27 years ago today, I started dating my husband.

Twenty seven years.

That’s a long time. I am grateful for all those years of togetherness and changing and growing together. We celebrated by climbing together and then eating at what turned out to be a terrible restaurant which we laughed about for quite some time.

Yes to togetherness and celebrating.

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As expected today was a long day. I am depleted from being on all day, from commuting and socializing all day.

But it was also really wonderful to see people in person and have face-to-face conversations.

Yes to holding space for both.

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Today was the kind of day I wish every day in this vacation had been like. I spent some really lovely time with a friend this morning and then came home and did some journaling and finally got up to exercise and almost immediately felt better than I had all week. Then I meditated for 10 minutes.

Then I made my spinach, water and orange drink and some peas and corn and rice. And now my whole body is sizzling with the leftover energy from exercise and I feel so deeply grateful.

I wish I would do a better job remembering how good this feels. Ending the vacation in a high note at least.

Yes to a good day.

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Feeling grateful for the small things that make me happy today: good books, music, puzzle, lovely chats with friends and warm tea.

Simples pleasures of life.

Yes to seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary.

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