One by one the images filled the screen, 28 in all, each one capturing a moment of joy, of happiness and of gratitude.
January 29th, 2014 was the day I stopped being grateful because I was happy, and became happy because I was grateful.
It was the beginning of my regular gratitude practice. A few minutes each day when I pause and consciously consider my life and all that I have to be grateful for.
For the month of February, yes each and every one of those lovely 28 days, I chose to capture this moment in a daily photo and write a short post about it.
Here is the full collection of 28 photos in a fun and happy slideshow.
28 Lovely Days of Grateful from Karen Main on Vimeo.
I have so much to be grateful for.
Join in the conversation and leave me a comment below to tell me you are grateful for today.
Loved that video! It made me smile and through it I discovered something to be grateful for today. You all…my amazing blogging friends. The people I meet through this much loved hobby of mine. I am truly grateful that you came into my life…I am inspired each and everyday by your light. 🙂
Tami, yes the blogging world is filled with incredible, talented, generous and wonderful people, just like you. For that I too am very grateful.
The song choice is wonderful! That song has been growing on me more and more lately. At first it didn’t click. Now it certainly has!
What beautiful photos and what a beautiful month. I wish I had taken more time to photograph the little things, as well as enjoy them.
Tamara i am loving this song, it brings an instant smile to my face. I was desperate to use it in a slideshow.
What a fab collection of photos and memories. Will you print them out in a collage to always remember ?.
Sarah I havne’t decided what I will do with all the photos. I think a beautiful poster collage would be an amazing addition to my walls thanks for the idea.
Karen, I love the idea of creating a slide show/video like this with my gratitude images. Thanks for sharing yours!
Heather the video was an afterthought and I love it, I am glad you do too.
Oh the music and the photos! Perfect together. You had such a very different February to mine here in the Northern Hemisphere. Man alive. Sorely tempted to chuck everything and book a flight. However I shall reign in that temptation and opt for a pedi. Thank you for this tonic of a post.
Enjoy the pedi and sit tight we are in Autumn now which means Winter is on its way, it will be me wanting to trade in 3 months or so.
This is absolutely awesome! I really love the idea of a daily gratitude practice, and taking a quick snapshot is a great way to record the memories!
Nicole it was my first month ever doing this and looking back the photos captured so much I am grateful for in my life. I am planning to print them on a poster now too.
Wow, Karen, I LOVE this. You are onto something. In less than a minute, I saw the many ways gratitude shows up. I simply need to pause like you do in the stillness photo to let these feelings seep in. PS I’m adding your blog to my love links–I want to tip tap quickly from my space to yours for these visual and encouraging delights. xo
Susan, love links that sounds awesome. Thrilled to be linked with you.
What a wonderful idea! Your photos are fun, colorful, fabulous. I also love the other commenter’s idea about printing them into a collage. I think I might give this gratitude photography a go myself!
Harmony it was such a wonderful project i will definitely do it again.
It made me happy just to watch that! What a wonderful idea…I am grateful for many of those same things! You might have sparked an idea!
Oh I love when an idea is sparked……let me know what happens.