Gratitude
Last night, I came home from girls night to find our beloved new megalithic letter press in place on its stand and ready to be used! Evan already had a chance to clean off a few pieces of type from the boxes and boxes we've been given, and he made a copy of this for everyone who helped us move the 450 pound beast. It took a lot of time patience and ingenuity. He made brownies and poured sparkling cider to celebrate.
11x14 wood and metal type print on 100lb Mohawk Superfine off white paper
Evan also printed one especially for Victoria Simpson, byu-idaho book arts faculty and fairy godmother, who met us in our wildest dreams and GAVE the letter press to us.
So speaking of gratitude...
Evan and I were asked to share our thoughts on gratitude in church this coming Sunday. Evan's assignment is to speak about "gratitude to God" and mine is "gratitude to others". I should probably be more grateful than I am to speak in front of everyone.
I noticed that two of my cousins are doing a gratitude log for the month of November. I completely believe that gratitude is a muscle, and that gratitude is like a catalyst for joy, so I'm sure by the end of the month Stacey and Misty will be some the happiest people in existence. (and don't they say that if you do something for 21 days straight it becomes a habit/second nature?) Acknowledging a blessing is maybe the first step in it BEING a blessing to you.
Evan and I have been really trying to show more gratitude because the greatest influence genuine gratitude can have is probably in the home, among the people we interact with the most, are closest to, are irritated by the most, and ultimately love the most.
If anyone has a quote, scripture, or thought or reference of some kind on gratitude, I'd love to hear it! I'm going to need some help. I'd be ever so grateful :)
11x14 wood and metal type print on 100lb Mohawk Superfine off white paper
Evan also printed one especially for Victoria Simpson, byu-idaho book arts faculty and fairy godmother, who met us in our wildest dreams and GAVE the letter press to us.
So speaking of gratitude...
Evan and I were asked to share our thoughts on gratitude in church this coming Sunday. Evan's assignment is to speak about "gratitude to God" and mine is "gratitude to others". I should probably be more grateful than I am to speak in front of everyone.
I noticed that two of my cousins are doing a gratitude log for the month of November. I completely believe that gratitude is a muscle, and that gratitude is like a catalyst for joy, so I'm sure by the end of the month Stacey and Misty will be some the happiest people in existence. (and don't they say that if you do something for 21 days straight it becomes a habit/second nature?) Acknowledging a blessing is maybe the first step in it BEING a blessing to you.
Evan and I have been really trying to show more gratitude because the greatest influence genuine gratitude can have is probably in the home, among the people we interact with the most, are closest to, are irritated by the most, and ultimately love the most.
If anyone has a quote, scripture, or thought or reference of some kind on gratitude, I'd love to hear it! I'm going to need some help. I'd be ever so grateful :)
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posted by Lindsay at
3:39 PM
5 Comments:
I am ever so grateful for a super rad wife who gets pumped about a letterpress! Lindsay is awesome. All of my awesomeness is simply trickle-down.
LETTERPRESS?!?! Someone gave it to you? More details please please please. I am excited to see your creations. Also, I am so grateful for friends who are such great examples! Truly you guys are neat-o.
I really enjoyed your talk on Sunday. Which talk were you doing most of your quoting from? Soren distracted me.
I'm glad you got your letterpress and people to help you move it. Great job!
Evan (Stout) told me the other day about a study recently done on gratitude. They had 3 groups of people. 1 group wrote things they were thankful for daily in a journal. 1 group wrote only negative things in a journal. 1 group was the control group and wrote a little bit of both. The gratitude group scored incredibly HIGH on the positivity spectrum at the end of the study.
It's amazing how much gratitude can change our lives and affect us positively. Thanks for this reminder. (And congrats on the letter press! I'm super excited for you guys!)
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