Kindness Meditation
May you be healthy and happy;
may you be peaceful, prosperous and well;
may you be free from inner and outer harm;
may you overcome difficulity with grace, courage, and determinantion;
may you love and be loved.
~Unknown~
November is the perfect month to celebrate gratitude. Which is exactly what Shutter Sisters is doing this month via their One Word Project. They have teamed up with Memolio and an organization called Epic Change for their Tweetsgiving. You can find more information about that exciting collaboration here.
I have decided to celebrate gratitude along with them this month.
I am grateful for a lot today.
Yesterday I had coffee with 2 of my favorite ladies.
And this baby.
Meet Danny. Isn’t he just the happiest, cutest, I want to pinch your cheeks baby EVER?
And this baby’s mom is a totally amazing woman.
Just trust me on this one. Sharon is truly amazing. And she’s an even more amazing mom.
You might also remember these guys from not too long ago.
They were there too. Keeping busy as you can see.
Lexi is another fantastically amazing woman. And her son Alexander is super cute. And super smart!
He is only 3 (almost 4, but who’s counting?) and he LOVES puzzles. And he’s good at them. REALLY good. Even ones with 100 pieces. Go Alexander!!
And he’s so proud when he finishes one!
Lexi, Sharon and I have been friends for over 15 years. Yep, 15. Time has sent us in many different directions. We’ve each had our share of joys, successes, sorrows. And no matter where the wind blows us we have always been there for each other. In person. On the phone. Via email. Flickr. Twitter. We’ve stayed in touch. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. We’ve been silly. And the common thread that binds us?
Coffee.
Starbucks Coffee.
Somehow all roads always lead us back to our regular coffee dates. Where we can talk and talk and talk. About anyone. And anything. Our date last night was a long time coming. It had been over 3 years since our last Starbucks gathering. Alexander was the size of baby Danny at our last meeting! But this date was just like the others. It felt so right. And so relaxed. And so needed. I am so glad to have these amazing ladies (and their amazing children) in my life.
That is why I am grateful today.
What are you grateful for?
I never intended to turn November into the month of gratitude. It just sort of happened and it feels right. November is the right month for appreciation. Don’t you think?
Gratitude just sort of fell from the sky into my lap this week.
Have I mentioned that I am loving working with textures as of late?!Today I joined the 30 days of gratitude group on flickr. A photography project where I’ll be posting a photo a day on flickr for the month of November of the things I am most grateful for. Don’t worry I won’t post them here everyday. The daily bloggings will be coming to an end after today. I think. I’ve just been so inspired this week I’ve wanted to share it all with you! I hope you don’t mind!
But I digress…back to gratitude.
Today I am grateful for you, my blog readers. And so is Memolio. Remember them? They sell these cute little brag book albums with your images!
Memolio and I are so grateful for you as a matter of fact that they are partnering with me to reward 5 of my lucky blog readers! I am totally loving that I get to have a contest to show my gratitude for you and I hope you’ll enter.
Now on to the most important question.
What do you get?
The 5 winners will each receive a gift certificate to create their own memolio album of 24 of their images FOR FREE! All the winners will have to do is visit their site, upload 24 images, tweak the layout, and voila! memolio will ship the winners their album speedy quick (maybe even in time for Thanksgiving!)
How do you Enter?
I think its pretty easy, and you can increase your chances by following the simple steps below.
To Enter:
Good luck! I can’t wait to see who you want to create these little album gems for. Comments will be closed next Wednesday November 11th and winners will be announced next Friday November 13th right here on the blog so stay tuned!