Dear Friends and Family,

After all the hustle and bustle of holiday planning, I sit here with thankfulness , compassion , love and a moment of stillness. I thank God for all of you, If I have not been in touch with you, I am sorry. You are true blessings in my life. When you lay your heads down tonight, please know that God and his Angels always keep watch over you. To me, life Is about unconditional love and gratitude . 

Love,

Courtney 

Good Morning, it is already Friday!  I read a fantastic article in the Sunday New York Times, regarding Meditation. My brain is like a Ferrari, and I crave to quiet myself . I have tried different meditation programs, bought many books, and I took a mindfulness meditation class in San Francisco for eight weeks. I  have to laugh, on the final day of my meditation class, we could not speak from 9-5, the lunch break was something I will never forget. We had to walk around in the dark and not look at anyone.  I ended up walking into a wall, and of course was laughing my head off.  I took my tiny peanut butter sandwich into the large dark room, sat down, and there were people lying on the floor. Next thing I knew , someone farted so loud, I threw the sandwich out, and wanted out of the place asap! It was like an animal farm.

The good news is , this past week, I found an incredible, visual and fun meditation site, it is called headspace.com. I love the man who guides it , he lives in England and his voice is just like Chris Martin’s from Coldplay. He is not touchy feely, he teaches executives, and the rest of humanity. I bought a year subscription, and I am on day five. I go out to the barn, light a candle and love love it. Please take a look at the website. Oh, the englishman, was also a buddhist monk, and has written a book which I hope to read this weekend. Namaste, Courtney . xoxooxxooxoxo

Today was a special day, Jessie gave birth to Graham Thompson Malin at 12:01 am. I am so excited and in awe , please notice that Graham has no wrinkles,  He is a beautiful angel and his dear mom, Jessie carried him so carefully and lovingly for these past nine months. I have always been so fascinated on a baby coming into this world.  I cannot wait to hold him, and smell him, and watch his little eyes open and close.  He is beautiful just like Mason, Jessie and Brent ,  I am so fortunate to have Keith, Jessie, Brent and Mason as my  family. Welcome to the world, Graham. Love, Grandma xooxoxoxo

Oh, I love Gratitude, there are so many thousands of things to be grateful for. I actually stop myself in my tracks, to shift a negative mindset into being thankful. Hey, every morning when my feet hit the ground and I can hug my husband how lucky is that!!  A thank you is so easy and telling those you love that they are so special. WE have this moment, today, now, do not hold back, who knows what is next.  To me this journey is just a brief stop and there is so much beauty to soak in and give back. I keep trying to give back, but,  I have ideas I want to pursue.  I am thinking of those in hospitals, can I just go get them coffee or a gift while they are having their chemotherapy treatments?  If I over think this, then I get to excited and freeze. I am still trying to sort this idea out in my mind.  Enjoy your day, all of you are such a gift to me.

“When You change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”  Max Planck

Good Morning. Hope all my love’s slept well. Here is a picture that I colored of carnations in pink, which represents fidelity. I love flowers and the colors!!!