Moving into 2024 with the intention to deepen my practice of gratitude. radical gratitude. not just for the fun, easy, good stuff. but, and …for the hard, messy, did I really ask for these experiences? all of it–when I signed up for Planet Earth?
The answer, I believe is yes. Here’s a start for the new year, some of which I trust may resonate with you.
Gratitude for…
- family and friends near & far who weave together a beautiful net of love & support that nourishes, supports, and humbles me
- moments of beauty and grace in nature, solitude, and in community
- homemade soups and nourishing meals and snacks
- a studio practice that grounds, surprises, delights, challenges, & connects me in ways that continue to grow & expand
- for joy, pleasure, art, dance, music, laughter, and slap-stick, juvenile humor
- technology that frustrates the heck out of me but keeps us connected in ways unimagined just a few years ago
- my medical team & the developments in cancer treatment, and support staff
- amazing and generous healers and practitioners who provide holistic, alternative, and supplemental support
- all the *Nanci’s in the car on this ride
- the badass adventure loving take no-prisoners nanci
- the fun-loving playful nanci
- the artistic creative nanci
- the devoted loyal compassionate want to make this world a better place nanci
- the yogi meditating zen woo-woo nanci
- and– the terrified get me out of this f-ing car nanci
*a big thank you to Merideth Hite-Estevez, Artists for Joy who offers this wonderful exercise 🙏🏾
Goddess of a Stolen Moment (details), Photo: Christian Kaye