Month of Gratitude

I know that one of my weaknesses is I sometimes get bogged down on focusing on the small negative rather than enjoying the much larger positives that I have in my life. Usually this happens when I'm feeling hurt/angry/sad/rejected. Fortunately,  I'm usually pretty quick to pull myself out of it and return to my half-glass full way of thinking.

My yoga practice has been a big help in keeping my perspective in check and reminding the power of both negative and positive thinking.

To help instill a sense of gratitude even deeper inside myself, I'll be joining hundreds of others, some yogis some not, in A Month of Gratitude.  Each day I'll list five things I'm grateful for. I'm not setting any rules for myself, somedays there might be repeats and somedays I might have to really stretch to find something to be grateful for.

To hold myself accountable, I've created a Month of Gratitude Page here on my blog. Each days gratitude list will be posted there.

What are you grateful for today?

October Photo Challenge Days 29-30

Day 29: Black and White

Day 30: Self Portrait

Six-Word Saturday 10/29/11

Need to believe, not know how. 

-- week ending 10/29/11

Inspired by SMITH Magazine: Six-Word Memoirs

Previous six-word chronicles:

Week ending 10/15/11

October Photo Challenge Days 22 - 28

Day 22: Hands

Day 23: Sunflare

Day 24: Animal

Day 25: Something pink

Day 26: Close-up

Day 27: From a distance

Day 28: Flowers

May All Beings Everywhere Be Happy & Free

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.

October Photo Challenge Days 16-21

Day 16: Long Exposure

Day 17:  Technology

Day 18:  Your shoes

Day 19:  Something orange

Day 20:  Bokeh (not true Bokeh but the best I could get)

Day 21:  Faceless self-portrait

Photo thanks to Sondra at Sweet Tea & Sanskrit

October Photo Challenge Days 10-15

Day 10: Childhood Memory

Day 11: Something Blue

Day 12: Sunset

Day 13: Yourself with 13 Things

Macbook, yoga mat, Sonic unsweet tea, ipad, iPhone,
Eagles jersey, Yoga Book Club current selection,
Mardi Gras beads, rock from the beach in California,
cowboy boots, Obama girl hat,
Kindle, yoga bolser

Day 14: Eyes

Day 15: Silhouette