Showing posts with label genuine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genuine. Show all posts

3.09.2009

thanks-a-day 03.08.09


me: today i am thankful for having jacques and cecily to snuggle with.


mom: i am thankful for the peaceful sound of the rain.


gunther (dog): i am thankful for my dinner.


hannah: i am thankful for my little brother :)


gauri: i am thankful for having cocoa to snuggle with :)


brittany: i'm thankful for stuffed elephants.


ashley: i am thankful to have finished hanging my art project.

thanks-a-day 03.07.09


me: i am thankful for a studio with lots of natural light.


nicki: today i am thankful that this adorable puppy cuddling on me in the morning.


ashley: i am thankful for reusable grocery bags!


ashley (again): i am also thankful for my brother!

2.27.2009

the happiness project

the happiness project is a year long exploration into being happy and making others happy as pursued by yale grad gretchen ruben. she's currently pushing her new book on the subject, but don't let that discourage you from checking out her blog anyway. she leaves no stone unturned when it comes to finding happiness and there are some simple tips that just make me smile thinking how little things can make someone happy.

being a member of the thank you club makes me happy because i make others happy by letting them know i appreciate them. a simple doodle left on someone's desk or a flower picked on walk can break up one's quotidian routine enough to make them want nothing beyond what is present.

when i find myself in a situation or place that i would rather leave, i say to myself, "i am exactly where i need to be." this reminds me that there are lessons to be learned in the present and challenges me to find them.