Friday, August 19, 2011

21 Days of Gratitude



 I have a confession to make, I am a burned out Mama.  It's true.  Like many women out there I have gotten so caught up in "doing" a million things that I have forgotten to stop and enjoy the moment I am in and be grateful.  For my first 21 Days Project I am going to show my "moments of gratitude" through photography.  I always have my iPhone with me and I am addicted to Instagram so I thought, why not combine a gratitude journal with photography. I'm going to snap those moments that make me smile.  Or take a photo of something I am grateful for like my daughter helping with the laundry.  She is just the right height.
There are so many moments that come my way during the day, it's a shame to let them go unnoticed.  I want to change the way I see the world and recognize the things/people I am grateful for.  It will make me a better artist, a better person and will likely help me be less stressed!  
     Staring Sunday, August 21st, I will take photos of my "moments of gratitude".  At least 3 a day. They will be posted on my flickr page and on Instagram daily.  I can't guarantee they will be on the blog daily (I'm aiming to post three time's a week), but all the photos will be displayed on here eventually.  I have also started a flickr group for those who would like to participate in this project and later ones. You can post photos of your projects (up to 3 a day), leave comments, start discussions and just support each others' creativity.  This should be a fun adventure.  I hope you will join me.  I also want to take a moment and thank Kelly Rae Roberts' Flying Lessons e-course and Brave Girls' Club Soul Restoration e-course for giving me the courage to create art, blog and go down this interesting path I am taking.
Take Time to Enjoy the Moment

8 comments:

  1. Kathleen ConardAugust 19, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    I love it!! What a great idea.

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  2. Kari DesiAugust 19, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    What a wonderful project. Your little ones are so cute.

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  3. Ann MarieAugust 19, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Sounds like a great project. I'll try my best to keep up. I just downloaded the instagram app and learning to use it.

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  4. Cindy Jones LantierAugust 20, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    I can't wait to get an iPhone! Instagram looks like so much fun! Thanks again for the inspiration. I'm looking forward to my own 21 Days Projects.

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  5. Lynda August 20, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm and support. I'm so excited to do this. You guys are going to keep me in check!

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  6. JanetAugust 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Great idea! I am up to my eyeballs in alligators, but I'll try to keep up!

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  7. Nancy ResnickAugust 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Oh what fun you are having! I remember and cherish those little toddler moments, and will keep these beautiful pics of yours in my mental "pocket" when my (now) teenagers are creating a nice bed of grey hairs on my head!

    ~Nancy (also in BGC :) )

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  8. MaryAugust 31, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Flew in here from Flying Lessons... what a great idea, 21 Days of Gratitude. It is so easy to miss those special moments and let them fly by unnoticed. Very inspiring!

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