Take 5 striking photos of everyday objects, nature, or, anything that brings joy to your daily life. Share reflective and thoughtful stories about the value and meaning each image holds in your life and the simple ways they bring happiness and content.
The obvious things for me, would be my kids and the animals in my life. But instead, I wanted to focus more on the object side of things. (Kids and animals are certainly not objects in my eyes). Those things that really bring value to my life. That really enrich my life. Of which there are many.
I love to get creative, especially with my girls. What I love even more than that, is going on walks with them and taking the time to observe what is around us. Taking the time to acknowledge the beauty that surrounds us. This is something I have held onto since I was a child and its something, I wish to nurture in my children. Being able to bask in the beauty of the natural world. It's so important for our well being.
On our walks, we always end of collecting beautiful treasures to take home. Which we add to our altar or use to make art. That's my youngest weaving her beautiful findings from one of our walks, in through her nature loom. Watching her, explore nature and create beautiful creations from nature, brings me so much joy.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am passionate about and fascinated by mushrooms. I've been that way, ever since I was a child. I've always found them so beautiful to look at. As a kid, I use to imagine that I was able to make myself extremely small, so small that I could even make a home inside of a mushroom. And get to make friends with the fairies, that also lived amongst them. I mean fairies and mushrooms go hand in hand.
As I got older and educated myself on their healing mazing capabilities for all living things, my fascination just grew and grew. I still get very excited when I see any. This conk, I spotted a few weeks back at a friends house and I made a point of sharing my excitement with them.
This beautiful stone heart, is a piece of Connemara marble, from the West Of Ireland. It was given to me by my eldest sister, when I was pregnant with my youngest daughter. I carry it with me whenever I travel. It feels good to have a piece of my homeland with me and also something from my late sister.
I hold it in my hand and close my eyes and I feel her need me. It's the first thing I reach for, when I call on her, for support or guidance.
My sister was always the first person I would call, if I needed to talk to someone. The first person I would contact to share my news with. I can't physically call her now, but I can hold that stone and feel her love, her presence and that brings me such a wonderful sense of peace.
My wonderful Juicer. Oh where would I be without it. I've had this juicer for over 13 years now and it has most certainly enriched my life and lives of my girls. Good nutrition is really important to me. I am what I eat, afterall. So I choose to eat foods that really nourish my body, foods that are full of vitality. Which is mostly vegetables and fruit.
I make a juice, most mornings for my breakfast and my girls love to help as well. They love them just as much as me. Especially when I feel each cell in my body rejoice as I drink it. My go to, is Kale, Carrot, Beetroot, Apple, Ginger and Lemon. Happy body, definitely makes for a happy me.
I am blessed to live in a area, where there are many ancient trees. Specifically Olive trees. Before I moved to Spain, I assumed that olive trees were small, as the only ones I saw previously, were purposely kept really small, so that the olives would be easier to harvest. But then I moved to a place, where they were left to grow more wild. Where they take on the most beautiful shapes and are so majestic.
I love being in their presence. This beautiful tree above, is over a 1000 years old and one can't help but feel in awe of it. I can only imagine the things it has witnessed.
What it has lived through. It's beauty, always takes my breath away. Standing close to it, I feel so calm, so at peace. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, I come here and my worries melt away as I feel grounded once again.
All images used in this post, are mine.
