"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, November 28, 2010

"The Magic Kingdom"

11.18.10. I am grateful for a magical day at the Magic Kingdom with my family. =)

So today was the day that we took Sonny to the Magic Kingdom and it certainly was magical. It was already decorated for Christmas and there was Christmas music playing and we took pictures everywhere. It was cool, not too crowded, lines were great. We started with the Dumbo ride and it was kind of a long line (and Sonny cracked up when I screamed on the ride)! We did the 'Tea Cups' and I screamed and got dizzy. We actually did Space Mountain and can I just say, NEVER AGAIN?!! Fosi was thrilled, Sonny was in shock and I was terrorized! We bought the pictures for proof. What was I thinking??? Sonny loved the Speedway Race Cars (he drove his own) and we did 'It's a Small World', 'The Haunted Mansion', they did 'Splash Mountain' and I watched the 'Wishes Come True' performance at the castle. I was just so touched and grateful as I stood there. We had made it to Disney World and it wasn't anywhere on my radar, but the Lord knows and provides! How blessed I am and we are as a family!!! We had lunch and I had ice cream, we watched the afternoon parade down Main Street and it was great with the characters. We rode the train around the park and went on the 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. The boys rode the 'People Mover' and we rode the Jungle safari boat ride and 'Aladdin's Carpet Ride'. Went back to the hotel by 5pm, rested and ate at the hotel and rested. We needed the rest, it was a long day of walking, especially the boys-they were still jetlagged. Gotta get up and out early tomorrow for Universal Studios and Harry Potter world!!!
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