"A Year of Gratitude"

I was inspired, several years ago, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of the book, 'Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy." In the book, she talks about the transformative power of gratitude and encourages every person to keep a daily 'gratitude journal' by writing down at least 5 things that they are grateful for every day. I have kept a journal since I was a little girl (though sporadic, at times) and when I kept a gratitude journal in addition to my regular journal, I was amazed at the results.

This year, in an effort to combine my interests in photography, journaling and scrapbooking with my expression of daily gratitude, I've decided to embark upon a project I've entitled, "A Year of Gratitude". This is my novice attempt at photo journalism!

Everyday, I will post at least one photo and one blog (Blogspot) and status (Facebook) about at least one thing I am grateful for in that day. I will date it and only use photos taken on that day (with minor exceptions).

After 12/31/10, I will comprise all the daily photos and blogs into a book which I will then have printed for myself. I'm a little slow to respond to the Universe sometimes, and being that I just received the inspiration to do this on 1/10/10, I will post up images I have from the first of the year and be consistent daily from 1/10/10 forward.

In the process, it is my hope to honor the people, places, situations and blessings in my life. It is also my hope to discover beauty in the everyday stuff of life, to seek the miraculous in the mundane and to celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary. I am humbled and excited to embark upon this journey. Mahalo for sharing it with me. . .may you find joy and gratitude each and every day of your life. God Bless.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

"A Day with Sonny"


2.20.10. I am grateful that I opted to spend the day and evening with my Sonny boy. . .just me and him ALL day (basketball, visited the graves, PCC dinner and night show and rockin' in the car along the way-what a blast my 7 year-old is!)
Well, it's been quite a day. Fosi had an overnight boy scout camp and came home just in time to take the youth to EFY at BYU-Hawaii. So we didn't see him, really, since yesterday. I spent the day with Sonny doing chores, I did shopping, and took him to his basketball game at 3. He did much better today, especially on defense and scoring. I was supposed to go to a fundraiser with Kalani girl and Louisa tonight but when my son asked why I was going out, AGAIN, I knew I needed to spend more time with him. So, after his game, we headed to Laie to visit the graves, ate a buffet dinner at the Gateway and watched the night show at PCC. It was great and I got him some laser 'dentures' and sherbert delight. I had loaded new songs on my iPhone and we rocked on the way to and from Laie. It was a great day with my son. I know that I'll look back on times like these in a few years when he WON'T want to hang out with me and cherish them. I want him to always know and I want to show through my actions that he always comes first.
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