Nov. 21, 2021

sunrise & gratitude

This week I flipped my morning routine on Wednesday and took a walk up to the top of the hill before having my morning coffee. It was a foggy, chilly morning and I felt like doing something different.

It only took a few minutes for me to realize how often I take the beauty around me for granted.

The fog on the hillside and down in the river valley was stunningly beautiful. The cool morning air woke my lungs and cleared my mind.

I am so grateful for this place, the beauty around me and the folks I get to share this with, including all of you.

So as we head into another Thanksgiving week, I want to say thank you for a difficult and sometimes wonderful year, and here's to a better year next year.

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Erik Ireland

Storyteller & Certified Mindfulness Teacher

Not Irish at all, I'm first generation Norwegian American, and a bit of an extroverted recluse. You'll usually find me in Northern California at the tiny off-grid cabin I share with my husband Joe, our good dog Bodhi, and a black cat named Ninja and his tabby sister Ashi.

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