No. 115: Thankful

An annual subscription discount for you to say thank you

I snapped this photo at midnight after the last person had left, absolutely full in every sense of the word

Some years, it takes turning the corner on mid-November to nestle into a posture and practice of gratitude. Maybe it’s because of the circumstances of the year, maybe it’s a failed battle for self forgetfulness or oftentimes, a true loss of hope. Some years, though, you’ve had a focus on gratitude every day since you shouted, “Happy New Year.” Not because your circumstances were particularly shiny or spectacular, likely it’s the opposite. For me, I find these seasons of gratitude to be born out of emptiness. Desperation, even. That was this year for me.

Here, I’m so aware that I’m not entitled to any simple, beautiful thing this side of heaven. They’re not promised, they’re not owed to me. In the full awareness and acceptance of that truth, the weight of a million miracles feels so warm when you start to notice you’re up under them.

This year has been a lot, I’m sure we can collectively nod to that, but here at the end of the eleventh month, I’m so grateful to have been brought and loved through it.

In that spirit of gratitude, annual subscriptions are 25% off for the next week. Until next Friday, subscribe here to join the gold standard community and gain access to eight newsletters a month with the biggest discount I’ve ever offered. It’s been a year for all of us, I hope this is a blessing.

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I’ll be back in your inboxes with a discount code for the Etsy shop later today—I hope your heart is full, your kitchen is magically clean and your leftovers are even more delicious today then they were the first go-round.

Have a beautiful weekend, friends.