed her hatchlings through the round hole in their birdhouse
Trying out a new lemon olive oil cake recipe
Time with dear friends yesterday, working outside in the breezy sunshine
A batch of mom’s chocolate no-bake cookies cooling on the kitchen table
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍰
5-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A day of being outside in the bird sanctuary, then inside while it rains to bake and cook
Help from friends and family
Splurging on a trip to the laundromat to dry a load of bed sheets
That satisfying feeling after doing trim work
A sweet bouquet of unicorn baby’s breath
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💐
5-8-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A mosquito-free morning walk
And—eight deer watching me as I stepped quietly past them on the field path
Another dry day to finish up the weeding and mulching projects
Vanilla bean cashew yogurt from Trader Joe’s
The support and kindness from Ayaka, my EQ network leader coordinator
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨🐒
5-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Where I get to live, every single day
Katie’s insights and timing
Catching up on lost sleep
Egg and tuna salad with the rest of a chopped salad mixed in, grilled in a flatbread wrap
Reassurance that maybe I’m on the right track after all
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐒
5-6-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
An unexpected encounter that has me thinking in new ways
My friend, Mark, checking in regularly and kindly
How cosmetic upgrades around the house really lift my spirits
Knowing I’ll sleep well tonight
Coming home to a clean bathroom, kitchen, living room, and studio
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🏳️🌈🐈⬛🍦🧰
5-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
People still being outraged at injustice
Mussels in a garlicky buttery white wine broth
The return of the house wrens and their sweet song all day long
Everything the wind had to say last night
Listening to my heart
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☔️