I'll be honest ~ this new year hasn't started out so well. Due to privacy issues,
I can't say a lot, but suffice it to say, there's been a lot of worrying and anxiety
going on. I know that worrying doesn't get me anywhere and I try so many things
to let go of that worry and anxiety ~ including prayer ~ but, sometimes it just really
sucks me in. I know I'm not alone in this. Everyone has problems and worries.
Financial troubles, marital problems, illness (physical and mental), addictions,
death, problems with kids, stressful jobs, lack of employment, cars breaking
down...the list goes on and on.
I think one that that helps is looking for the little everyday joys in life. They are
there if we really look. We all know about keeping a gratitude journal, but I
prefer to capture these little joys in images instead.
I was out with a friend yesterday (oh ~ that was definitely a mood lifter, too!) and
we stopped at Trader Joes. I love their $3.99 bouquet of flowers. I put them
on the kitchen table...
a few on a stool beside my desk...
the purple ones went in my bathroom...
and a few more went in the main bath.
My favorite British print publications...
Coffee at an independent coffee shop...
The beautiful green eyes of my neighbor-friend's cat, Aura...
Some of my houseplants in a sunbeam...
And, standing in awe of a beautiful winter sunset outside a bedroom window.
What little things have brought you moments of joy lately?
