Thanksgiving From Within
If you look between the buildings you can see the sky and the trees I watch as the seasons change. There are bare branches in between the buildings there now.
But this afternoon my husband called me in to the other room see the leaves still on the tree outside the den window.
The leaves were ecstatically yellow today as I drank in their beauty from my window seat on a stationery bike.
The yellow leaves filled the room with a wondrous yellow light. Migraines and severe arthritis keep me in. But MUCH can be seen from the inside.
Time flew by as fast as the low lying clouds. I felt a form of ecstasy with Spirit and the world outside. A peace that nature gives and one that has been rare for me in these days of deep strife in the world.
The clouds zipping by and the fresh air from the window and the bright yellow brought me great joy that others racing by in their busy lives below do not see. I am blessed though mostly homebound… blessed with a loving husband and breathtaking beauty in the great beyond. I have much to be grateful for and I wish you all many such blessings and the urge to give thanks.
Mostly I give thanks for a sensitive and sensible husband who has stuck by me through thick and thin and my many moods and suicidal depressions– as a person with a major mental illness. Bipolar Disorder. It has not been easy for him. And he has helped many others in his career as a psychiatric social worker. I was able to help him understand some of his clients, yes, but he gave them the greatest gift of all by sharing with them his sense of humor and treating them as normal human beings.
On our first date, almost 40 years ago, a walk in the park, his sense of humor was what I first noticed about him. He scored the first home run. And then moments later, another, with his compassion. And that was the start of the love story of my life.
Today I send my deepest blessings to him, and, too, I want to wish each of you many blessings of love and nature on this fine, yellow day of Thanksgiving week!
MOONSIDE 
You have a migraine and severe arthritis and yet you still were able to appreciate the beauty outside your window. Thank you for sharing your picturesque seasonal images of the cityscape. 🙂
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November 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM
And thank you for your kind comment. Haven’t seen a post from you in a long time. I’m going to make sure they didn’t unsubsidized me. Hope all is okay. 🙏🏽
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November 24, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Nature is indeed a great source of connection with peace and with the sacred. Loved to read your words on gratitude and on love. Beautifully said and beautiful experiences. You are indeed much blessed, regardless of any other conditioning. And your awareness of both, the blessings and the conditionings, gives you advantage while going through life. Keep focusing on the blessings, on the beauty, and on the good, Ellen. It eases the path. Sending you light, love, and blessings, my friend 🙏 🌟 💝🌻🌈🍀
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November 24, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Thank you so very much, Susana!! I totally appreciate your words. And they provide excellent advice!! Sending you light, love and blessings right back!! ❣️💫🙌🙏🏽😊
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November 24, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I love how you love your husband so well. And your knack for seeing beauty beyond what others miss is a gift you offer others. The loveliness of nature between the buildings is a sweet surprise. Thanks for the photos and insights.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Thank you, Dayle! You’re very generous in spirit.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Thank you for sharing the beautiful love story between you and your husband, and I love how you describe the leaves outside as “ecstatically yellow” — a reflection of the glorious mood as Thanksgiving approaches.
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November 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Thank you, D.G. I am so glad you got the positive aspects I felt. Have a happy holiday! 🙏🏽
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November 24, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Thank you, Ellen! Have a happy holiday to you too!
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November 24, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Thank you, D.G🙏🏽
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November 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Lovely.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Thank you, Cindy!
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November 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM
You have a very precious husband and you are too very precious because you have got so good man and he has got a so good woman. May God bless you both and give you everything you hope! Have a good new week!
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November 25, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Dear Jean,
What a lovely message from you! I read it to my husband. He thought, too, how beautiful! Thank you so much❣️ May God bless you with everything you need! Thank you!💫💥🫶🙏🏽
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November 25, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Your welcome 🙂 and thank you for your very kind words 🌺 God bless you both!
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November 25, 2024 at 11:26 AM
🙏🏽
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November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Thank you Ellen for sharing this beautiful view and insightful viewpoint that accompanies it. You are teaching us that so much can be gained from slowing down and paying attention to what is actually in front of us. If we are not careful we can easily end up rushing from one thing to another without noticing. Cheers to you and your husband, this Thanksgiving and everyday! What would the world do without patient and caring people like him and you who reminds us of what is truly important. ❤️❤️
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November 25, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Oh, Julie, thank you for such a lovely comment. I was so happy with it, I read it to my husband. Hope you are doing well, painting and will have a wonderful holiday however you celebrate it!! Looking forward to your next post! ❤️❤️🙏🏽
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November 25, 2024 at 10:36 AM
🙏💓
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November 25, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I am totally confused by your photo of the yellow trees (please don’t publish my comment if it’s too location identifiable). Seeing Riverside Church brought up teen memories of touring the bell tower, acting in plays in their little theater, reading from the book of the dead in a little chapel during the Vietnam War, and watching my sister perform in a carillon choir. But the angle of your photo makes it seem as if your building is on the park side of the street. Is that possible? Anyway, thanks, Ellen, for the trip down memory lane.
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November 25, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Glad you enjoyed your trip down memory lane. The photo is out the window on the side opposite the park. They planted Ginko trees on our side probably after you were gone and they have grown fast. That’s probably what’s confusing you. 😊
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November 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM
That…was a truly beautiful, touching and meaningful post. Not only are you fortunate to have such a wonderful husband, he is fortunate to have such a wonderful and talented wife. The photographs were lovely and I felt as if I were there. The yellow trees were like seeing sunshine, something definitely missing right now. Your words were perfect, just like you.
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November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Very touched by your comment! I didn’t know if people would read my post let alone like it. You were way overly generous…way, way overly generous… but I am glad you got some positive things out of it. And I thank you so much for liking it and for your great, kind heart!!
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November 25, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Love the title of the post, which is an entire message in itself. Great 👍👌🙏
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May 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thank you so much!! ❤️ 🙏🏽
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May 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM