This past year has been a year of change, upheaval, new beginnings and mourning – so in this season of thanksgiving, I took a little time to list out some top ten lists of what has sustained me through this past year.

We all have our comforts and supports –  what we do, who we listen to, and who we read. I took some time to list out (not necessarily in order) what those have been for me in this past year.  It made me realize that despite ups and downs of living and being – that I live a life of opportunity and resources; I am incredibly fortunate.

Of course what really gets anyone of us through hard times are those who we surround ourselves with – for me I have been blessed with incredible brothers, sisters, and four amazing children.  And, I would be nowhere without my incredible friends or the irrepressible, Casey.

Beauty surrounds us.  Find your path.  Take time to realize all that you have.

In Thanksgiving:

1. Conservation Land
2. Running Sneakers
3. Bike
4. Oil paint
5. Back porch
6. Walden
7. Turntable & Vinyl
8. Maine
9. Hoop
10. Yoga

1. Adele
2. Nathaniel Ratecliff & the Night Sweats
3. Bon Iver
4. Edith Pilaf
5. Mumford & Sons
6. The Hunts
7. Mary Lambert
8. Sara Bareilles
9. Bach
10. Yo-Yo Ma

1. e.e. cummings
2. Thich Nhat Hahn
3. Tyler Knott Gregson
4. Mary Oliver
5. Elizabeth Gilbert
6. Maya Angelou
7. Emily Dickinson
8. Winnie-the-Pooh
9. Fred Rogers
10. Pablo Neruda