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Anniversaries of the Heart. I read about this in Sarah's Simple Abundance book, one of the most influential books to teach awareness, positivity and mindfulness through simple methods- imho. She teaches how to see that even during storms of life, living and loving and joy still exists. Her essay about Anniversaries of the Heart discusses the smell of food cooking during a time of the year that brings back memories to a contented time or it could be the seriousness of a passing of a loved one. But something triggers an emotional transportation, sometimes serene, sometimes not.
One of my anniversaries was yesterday- it was my Dad's birthday. I didn't remember the day, but the day remembered me~ I was sad, emotionally touchy and distracted. We had a complicated and strained relationship and he's gone now.
Something about the weather never changes (besides it being hot) on his birthday, its the light and the colors of the earth, the smell of the air and length of day. It feels like a hilltop that opens up the view across a countryside after walking up a too steep climb to the top... and now its over and the rest is downhill. Coasting comes as a welcome relief, even though tired feet had rather rest.
Speaking of Simple Abundance, she has info about the gratitude journal here. The Gratitude Journal is something that was a wonderful part of my life that I'm looking forward to picking back up.
