Feb 5, 2010
Starting fresh
Life is really kicking my butt right now, so I’ve decided to start keeping a journal of things I’m grateful for and little joyful moments and things that really uplift my heart. I used to write these on post-it notes and put them in a special box I kept near my bed. The habits that help us through the hard times fade too easily when things are fun. I’m too exhausted to hand-write my journal for tonight, so here it is:
* Last week, I found the sweetest praying mantis. I had just found an egg case a few days before, and have been seeing little babies here and there for weeks. This one was dark green, extremely energetic, and clearly pregnant. She scrambled up my arm to the nape of my neck and into my hair….so fiesty! Her little barbs tickled, but she didn’t scare me. It made me really happy to see her. I took some photos and then let her go in the rosemary patch. She wasn’t very social–probably needed to make her egg case right away–but she brought sweet energy into my life.
* I am really grateful for my sweet friends who snuggle me and pet me and are so nice to me.