7-23-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Needing a thin blanket to keep warm last night (but still having the windows open)
The sacred work of reclamation
Losing weight the healthy way
When the planets line up, literally
A new outfit with pieces from my brother (Hawaiian shirt), the thrift store (capris), and Walmart (tank top)
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👚🌺
7-22-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Fresh lemon juice in my morning water
My friend, Christin, she’s such a good listener
The drama and power of yesterday’s storms and how beautiful the rain was
Eating less, feeling better
Two more tiny books curing in the studio
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈📖😘
7-21-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A surprising, almost eerie, mosquito-free morning walk
Dragonflies swarming crazily overhead
Having plenty of fresh food and safe drinking water
The rain that’s on its way
A fun work project that involves our volunteer teammates
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🎣🐢
7-20-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
3 1/2 hours talking with Marie that felt like 20 minutes
Cooler morning air, and stars
Using egg money to pay my bus fare
Learning how to trust in new ways
Not having—or needing—a television
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂❤️
7-19-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Laughing with Rosie
Peanut butter Rice Krispie treats with a layer of chocolate ganache
Driving home safely in the dark, relaxing in the quiet
Getting through some difficult days last week
Coffee shop writing
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️☕️
7-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sautéed chicken, mushrooms and red onions folded into a wrap
Homemade bourbon honey butter on pancakes with warm maple syrup
Watching the rain wash the skies clean
Having the windows open again
Knowing that I can handle whatever comes
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥞
7-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A new Costco shopping record: 17 minutes
When the basics are restocked
New approaches to old problems
Uneventful morning and evening commutes
Rotisserie chicken on toasted sourdough bread, sprinkled with pink Himalayan sea salt
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍞
7-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sesame garlic seared ahi tuna
Getting better sleep than I expected last night
Cutting covers for tiny books
The money I’m saving by not eating out as much or succumbing to the vending machines at work
Gentle companions who lift my spirits
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝🐓❤️
7-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The whole EQ concept of intrinsic motivation
A cotton candy sunrise and dewy grass
Dinner with Jean
The delight that comes from giving gifts, bonus if it’s a surprise
Reclaiming my peace, my heart, my purpose
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😌❤️
7-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Rediscovering my proactive groove
Bus drivers who seem to be NASCAR-trained, determined to get us downtown on time
Taking the morning walk while the mosquitoes are still asleep
How my sisters’ sourdough bread is the only non gluten free bread I can have
Circling back around to trust
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☀️
7-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A weekend filled with really good choices
Taking art projects with me wherever I go
The clouds yesterday…epic and stunning and captivating
That sleepy mid-afternoon feeling
Sitting at a table with fellow writers and being that close to so much creativity and imagination
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️🪡☀️
7-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Indie bookstores
Gratitude so deep, there are no words
Sweeping off the bridge—something I’ve wanted to do for weeks now
Keeping the budget on track so far this month
Joining a writing group later this afternoon at the Granville Center for the Arts
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✍️❤️
7-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The view out the bedroom window—foggy and green and exotic-looking
How meditative embroidery work is
Deep cleaning the bathroom
The raspberry sage soap Sarah gave me and how its scent gently fills the house
The stories behind our scars
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😶🌫️🐝
7-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A strong capacity to learn new things
Keeping art supplies and musical instruments within reach
The tiny frogs, no bigger than my thumbnail, that jump out of the way when I’m on the mower
A coffee table book about trees, and another one about bees
Coasting through the blessedly mediocre
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝💤
7-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Wearing a fun and new-to-me dress to work
When the acres that need mowing are all shaded, like back near the woods
The privilege of forest bathing right where I live
Working with love and self-compassion to shift the way my brain processes things
Catnip toys
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🪭🪡
7-8-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Fixing one of my favorite bird feeders before breakfast, filling it and standing back to watch the birds enjoy
Being medically unremarkable
People who do the hard work in the most difficult situations
Roasted red potatoes, harvested on Sunday, alongside a salmon burger
Litanies—of praise, thankfulness, hope, love, and peace
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🦝☀️🛌
7-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The engineering and physics it takes to build a parking garage, and the people who know how to make it all happen
Understanding the relationship between humidity and cloud formation
A fresh greens salad with sheep’s milk feta, pumpkin seeds, and arugula, with kalua pork quesadillas on the side
First day back at work not too stressful
An oscillating fan
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🪭🍔
7-6-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
That breeze yesterday that cooled me off while I worked outside
Wisdom and inspiration from a powerful book
Making tiny fabric landscape brooches
Reconnecting with my purpose on a more regular basis
Remembering dear friends who have moved on
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🐝🌖
7-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A cup of tea on the porch with “Braiding Sweetgrass”, the jays at the feeder, and oh, so many trees
The flight pattern of a goldfinch
Feeling ready to go back to work tomorrow
Rescuing hostas from the compost pile
A salmon burger with sharp white cheddar and arugula
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🪡🧊
7-4-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A cool bath before bed
Reinforcing the chicken coop before breakfast, with supplies I have on hand
A wily chipmunk who teases the cats delightfully
Making popsicles out of leftover smoothies
Citronella candles that really work
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈☀️🦝