Gratitude

Number 13, on Friday, Ooh! 🙈🙈🙈 Hola compañeros Funsters! Dam’n excited to see you again. Friday is my Fav day. I get to craft a drunken mixture of Frivolous Flutter, whip it into a Flavorful Frappuccino, and serve it to you with a bowl of Fruity Fried Fiddlesticks. Fantastic, huh…

You don’t expect these — Ralph Waldo Emerson said this about gratitude: “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” It’s so easy to get caught up…

My spirit was broken — and then my order arrived — A Broken Spirit I was at a big dance event, one that I had long awaited, but I felt incredibly sad. These weekends are supposed to be inspirational, energizing, and rejuvenating. Sure enough, I found myself profoundly inspired by a tango performance that was the epitome of what I hoped to become —…

The world is better with you in it From the beginning of time human beings have been looking for meaning and purpose. Entire societies have been built and conquered trying to declare their worthiness. We are no different. We all want to make our mark. What does it mean to…

1. Share some glimmers from your day — A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger. It’s something that brings you a sense of peace and safety. When Keeley put this as today’s prompt, I knew I wanted to use it as a gratitude list of sorts. …

Series: Tattoos, Bikes, and Butterflies (9) — My tent comes in the mail. I sit in our home office Unpacking each piece. The last time I went camping, I was 13 years old — I didn’t set up my own tent. I take my time, Terrified that the $68 piece Of fabric and aluminum Will show its…

Should time be measured when it comes to pleasure? — When Grandma Smillew mentions your piece in hers ‘What About Hiding Reading Time?’, it feels like royalty came knocking on your door <curtsy>. Thank you so much Grandma ❤ I admit, my stories aren’t short. They’re as long as it needs to be. I never set out to write thinking…

“What is labor if not the forging of love itself, made raw and real in the world?” Sometimes we hear words that ring so close to the heart that they seem other-worldly. And we wonder in disbelief — do people still feel/ write like that? The above quotation is from…

Keeley Schroder June 1st prompt At my age, the first glimmer of the day is waking up. Some of my friends have lost that glimmer. The next glimmer of the day comes from my coffee maker. I need only to wait less than a minute for its contents to fill…