I am grateful for so many things in this life 💜
My dearest ones of all, my amazing kids (and their awesome partners!) I am so lucky to be your mama, and sometimes I have to pinch myself and ask how these two precious humans came through Declan and I and into this world… it is just a magical and miraculous gift from the Universe to us, these children. Sigh. And to my beloved man 💜 there are just no words for you, my love.
I am grateful for the sweet and deep friendships that nourish me so… I feel so held, seen, and cared for in this life. I am honored to walk with you through thick and thin, with laughter and tears, music and magic, and so much more. I am grateful beyond measure.
This beautiful land I live on… the evergreens, the moss and mushrooms, the birds, moose, porcupines, and bears. For the owls and frogs. For the way the autumn sky lights up pink and shines on Whiteface Mountain, just wow–I get to be HERE every day.
I am thankful for the rain and the fog and the snow that’s coming.
For the quiet landscape of winter, and for the return of spring… for deep rest and renewal and flourishing–I am grateful for it all.
For the night sky! For the belt of stars that call me to look up each night, I am grateful.
I am grateful for my Native American bloodline and the code I carry from my mother’s family to my own. I honor my sacred ancestors today–it was not Thanksgiving to them. It was another day to honor the earth and to walk in harmony with the land and animals. May my feet honor their memory.
I am grateful for being able to go… to travel the world and see beautiful people and places… to expand my awareness of this planet. To keep my eyes open to what else is happening in the world outside my oasis–and to be more than a bystander. I am grateful for the weight of this responsibility.
I am grateful to come home to this house and yoga studio we built with our own hands. I am happy to clean each room with love and care. I am grateful to cook here in my beautiful kitchen and practice yoga on the gorgeous pine floor Declan made. I am grateful for my warm bed, knowing so many do not have a home-place like this to rest in when the sun goes down.
For all of my students, then and now… to all of the “kids” who taught me how to become a good teacher way back when. How to be patient and caring and to honor how different we all are–those years were the rich soil that grew the garden of my yoga practice and teaching. To my yoga students… omg, I just cannot express what you mean to me–I get to share what I love and you come to practice, travel, learn, share–and I can call that my job! I cannot measure my gratitude 🙏🏼 Truly, I am blessed!
For every day and every experience that has brought me to this moment as a woman ~ child ~ wife ~ mother ~ elder ~ wisdom keeper ~ teacher ~ student. For the hard things. I am grateful for you too. I have learned and am always learning how to be resilient, how to peel back another layer of story and armor, how to build my strength with compassion, integrity, and forgiveness.
I am grateful every day for this journey in this body with this mind, these eyes, this voice, and this very heart. I cherish the choice to move from my heart with every step, and how to let joy be the feedback that my heart compass follows. I am grateful for the teachers that nurtured this awareness in me–I bow to you 🙏🏼
With love and gratitude for all of this and so much more,
Katie
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