Gratitude in everyday life grows from the smallest moments – the smell of coffee, a quiet house, and autumn slowly settling in. In the silent morning, my body wakes gently, and peace fills the room. Life in the motorhome will have to wait for a while, but maybe we’ll take one last weekend trip before winter takes over. Autumn invites us to nest, to the scent of green tomatoes in sweet brine, and to the feeling of being in rhythm with time.
Sometimes life feels just like the sky in the picture above – clouds gathering, yet the light always finds its way through. That’s where gratitude in everyday life lives, in the shift between darkness and light.
A New Morning in Gratitude in Everyday Life
It’s a new morning – and I’ve been given the privilege of waking to yet another day. Gratitude already lives within my body as the coffee warms the air, and the house rests in silence. Everyone else is still asleep. This is my moment – that small, still space before the world wakes up.
Gratitude in Everyday Life – Light, Warmth, and Green Tomatoes
Yesterday, my husband and I decided to rearrange our living room. It turned out so well that I spent almost the whole day there. Outside, the wind howled, but inside, I lit candles in every corner and let autumn truly move in.
A quiet moment as day turns to evening. Here peace lives – and gratitude too.
While the candles flickered, I cooked green tomatoes in sweet brine – sugar, vinegar, cloves, and cinnamon. The scent filled the whole house.
The taste of the past. Green tomatoes in syrup – a small piece of nostalgia and gratitude in everyday life.
I used to make them every year, but it hasn’t happened in a while. Now the jar stands there on the kitchen counter, and I feel a small, childlike excitement about what the family will think when they taste them.
When the simple things are allowed to ripen at their own pace – just like life itself.
In Tune with Time and Gratitude in Everyday Life
Alfred was here on Friday to help me bring everything in from the garden. Pots, tools, and soil all came inside before the storm arrived. We pulled up the carrots and planted garlic – next year, I’ll be able to pick fresh garlic from our own garden.
It feels unusual to be in rhythm with the season. Gratitude in everyday life shows up in that feeling – when everything is in its place. Now only the lawnmower and the hose remain; they’ll come in soon too. In the greenhouse, clean, empty pots now stand in neat rows. All the spades, rakes, and garden tools are on holiday until spring.
Autumn Moves In – and So Does Gratitude in Everyday Life
My body is slowly adjusting to autumn and winter. It feels good, almost peaceful, to nest and let the season settle. Still, we haven’t decided if the motorhome will rest completely yet. Maybe there will be one last trip – a weekend with coffee on the gas stove and the lake like a mirror outside the window.
Either way, it’s time for cleaning and unpacking. Summer clothes, blankets, and little things will come inside, where they belong. They’re happier here than in a damp motorhome. Once everything is clean and ready, the motorhome will get its thank you – its see you next year.
Maybe that’s where gratitude in everyday life lives. In the moment before we close things down, in the space between summer and winter. When we can feel that we made it – and that everything is just as it should be.
AHA – The Small Things that Hold Gratitude in Everyday Life
Aha… sometimes gratitude in everyday life isn’t about the big things. It hides in the small ones – the smell of coffee, the feeling of being just in time before the storm, and being in tune with the season. I think that’s when life feels the most – when it’s simple and still.
Between the Lines
Between the lines lives calm. Here I am – in silence, in the everyday, in the small movements that make up my life. This is where I breathe, where I feel – and where I’m grateful just to exist. Gratitude in everyday life lives here, when we begin to truly practice gratitude.
A Question for You, Dear Reader
When was the last time you felt gratitude in everyday life – for something small, like a cup of coffee, a quiet morning, or simply being just in time before the storm?
Yesterday has already found its rest in history. There, we planted seeds that may grow into harvests today or tomorrow – the tomorrow waiting further ahead, out there in the future.
But right now – this is where life happens. Right now, and right now is always here. This is where we plant our seeds.
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