practicing and expressing gratitude can have positive impacts on our mind, body and spirit. an attitude of gratitude improves your wellbeing, enhances empathy, and encourages an optimistic outlook towards life.
— january
- i am grateful for sunsets that blush the skies in lavender.
- i am grateful for the sound of a spoon mixing a teacup.
- i am grateful for cicadas humming outside windows.
- i am grateful for morning breezes wearing wisteria perfume.
- i am grateful for little stars gently touching the ocean’s edge.
— february
- i am grateful for sidewalk chalk rainbows washed by rain.
jan 1 2025 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- antiques: porcelain teacups · leather books · pressed flowers
- architectures: stained glass · wrought iron · arched doorways
- baked goods: croissants · scones · madeleines · brioche
- birds: hummingbirds · nightingales · mourning doves · robins
- colours: periwinkle ⋅ mauve ⋅ porcelain ⋅ gainsboro ⋅ lilac
- desserts: blueberry cake ⋅ macaroons ⋅ shortbread cookie
- feelings: connection with nature ⋅ contentment in stillness
- flowers: hyacinths ⋅ roses ⋅ lavender ⋅ baby's breath ⋅ wisteria
- garden features: trellises · bird baths · stone pathways
- hobbies: reading ⋅ pottery ⋅ flower-picking ⋅ journaling
- insects: fireflies · ladybugs · dragonflies · ...
may 1 2023 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- when she enters a room, she meows at everyone present.
- she smells every new flower that blossoms in the garden.
- hates visitors and bites them when she wants them gone.
- climbs fruit trees, then meows to be brought down.
- only hunts the bugs and critters that are colourful and pretty.
- enjoys being carried stomach up, like one carries a baby.
- prefers to drink from the watering can than from her bowl.
- is terrified of fireworks, but calms herself when chopin plays.
- squeaks, purrs, and hums when she is dreaming.
- poses elegantly when someone approaches with a camera.
jul 30 2023 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
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i am an april-born daydreamer, quiet-talker and rabbit-hearted girl. i'm an enthusiast of handwritten letters, secret gardens, old music boxes, overgrown cottages, forgotten journals, and all things which can collect and safekeep memories. i enjoy reading poems, picking flowers, drinking tea, daydreaming, listening to orchestras, and writing notes about it all.
oct 1 2015 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
i love... birds singing in the early morning ⋅ chamomile tea with honey ⋅ claude monet paintings ⋅ flowers that grow against all odds in harsh places ⋅ public libraries ⋅ reading books while sitting by a window ⋅ evenings at the ballet with my friends ⋅ lavender perfume ⋅ raindrops tapping gently on the roof ⋅ receiving handwritten letters ⋅ nurturing plants into flourishing ⋅ first dates at the café ⋅ old music boxes with twirling ballerinas inside ⋅ identifying constellations ⋅ french and italian opera ⋅ freshly picked blueberries ⋅ old photographs of family members ⋅ the scent of the earth after rain ⋅ barefoot dancing ⋅ gentlemen that open doors for you ⋅ the full moon in a clear night ⋅ frederic chopin ⋅ the pages of a well-worn journal ⋅ afternoon naps ⋅ beginner-friendly pottery classes
may 31 2019 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- miniature pie tarts with a blueberry filling ✦
- blueberry macarons with a cheesecake filling ✦
- blackberry and lavender macarons with lemon filling ✦
- the best chocolate chip cookies of all time (really) ✦
- buttery shortbread cookie with blueberry jam ✦
- raspberry crumb bars with a sweet jam filling ✦
may 1 2023 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- wake every morning with gratitude for the blessing of living.
- offer a kind word to bloom in someone's heart like a flower.
- bear witness to the sunshine, let it bring you gratitude.
- speak kindly to yourself so you may speak kindly to others.
- help carry the burdens of others as a breeze lifts the leaves.
- embrace your silence, allow others to share their own stories.
- let hope become a light to someone lost in the darkness.
- use kindness as your compass, go where it leads your heart.
- use your words like a river, flowing gently yet unwaveringly.
- walk barefoot on the grass, connect with the earth beneath.
- be mindful of each footprint you leave on...
jan 1 2024 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
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i believe that poetry is the most beautiful form of human creativity. every month i select five favourites poems that i’ve read. they are often about hope and wonderment, the beauty of nature, and love for the world.
— january
- for the new year, 1981; denise levertov. ✦
- where everything is music; rumi. ✦
- who knows if the moon; e. e. cummings ✦
- if no one ever marries me; laurence alma-tadema ✦
- in blackwater woods; mary oliver ✦
— february
- in the name of the bee; pádraig o’ tuama ✦
- where does the temple begin; mary oliver ✦
jan 1 2025 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- a: attentiveness ⋅ auroras ⋅ affection ⋅ affirmations ⋅ autumn
- b: blossoms ⋅ bookshelves ⋅ blueberries ⋅ ballet ⋅ butterflies
- c: clovers ⋅ cottages ⋅ compassion ⋅ candles ⋅ constellations
- d: delight ⋅ dandelions ⋅ daydreams ⋅ dewdrops ⋅ daffodils
- e: evergreen ⋅ eucalyptus ⋅ empathy ⋅ evenings ⋅ ephemeral
- f: forests ⋅ feathers ⋅ forget-me-nots ⋅ friends ⋅ fireflies ⋅ fawns
- g: gardening ⋅ green tea ⋅ gratitude ⋅ golden hour ⋅ gentleness
- h: hummingbirds ⋅ hyacinths ⋅ hope ⋅ honeysuckle ⋅ hues
- i: ivy vines ⋅ instrospection ⋅ irises ⋅ incense ⋅ imagination
- j: joy ⋅ jardinières ⋅ jasmines ⋅ journaling ⋅ january ⋅ jokes
- k: kisses ⋅ keepsakes ⋅ kindness ⋅ kn...
jul 5 2018 ∞ jun 9 2025 +
- le jardin de capulet · roméo et juliette, mvmt ii · berlioz. ✦
- the capulets' garden is silent and deserted, until it is filled with the sound of the young capulets leaving the banquet singing snatches of music from the ball.
- allegro giocoso · symphony no. 4, mvmt iii · brahms. ✦
- an eruption of triumphant energy, pounding like a victorious dance, before yielding to a soft trio of woodwinds, tinged with an autumnal melancholy.
- con grazia · symphonie no. 6, mvmt ii · tchaikovsky. ✦
- a graceful waltz set in an unusual rhythm, where the feeling of sorrow glides across the ballroom amidst moments of tender and almost desperate lyricism.
- poco allegretto · symphony no. 3, mvmt iii · brahms. ✦
- once described by clara schumann as “a ...
feb 1 2024 ∞ jun 20 2025 +
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