It was Mint N Chip...

1. For the 10 year old child who shared his ice cream with me, after my scoop of Mint N Chip hit the pavement,

I give thanks.

2. For those who have committed to purchasing Love Magnets,

I GIVE THANKS.

Awesome things are coming. I am sure of this.

3. For Sisters who support my ambitions, goals, and desires, and for their love that steps in when I feel that the whole world has stepped out,

I give thanks.

4. For the freedom to BAN Cola of ANY kind from my diet, as ALL cola's contain ethylene glycol, which is used in anti-freeze. Ethylene glycol is a slow poison...

For clean drinking water,

I give thanks.

5. For dreams that come true, God...

I give thanks.

Love,

Elle

DO NOT FORGET THIS

I dont care what you weigh,

Only that you heart is heavy with love.

I dont care where you live,

We're both on earth together, and that's all that matters to me.

I dont care what you drive,

I only care that you are driven by your bliss.

I dont care about your social circles,

I only care that you take me just the way that I am.

I dont care what color you are,

I care only that you understand that inside, we are the SAME.

I dont care what religion you practice,

I only care that you practice what you preach.

I dont care where you live,

I only care that you are safe, warm and loved.

I dont care who you know,

I only care that you know me, and take me as I am.

I dont care about your wealth,

I only care that you are rich with Self Worth.

I dont care about your education, or lack there-of...

I only care that you enjoy your life experience...this IS your higher education.

I dont care where you come from,

I care only that you understand that we are all from the same place.

I dont care what you did before,

I care only about the woman that you are right now, today.

I dont care if you understand.

I care only that you understand that I love you anyway.

~Elle Febbo

But I am only One...

Yep, I am only one, and you are only one, and he is only one, and she is only one. Some will step in, but many will not.

Thank God, all of us, EQUAL ONE.

And One is all it takes.

1. Thank you God for the power of ONE...

I understand the most difficult math equation ever given; many do not.

I am blessed.

2. Thank you God for time.

I understand that I was given the gift of MORE TIME when I beat cancer.

Many do not.

I am blessed.

3. Thank you God for Science. Just as the blood and lymph system run parallel through a body to both sustain life and detoxify, my Human Self, and my Spirit Self, also run parallel....

Once a month, they trip all over one another; but one will ALWAYS sustain life, and the other will ALWAYS find a way to detoxify.

I am blessed.

4. Thank you God for Faith.

Some ask how I could believe in something that I cannot see. I ask them how they could see it all around them and still not believe it.

I am blessed; please, bless them with the gift of sight, God.

5. Thank you God for helping me to continuously find creative ways to raise money to find a cure.

I know they will find a CURE, God, and I have HOPE.

And We'll be blessed.

Love,

Elle

Femininity Still

Art By Christina Kitchinson

1. Thank you God for femininity.....Fresh Flowers, Fruit Stand Berries, sundresses with sparkly flip-flops and Wide brimmed Hats.

2. Thank you God for femininity.....Child-birth, nursing, lulling, protecting, nurturing, singing soft songs in the quiet of the dawn.



3. Thank you God for femininity.....Thigh high stockings, weekend get-a-ways, steamy nights, sensual glances, naughty games, and exploration.



4. Thank you God for femininity.....The Sisters who guide me, The Mother who supports me, The girlfriends who lift me up, and the strangers who linger in the back ground that I still manage to touch.



Come closer...



5. Thank you God for femininity.....For pink t-shirts, flower tattoo's, and pixie-fairies. For the gift of womanhood,



I am forever grateful.



(Seems no matter how I slice it, I'm still always glad that I'm not a man...).



Lots of crazy love,



~Elle

Gratitude is YOURS

When I first started counting my blessings, it looked somewhat like this:

Thank you God for:

1. A banana Split shared 3 ways on a hot summer afternoon.

2. For fresh water to quench my thirst.

3. For fresh idea's to quench my mind.

4. For "signs".

5. For the Tao.

I give thanks.

The only thing that has changed since I first began to count my blessings, is that it sometimes feels impossible to narrow it down to just 5.

I could literally be here all day.

God, thank you for gratitude. Living a life of THANKS and APPRECIATION has renewed my tired spirit, and is slowly waking up my sleepy soul.

I could not ask for more.

The gift of a heart full of gratitude is there for everyone...it is a gift to you, also. All you have to do, is graciously accept it.

All my love,

Elle

On Courage

1. Thank you God for the courage to disappoint another, to be true to myself.

2. Thank you for the courage to sit in the center of JOY, theirs or my own, without remembering the limitations of being human.

3. Thank you God for the courage to look like a fool for LOVE.

God knows, I'd do anything for love.

4. Thank you God for the courage to follow my driving force and live life to it's fullest, settling for nothing less.

5. Thank you God for the courage to listen to an inner voice that will not leave me alone.

I know she means well...

xo

~Elle

Gratitude For Graditude

For tall skinny mocha's, and pennies on the ground.

For little boys who sleep, and cease to make a sound.





For the cat curled up at the foot of my bed,


And for the silly insanity that flows through my head.





For finger paints, sidewalk chalk, and home made clay,


There are blessings in store for us every day.





It never fails, they're all over the place,


Every where you turn, in every Sisters face.





The the flowers that bloom, and for berries so sweet,


For all the beautiful souls I am bound to meet.





For mid-day naps, and and Creme Bru Le Cheesecake,


For my health, my clarity, and and for old time's sake.





For the garden of dreams in which I have planted my heart.


For peace in knowing I'm doing my part.





For the past that made me who I am today,


And for my dogs who always want to play.





For the 3 year old that never stops talking,


(Just yesterday, I was wishing he were walking...).





For the 10 year old child who lives down the hall,


And every day asks to go to the mall....





For a strong hand to pull me in, when I get out of line,


And for the man who lets me go, when he knows that it's my time.





For choice, joy, freedom, and fortitude,


But mostof all, thank you God, for Gratitude.





By: Elle Febbo


Photography by Elle Febbo