LOVE, GRATITUDE AND THE HEART…
This month is dedicated to “heart health”, and I felt inspired to
to share all of the reasons WHY I LOVE WYNNDEL,
and the Creston Valley which is where I live.
It is well known that Love and Gratitude is good for your health,
and the more we appreciate and feel grateful for what we have,
the more things we will have to be grateful for, and the more love we will feel in our hearts.
I often think about all the people, places and things I love
about where I live, and to-day it’s time to share the LOVE.
It is my intention to inspire you to join in the fun,
and indulge in the wonderful feeling of being grateful for the people,
places and things YOU LOVE, in your community too.
SO HERE GOES:
- I LOVE CRESTON for the agricultural flats, and that the land is still available for “agriculture”.
My mentor Dr. Bernard Jensen used to teach, live on the hillsides, grow food in the valleys, and that is what we are doing here…and I LOVE THAT.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the stores being closed at night,
so that everyone has time for “family and fun”.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the local farmers, prairie farmers and all of
the land loving locals.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the wildlife center, and all the birds and bugs, and frogs that live there.
- I REALLY LOVE CRESTON for the deer, elk, fox, wild turkeys,
coyotes, cougars, caribou, and amazing wildlife we are privileged
to live with.
- I LOVE CRESTON for it’s mom and pop shops and restaurants.
neighbours serving us everything from local Buffalo soup, to homemade bread and pasta.
- I LOVE CRESTON FOR THE FOOD, peaches, apples, grapes,
carrots, beets, and turnips..you name it we grow it…Hurrah!
- I LOVE CRESTON for the fantastic fruit stands with local farmers
creating a living by doing what they love.
- I LOVE THE hay trucks hauling hay, the horse community,
the goats, cows and chickens..
- I LOVE CRESTON for our kids being able to climb a haystack and
throw down the bales to be loaded into the horse trailer (thanks Burt.).
- I LOVE THE waving to 8 out of 10 people you drive by,
and how everyone has their own “special wave”.
- I LOVE CRESTON for it’s theatre to watch movies in,
- I LOVE CRESTON for it’s artists and musicians, uplifting our Spirit through our eyes and our ears.
- I LOVE CRESTON for ALL the health choices available at our local health food stores.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the snow to play in, the lake to swim in,
the creeks to fish in, and the river to float in.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the huge old trees, the plentiful beautiful dandelions, chickweed, burdock and red clover, (just to name a few of my favourite thing…herbs!).
- I LOVE CRESTON for the grain elevators, and for being able to drive up and buy old fashioned chicken or horse feed from a local farmer, smell the smell of freshly made feed. (yes-the prairie girl in me appreciates this the most.).
- I LOVE the new pool, and especially the steam room and the “red walls” too.
- I LOVE CRESTON for the mountains, the backcountry roads,
and the surrounding, unique communities.
I think I have run out of space here, so I would love to invite you to share what “you love” about your community
Post it here, and spread the Love and Gratitude
you feel.
Let’s keep the momentum going…and most of all…
I love Creston for my perception of what is:
A SMALL TOWN WITH A REALLY …BIG… HEART!
Thanks for being here,
and thanks for sharing here.
Annette
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