After we wrote last week’s post we came across a beautiful writing in The Herbal Homestead Journal that felt too perfect not to share: This fall, make time to reflect on your life story, to paint a picture of your year past.
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I think it is safe to say that fall is officially here. The leaves have begun to to turn, the daylight hours are lessening. Fall is inviting us to slow down, to observe the natural shifts around us, to reflect on the passage of time.
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During a brief stint as a baby-sitter my charge was a good sleeper. His father said "sleep begets sleep." I am not sure if that is really true with regards to sleep, but the phrase has stuck with me ever since and I have certainly found it to be true with gratitude practices and letter writing practices.
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We’ve made it to the fourth and final design from our July release, one which we saved intentionally as an invitation to celebrate. As the seasons change from Summer to Fall we invite you to pause and reflect on the passing season. What was unforgettable?
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You know the feeling of someone "getting it," of someone really seeing you, of someone remembering or recognizing something small and acting on it? It’s breathtaking and comforting, and can be hard to acknowledge.
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As you slow down and make time to reflect on your inspirations, we hope you'll feel encouraged to go the next step and express your appreciation in writing. Here are some thoughts to support your practice:
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We are overjoyed to bring Rhea Abramson back to our blog to talk about how she taps into vulnerability and gratitude to reach out to people (strangers, family members, famous people, authors, and activists) who inspire her.
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To create our Mindful Floral Set, we closely engaged with one floral arrangement which made us wonder about the floral arranging practice itself, so we reached out to our friends Erin Heath and Rose Mattos of Foret to ask them about their process.
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Today we excitedly bring you our Mindful Floral Set, a meditation on nature's bounty and an invitation to look again. In creating this series we gave ourselves over to the power of being, to the power of sitting, to the power of looking and looking again.
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As we move through spring and into summer, nature's bounty invites us to engage. The longer daylight hours and the birds chirping wake us a bit earlier, we catch ourselves looking out for the day's newest blooms, and we relish the opportunity to leave our jackets at home.
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This winter Alexis Girvan emailed us after coming across one of our definition cards in Nesting. She knew we were soul mates..."handwritten notes - on real paper, with real ink - are my love language, and a huge driving component of my dreams, personal mission and life vision."
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Letter writing month has come and gone, and with it's departure we are left nuggets of wisdom to carry with us throughout the next year. What we found most striking this year was the way in which a daily letter writing challenge creates a mental shift.
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