12 Steps to Joy

Therese Ralston
3 min readJul 22, 2024
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater — all authors own garden photos

Step 1:

step outside

go somewhere natural

with grass

trees

plants

flowers

gardens

wildlife

Step 2:

look up

look around

Step 3:

breathe

notice yourself breathing

Step 4:

listen

be still

be quiet

Step 5:

be open

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Therese Ralston

Writing about the real life, farm life, reading life, birdlife, wildlife, pet life and school life I have in my life. My blog: birdlifesaving.blogspot.com