There are some days I wake up, go through me day, and crawl back into bed…never even remembering to thank my lucky stars!  It is 100% consuming, in a very good way, to own my own photography business, to have a passion for photographs, and to have a personal life filled with my obsession for photographing my life also!

My attempt this year is to take time every day to write down a list of what I am grateful for…It was inspiring when I asked facebookers “What made them happy this morning?”, and within 20-30 minutes there were so many happy comments, things to be grateful for (look below)!  It truly pushed me to see the fact that within 45 minutes of being awake we can all be filled with so much to be thankful for.  A very warm fuzzy feeling…

A little birdy recommended a book to me called “Simple Abundance” by Sarah Ban Breathnach…and so far in the last week it has really given me forced quiet time, which will turn into routine quiet time…therefore one day actually feeling like I had a chance to relax with my cup of coffee!  What a concept right?!  I am sure many of you suffer from not giving yourself any quiet time…it’s the human condition to not feel like we’re busy enough and to constantly be on this race.  Not sure what race you’re on, but I am deciding that 2013 is a race to live my life UP, every minute.

So I am starting each day with a gratitude list from the day before, this will help my little heart remember the beautiful things that happened the day before while planning for the wonderful things I will tackle today.  Can I get a woot woot!!! hehe  Who wants to do this with me?!  If you are wanting 30 minutes each morning to drink coffee, read Simple Abundance, and be grateful; Let’s do it together!

Today: January 15, 2013:

1. Waking up as professional photographer, my dream come true

2. My sweet morning doggy who waits for me to wake up

3. Warmth and a cozy home office on a rainy dreary day

4. Time to work out

5. Photo Mechanic, making culling/processing photographs quicker and less stressful (thank you to the amazingly talented Melissa Manzione from Melissa Manzione Photography, check her out she’s a fav of mine!)

 

 

 

What are you Grateful for?!