I bet some of you are familiar with Andrea Gibson’s newsletter “Things That Don’t Suck” that they started in June 2021, a couple weeks before they were diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, and that is now, in the wake of their death this past June, devotedly tended here on Substack by their brilliant partner, Megan Falley. Check it out! So inspiring.

What a sacred and perfect assignment: to illuminate and express our lens of gratitude and joy—that which sees and honors beauty—even while traversing life’s continuous challenges.

I welcome you to join me in this. It helps.

(And never to bypass, deny, override, or undermine the heartbreak and horror of these times, but rather to boldly fan the fire of what’s simply inspiring and delightful in our lives!)

Ten Things:

1) My first steaming cup of hot morning tea, stirring in the honey and cream, my favorite ceramic owl mug, the absolute joy it brings my mouth, my heart, every cell of my caffeine-loving soul.

2) That ritual of saying “good morning” to my little wolves when they are still all curled up in their sleeping spots. That way they wait for me to bury my face into the sweet-smelling fur of their love, breathing in their precious goodness, allowing their warm, affectionate licks to tell me they feel the exact same way. Our four-leggeds: a grounding grace!

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