Art is Life is Art: Susan Reep Photo Art

I’m thankful for a happy home, good friends, family – all the usual.  What I’m most thankful for is that I can call such things “the usual.”  So many people can’t. It can always get better, though.  One of my closest friends recently went through a bout with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Finally, she had a stem cell transplant and so far, all systems are go.  What’s remarkable about my friend Wendy is that she asked that no one send food, flowers, or gifts.  Instead she asked that they do acts of kindness.  Since Wendy has hundreds and hundreds  of dedicated friends all over the world, many acts of kindness were done and continue to be done.  Sometimes something as small as letting a car cut in ahead of you, or paying for the person behind you in the Starbucks line, can change a person’s day or even attitude.  You don’t have to change the world - Mother Teresa said you fill the ocean drop by drop – but you can help the people in it smile and relax and then turn around and do something for someone else.    So I’m going to try to show my thankfulness by being mindful of those around me and the little things I can do.

Here is today’s journal entry.  The Happy House.

Another early day on the blog – before caffeine even!  That’s a first.  But lots coming up today.  With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I’m in major prep. The entire family always comes to my house, and while everyone brings something, the set-up takes a while. Plus for me, figuring out when to put the turkey in the oven is higher mathematics. So today’s post will be simple – another page in the journal. Again, I used watercolor background and images from a National Geographic magazine. It (to me) is a little oasis of tranquility before tomorrow’s hubbub.

I love Thanksgiving and all the family and fun. So before the journal page, I’ll put in some photos of last Thanksgiving.

Yes, we always have party crackers and wear the little paper crowns that come inside.

And of course it’s a buffet.

At least the kid’s table is right near ours.  And who knows, they may be glad to be there!

And now for today’s Art of the Day.

A very happy Thanksgiving to everyone tomorrow.  No matter what our situation, we always have something to be thankful for.  Focus on the positive.  Much love to all.