Gratitude Soup

Do you ever have those days where you focus entirely too much on what’s missing in your life?  I think we all do. I am 100% guilty as charged more than ever lately.  Last night I was out running, most likely pondering something that’s missing, and then rapper T.I said these words into my earbuds: “Stop Looking At What You Ain’t Got And Start Being Thankful For What You Do Got.” (So Live Your Life…

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Three Little Birds

The other day was my three year anniversary in Hawaii. Every year at this time I read the journal entry I wrote on the plane on the way here.  I’m not sure why, maybe to remind myself that I bravely took a risk and a leap into the unknown, or maybe to reflect on all the people I have met and experiences I’ve had here since that day. Of course, before making my big leap,…

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I Won’t Give Up

I think this song is so beautiful.

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Back to the Wild: The Spirit of Christopher McCandless Lives On

I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau At sixteen years old, I checked out  Thoreau’s book Walden at the library which, looking back seems like oddly heavy material for a teenage girl. I’m positive I did not read the entire…

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Old Pine

I am inspired by this music video today, Mickey Smith created this video for Ben Howard’s song, “Old Pine.” Love the imagery and the tune. Enjoy. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/22163776 w=400&h=225] OLD PINE from Astray Films on Vimeo.

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