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Right now, for me, is being a mother. It's what gets me out of bed in the morning. Keeps my crazy thoughts quiet. Puts a smile on my face when I am depressed and blue.

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Hello Andrea, I've been reading your blog for a while now and love it.

Your son is so precious. I adore these photos.

That Joseph Campbell quote is one of my fav's. What make's me feel alive? Spending time in nature, always. Being spontaneous, enjoying the outdoors, picnics with the people close to me. Singing, creating art, watching my daughter's curious eyes and watching her play and smile and dance and be happy, dancing... all these things and more.

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Hello Andrea, I've been reading your blog for a while now and love it.

Your son is so precious. I adore these photos.

That Joseph Campbell quote is one of my fav's. What make's me feel alive? Spending time in nature, always. Being spontaneous, enjoying the outdoors, picnics with the people close to me. Singing, creating art, watching my daughter's curious eyes and watching her play and smile and dance and be happy, dancing... all these things and more.

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Oh my lordy you have the most beautiful, sweetest son! As for what makes me feel alive, MANY things, but tonight I have chocolate on the brain so I want to say that my response tonigh is that chocolate very, very much makes me feel alive but it also makes me very, very fat very, very quickly! ) : And I just lost 60 pounds not long ago and am in no rush to go back. So I will just have to settle for being a little "less alive" tonight!

gardening
cooking
stretching
nursing (which i just ended)
midwifery
sex
running
peek a boo

Doing an interview.
Working hard with a crew when everything's going smoothly.
Laughing and laughing with my baby.
Being caught by surprise in a big laugh.
Witnessing death.

Lying in bed with my daughters while they sleep, listening to their breathing, watching their facial expressions. It can be especially delightful when I hear my youngest giggle in her sleep.

The sun on my face after a few overcast days.

Wearing summer clothing and flip flops.

painting (brush to paper, brush to canvas) or drawing (meditation via pencil)
laughing until my stomach hurts and I have to wipe my eyes
walking along the edge of the ocean
working in the garden
reading to a little one, curled up in my lap
exercise, when I'm out in the world (hiking, etc. but not in a gym...)
listening to live music, or live readings of poetry or prose
trying something new (travel, especially!)
when I'm in the groove with my work, knowing I'm making a difference in my team
deep conversation, connecting from the heart

Being at a concert makes me feel truly alive and in the now!

(Great photos!!! So adorable!!!)

this is the question of the hour for me these days...
the ocean waves and mist on my face
on a plane to anywhere
music
spontaneous moments!

xo
s

Being touched by someone I love and who I loves me ..

Going out in the early morning with my camera..anc capturing whatever the day has to offer.

music!

glen hansard and marketa irglova in concert last night. so so alive. i can still feel it.

dancing hula makes me feel alive.

dancing hula makes me feel alive.

feet on the grass, sun on my back

The theme of today's post reminds me of the following quote:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because the world needs people who come alive." -Harold Whitman

The theme of today's post reminds me of the following quote:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because the world needs people who come alive." -Harold Whitman

fantastic job on the commercial shots, a!!!! they look so good.

i feel most alive when i am being creative. when i am able to capture my inner vision with my camera and create art that pleases me.

i also feel most alive when i STOP doing and just BE.
happy wednesday! xo

wow. ben looks great :-)

what makes me feel alive:
sitting outside, watching a thunderstorm come in, and then the rain.

wind

huge clouds. i have become a girl with her head in the clouds - so much that i'm pretty sure i'm bound to run into to something soon because i'm not paying attention to what's in front of me! i love it that i have become this though. always so practical, always so worried, and now ALIVE and taking chances. i am always looking up for cloud hearts. i swear if i ask for one, a heart will appear. this makes me feel like a little kid.

nature. the older i get the more i go back to nature. i have slowed way way down and noticed more of it lately. this too reminds me of childhood. i think children remind us of the things, the goodness, we know but forget we know. i've been feeling like i'm remembering so much when i take long walks outside and just pay more attention. maybe it's something that happens when you turn 35?

children

anything that makes me feel a sense of magic

smell: roses, the way my little boy smells a little like a puppy who needs a bath after a day of playing outside, the way the women in my family smell like the ocean, like air and water and sun, the smell of rain, freshly cut grass

being creative - making stuff

day dreams, big dreaming

Loving and being loved...the smell of the ocean carried on a breeze...laughing really hard...my beautiful friends...
P.S. Andrea, what happened to your baby??? When did he turn into such a little man? Amazing how fast he has grown!

being true to myself - and the process of figuring out what that means for me - is what makes me feel alive. what about you?

My three kids (Gina 17, Bennett 4 and Brooke 4 months) laughing together, and seeing how much they all love each other. I never knew joy of this magnitude existed...it is overwhelming.

Thank you for this question...it was a blessing today in particular.

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Laughing
drinking coffee
walking
nature

Right now: the breeze on my neck, the snuffling sounds of my dogs getting ready for bed, my husband waiting to hold me upstairs, the feel of a good book between my fingers, when words come to me and make sense.

a good wild wind .. being hit by a nice big wave coming in at the beach .. dancing .. having a very truthful conversation .. (a few that come to mind)

Doing a backbend
Smelling my neighbors' roses
A good couple date, out of the house for once
The bright full moon shining down as I type this on Blackberry, speeding West on the BQE.

i just took the time to reread these comments...and they make me feel alive too!

you can see it in ben...he is going to be something amazing...his eyes, his face, his whole stature say so...

what makes me feel alive: playing any instrument..or even learning to, esp the banjo...swimming in a cold river... dancing and jumping up and down...reading your and jen's entries....singing really loud driving down the road with my windows rolled down and sunroof wide open...swimming underwater...laying back on the ground looking at the stars...this list goes on and on...

The magic moments that are happening when i am traveling,

when i feel guided and completely safe in the unknown

Being in nature. That is peace. Ben and guitar--oh yeah he is so going to thank you for capturing that. So rock & roll!

Singing;
the cold water of Lake Michigan and wet sand between my toes;
Laughing;
Sex;
Reaching out and having someone grab my hand.
These are the things that fill my cells with aliveness.

I feel most alive when I hit bottom and God swoops me up again.

I love this quote. What makes me feel alive is going on adventures...even if it is in my own backyard. I love exploring new places and encountering new faces.

**look at those eyes of his...how wonderful. and i love that his guitar is all beat up. What a wonderful picture***

ooooh,... we were thinking of the same thing today...
running around your old stomping grounds totally makes me feel alive! wish you were here!
xoxox
jen gray

my wonderful guy friends who are the brothers I have always wanted and show me so much love.

My doggie, Lilo.

melting in to bed on Sundays with my husband, watching pbs, movies and snuggling hard.

Felix! (my best friend's baby)

My niece and nephews.

strawberries and rasberries

Monster Cookies from the Co-op

Madhuban (my favorite Indian resteraunt)

**Ben is growing so much!!!

ben is such a CUTE little dude!!!
love the pics a!

making art on weekdays
instead of doing a job that drains me
makes me feel really alive.

and sharing that gift with others-
especially kids,
makes me feel alive.
like i am my best self
and nothing else matters in that moment.

love to you
mccabe xx

What a great question....I needed this one!

What makes me happy?

1) My daughters
2) Cooking something incredibly complicated
3) A good laugh
4) Having friends over
5) Feeling like I belong

talking to my love
making art
running
taking pictures
driving with the windows open and singing to the music
the shining sun
flowers
smiling
cooking

Ben is so dear....I know he is your joy! Loved the quote, and wishing good things for us all!

Ben is so dear....I know he is your joy! Loved the quote, and wishing good things for us all!

Sitting outside, looking at the sky and feeling small and alone. In a good way :)

Running
music
my daughters, especially when they are challenging
dancing
biking
doing the hokey pokey with my story time kids
art
cooking
walking the dog at the crack of dawn
walking on the beach, playing in the water, climbing the dunes.

Singing my heart out
Laughing until my sides hurt
Praying
Running
Hugging
Watching my son learn something new
Music

Ben is growing into such a handsome young man!

Your son is so cute.

Right now my up and coming trip to Europe ( Germany, Austria, & Italy) makes me feel alive. Just the thought of all the things I will be seeing through my lens makes me tingle.

Your son is so cute.

Right now my up and coming trip to Europe ( Germany, Austria, & Italy) makes me feel alive. Just the thought of all the things I will be seeing through my lens makes me tingle.

BTW, your son is so stinkin' cute...so full of life and love and personality :)

Photography...deep studying and research of the Bible...my baby boy, who's not so much a baby anymore...lying in my husband's arms...beautiful music...the wind...

thank you for the reminder once again.