11.14.2010

Celebrating

Today I am grateful for this:


Celebrating the fact that I am here on this wonderful planet. Loving. Creating. Laughing. Grateful for simple things like having my eyebrows and hair back. Grateful for each breath, each step. SO SO grateful for it all.

"As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily.  The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world."  ~Terri Guillemets

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."  ~Thornton Wilder

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. " ~William Faulkner

xoxo 

{ps-i owe bunches of emails. i promise to catch up this week.}

36 comments:

dreama kattenbraker said...

I know I can say that many of your friends and your family are mighty grateful you are here today to share yourself with us. Thank you for your passion for doing everything possible to be here now, and sharing your loving kindness, Trica. Love you!

lisa said...

such a beautiful anniversary for a stunning woman! congratulations.

Jeannie said...

What a wonderful thing to celebrate! Many congratulations to you, your family, and the world!

Mary said...

Tricia...a wonderful story of triumph! Thanks for sharing it!!

Janie Sutphin said...

I'm celebrating right along with you and just so you know I love your hair and eyebrows as well. The woman under all that is a special, creative one. Don't forget to check out mine and Ricky's blog we love reading your comments.

Sonia said...

Joy! Joy! Joy! I am CELEBRATING with you! Can you see me doing my ***happy dance***? I'm so thankful that you're in my life! You're such a beautiful person- inside and out!

gina said...

I am also celebrating with you! You are beautiful in person and in spirit...and you always will be! Happy Anniversary!

simplyblythe said...

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
one year down and counting.

Tiffany said...

Rock on with your badass self! Your every breath restores my faith in a benevolent universe. <3!

dreama kattenbraker said...

Just had to add that I read your "Artist Statement" on your website and found it so right. Loving collages as we do, it is not a wonder that you are so dear to many. An attraction to the old and used is such and interesting concept that I share with you and my Mom passed that down to me. My Reiki practitioner believes that some of us are sensitive to the remaining energy and history of things that have been previously owned. Maybe...
She also suggested to me that I "smudge" anythings I bring in w/ sage smoke to clear away any energies I may not want. Curiouser and curiouser---I like. xoxox

Relyn said...

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I celebrate with you. God is good.

triciascott said...

thank you! yes, i feel blessed to still be here. xoxo

triciascott said...

thank you, dreama. i agree with what you said about the remaining energy. actually, the book i've been playing with is all about that and as soon as i get it to a good place for sharing i would love if you would give it a read through. i agree with your friend about the smudging. maybe a month or so ago, olivia and i did a smudging of the corners of our house but i have never thought to do it with individual objects. thank you for sharing that. i still have the rest of the stick in the art room and have an old trunk in mind. i loved reading that your mom passed down that love to you. i got a big smile when i read that. i have a feeling she was wonderful like you. hugs to you this chilly night. xoxo

triciascott said...

yay gina! thank you. i feel so blessed. hope you are well and creating wildly!

triciascott said...

thank you!!! :)

triciascott said...

holla! loved chatting with you today, sweet friend! xoxo

triciascott said...

thank you, girlfriend! maybe we can do a happy dance together next week. thinking of you tonight. i read your fb page....know i am sending prayers and hugs.

triciascott said...

thank you so much!!! :)

triciascott said...

hi janie!!!! so happy to hear from you. headed to your site for a visit next. it just thrills me that we get to connect online.
i saw mom today and she was doing well. spunky as ever.
xoxo

triciascott said...

jeannie!!! thank you. your words mean so much to me! i've started an email to you twice...working on getting a bunch of links together for you. :) i had a great time last week and looking forward to an art day! xoxo

triciascott said...

thank you, dreama! love you too!

triciascott said...

thank you, lisa!

Erin said...

Oh, Tricia! You must celebrate this to the fullest! Your photo is lovely, btw!

xo Erin

carla said...

Oh, I am so happy for you! You are a truly beautiful person inside and out, and I am so glad to hear that you remain healthy. Happy anniversary, dear Tricia:)

Ingrid said...

Congratulations. May I put the William Faulkner quote in my blog? It sums up my feelings today.

Today i am grateful for « ButterflyMountain said...

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Debra said...

That is something to celebrate! I'm so very happy for you!

Becky Mushko said...

Congratulations! May you celebrate many, many more anniversaries.

Relyn said...

Here it is Thanksgiving Day and we are all piled up watching the parade. So, I have the perfect time to drop by and visit friends. I wanted to tell you that one the things I am thankful for today is blogging and the way it has made my world so much bigger. Thank you for the friendship, the wisdom, and the inspiration I have found here. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, my friend. Happy Thanksgiving!

triciascott said...

debra, thank you so very much!

triciascott said...

becky, thank you so much for your kind words and for your blog visit! wishing you a wonderful day!!!

triciascott said...

and to you, relyn. i am grateful for your friendship, dear one. i have started emails to you twice. this weekend i hope to finish and get it to you. know i am sending hugs til then. xoxo

triciascott said...

thank you, dear carla!!!

triciascott said...

oh yes, of course!

triciascott said...

erin, thank you so much!
xo

Lille Diane aka Woodstock Lily said...

I am grateful and thankful for your courage, and remission. You look marvelous, radiant and downright gorgeous! Wishing you many more creative years ahead. Hugzzz, Lille