55 Things to Be Thankful For by Guest Blogger Madelyn Mulvaney

Maddie Mulvaney - thankful photos



Please join me in welcoming our dear friend and contributing artist, Madelyn Mulvaney to our blog. Maddie has been featured in several installments of Somerset Life, Mingle, and has also been published in the premiere issue of Bella Grace. She is well-known for her enchanting, free-flowing narratives, photography, and unique art. Today she shares with us the things she’s thankful for, in hopes to inspire (or revive) gratitude in your own heart.

~*~

Madelyn Mulvaney’s 55 Things to Be Thankful for

It’s been far too long. Far too long since I made a list of the abundance overflowing in my life ~ and my exaltation, my gratitude for all things I cherish.

So. Here. Now. I. Celebrate.

1. the love  I share with my family and friends and the ways I am daily moved to make a difference in our exquisite world

2. my dogs ~ Roxy, Lucy and my daughter’s puppy Romeo

3.  the dancer’s pose in yoga

4.  dark chocolate joy bars

5.  spice, all spice especially Indian!

6.  fresh homemade pizza dough and the way he makes the toppings sing

7. green, violet, silver, gold

8.  conversations with my kindred friends ~ deepening, opening

#9 seashells and sea glass and driftwood and bones

Madelyn Mulvaney's seashells and sea glass - thankful

10.  love letters (I want to write more)

11.  my always present ~ Pete ~ who has a heart of gold and shows up every second every day for our family/children rain/ sunshine with unconditional love

12.  running water (my bath!)

#13 vegetables (and green juice drinks)

Madelyn Mulvaney's Green vegetables - thankful

14.  my hands ~ to hold my beloveds with ~ for hugging and touching and connecting ~ love makes me hold the world differently, always

15.  meditation (on the couch, on the beach, in the beam of sunlight beneath the Giant Sequoia tree)

16.  my sweater collection (thrifted!)

17.  the mountains and the sea of my beautiful sea to sky Vancouver

18.  wild raspberry bushes

19.  the old and wonderful violet tinted windows of my house

20.  my house (circa 1941)

21. that I am loved  (oh thank you thank you thank you!!!)

22.  that I love (times infinity)

23.  my past and my present ~ and the morning sun

24.  tea

#25 morning coffee

Madelyn Mulvaney's Morning Coffee - thankful

26.  Sunday mornings

27.  bonfires (on the beach! especially!)

28.  sailing with Michael

29.  wine ~ organic, red, full bodied, smooth

30.  autumn

31. elephants (luminous elephants too)

32.  colorful pens and my sketchbooks

33.  my studio

34. snail mail

#35 nests and eggs

Madelyn Mulvaney's Nest and Eggs - thankful

36.  books (reading ‘the power of now’ at present)

37.  my feet

38.  rose quartz

39. wild salmon

40.  this quote …”open the window in the centre of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out.” (Rumi ❤)

41.  teaching!  oh my glorious spirit!  I love teaching!

42.  all the gifts of teaching I have been blessed with ~  students who have taught me the power of an open heart, an open mind

43.  my lovely laugh lines

44.  my bicycle

45.  my voice

46.  my children’s laughter (oh oh oh!!!) ~ all laughter anywhere anytime

47.  all beautiful things that are wild and free

48.  creativity ~ my sweet muse (after a bit of creative block or perhaps the natural ebb vs flow of such things, the spirits are flying in and out and hatchlings murmur in their awakening)

49.  joy

50.  random acts of beauty and love

51.  twinkle lights

52. perfume

53.  my camera

54.  my Kate Spade notebooks in my satchel gifted to me by my daughter Tess

55.  this moment, now (and I love that we are all in this together)

 

Maddie Mulvaney - thankful

x&o

may your day be filled with light,

Maddie @ madelynmulvaney.com

 

 

Thank you Maddie, for sharing all the things you’re grateful for, which in turn, inspires me to find more thankfulness in every moment. If you enjoyed today’s post, look for even more of Maddie’s poetic musings in the premiere issue of Bella Grace.

 

What are you grateful for? What fills your soul with gladness? Comment below! Your answer has a chance to be featured in a future issue of Bella Grace.

 

The Bella Grace Blog Hop

 

Bella Grace Blog HopGet your daily dose of inspiration by joining the Bella Grace Blog Hop. Stop by and see our latest unlocked post by Emma Tree’s D. Smith Kaich Jones, who has written a piece about the beauty of sweet nothings. Also, if you’re in need of a dose of visual inspiration, be sure to visit Susan Tuttle and Sylvia Stefanova’s blogs, which are filled with stunning photographs. Don’t forget that every blog hop co-host is also giving away a copy of Bella Grace, so make sure you read their guidelines to participate.

 

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Posted: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
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3 Responses to “55 Things to Be Thankful For by Guest Blogger Madelyn Mulvaney”

  1. Sunny Doolehy says:

    I am thankful for you telling me, giving me wonderful new ways of using all of my senses to find more gratitude in all that surrounds me! I grateful for you for that!

  2. Teresa says:

    I am thankful for my Heavenly Father, my husband, my son, my 3 grandsons, my job, my dog, my new house, coffee, and my art journaling

Jordan Artful Living ,,,,,,,,,,

Maddie Mulvaney - thankful photos



Please join me in welcoming our dear friend and contributing artist, Madelyn Mulvaney to our blog. Maddie has been featured in several installments of Somerset Life, Mingle, and has also been published in the premiere issue of Bella Grace. She is well-known for her enchanting, free-flowing narratives, photography, and unique art. Today she shares with us the things she’s thankful for, in hopes to inspire (or revive) gratitude in your own heart.

~*~

Madelyn Mulvaney’s 55 Things to Be Thankful for

It’s been far too long. Far too long since I made a list of the abundance overflowing in my life ~ and my exaltation, my gratitude for all things I cherish.

So. Here. Now. I. Celebrate.

1. the love  I share with my family and friends and the ways I am daily moved to make a difference in our exquisite world

2. my dogs ~ Roxy, Lucy and my daughter’s puppy Romeo

3.  the dancer’s pose in yoga

4.  dark chocolate joy bars

5.  spice, all spice especially Indian!

6.  fresh homemade pizza dough and the way he makes the toppings sing

7. green, violet, silver, gold

8.  conversations with my kindred friends ~ deepening, opening

#9 seashells and sea glass and driftwood and bones

Madelyn Mulvaney's seashells and sea glass - thankful

10.  love letters (I want to write more)

11.  my always present ~ Pete ~ who has a heart of gold and shows up every second every day for our family/children rain/ sunshine with unconditional love

12.  running water (my bath!)

#13 vegetables (and green juice drinks)

Madelyn Mulvaney's Green vegetables - thankful

14.  my hands ~ to hold my beloveds with ~ for hugging and touching and connecting ~ love makes me hold the world differently, always

15.  meditation (on the couch, on the beach, in the beam of sunlight beneath the Giant Sequoia tree)

16.  my sweater collection (thrifted!)

17.  the mountains and the sea of my beautiful sea to sky Vancouver

18.  wild raspberry bushes

19.  the old and wonderful violet tinted windows of my house

20.  my house (circa 1941)

21. that I am loved  (oh thank you thank you thank you!!!)

22.  that I love (times infinity)

23.  my past and my present ~ and the morning sun

24.  tea

#25 morning coffee

Madelyn Mulvaney's Morning Coffee - thankful

26.  Sunday mornings

27.  bonfires (on the beach! especially!)

28.  sailing with Michael

29.  wine ~ organic, red, full bodied, smooth

30.  autumn

31. elephants (luminous elephants too)

32.  colorful pens and my sketchbooks

33.  my studio

34. snail mail

#35 nests and eggs

Madelyn Mulvaney's Nest and Eggs - thankful

36.  books (reading ‘the power of now’ at present)

37.  my feet

38.  rose quartz

39. wild salmon

40.  this quote …”open the window in the centre of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out.” (Rumi ❤)

41.  teaching!  oh my glorious spirit!  I love teaching!

42.  all the gifts of teaching I have been blessed with ~  students who have taught me the power of an open heart, an open mind

43.  my lovely laugh lines

44.  my bicycle

45.  my voice

46.  my children’s laughter (oh oh oh!!!) ~ all laughter anywhere anytime

47.  all beautiful things that are wild and free

48.  creativity ~ my sweet muse (after a bit of creative block or perhaps the natural ebb vs flow of such things, the spirits are flying in and out and hatchlings murmur in their awakening)

49.  joy

50.  random acts of beauty and love

51.  twinkle lights

52. perfume

53.  my camera

54.  my Kate Spade notebooks in my satchel gifted to me by my daughter Tess

55.  this moment, now (and I love that we are all in this together)

 

Maddie Mulvaney - thankful

x&o

may your day be filled with light,

Maddie @ madelynmulvaney.com

 

 

Thank you Maddie, for sharing all the things you’re grateful for, which in turn, inspires me to find more thankfulness in every moment. If you enjoyed today’s post, look for even more of Maddie’s poetic musings in the premiere issue of Bella Grace.

 

What are you grateful for? What fills your soul with gladness? Comment below! Your answer has a chance to be featured in a future issue of Bella Grace.

 

The Bella Grace Blog Hop

 

Bella Grace Blog HopGet your daily dose of inspiration by joining the Bella Grace Blog Hop. Stop by and see our latest unlocked post by Emma Tree’s D. Smith Kaich Jones, who has written a piece about the beauty of sweet nothings. Also, if you’re in need of a dose of visual inspiration, be sure to visit Susan Tuttle and Sylvia Stefanova’s blogs, which are filled with stunning photographs. Don’t forget that every blog hop co-host is also giving away a copy of Bella Grace, so make sure you read their guidelines to participate.

 

Click here to follow the Bella Grace Blog Hop