5 Things You Find Beautiful

1. my wife and son smiling


2. a bluebird day - azure skies with a few puffy white clouds


3. freshly groomed corduroy ski runs


4. vibrant autumn color and a trail through the woods


5. moving water - rivers, falls or coast

My 5 things:

1.  The sunset and a sandy beach on Lake Michigan.

2.  The sun coming into the house in the afternoon, especially in winter.

3.  The quiet of a recent snowstorm with snow clinging to branches and shrubs.

4.  Babies laughing.

5.  Peonies in full bloom.

my 5 things

My children (I am very biased when it comes to them)

Walking on the Beach in the Caribbeans watching the sun rise or set.

Snorkeling in the ocean the colors of fish are beautiful.

Watching the first snow fall

All the lights around the city during the holidays

My 5 Things:  

1. Canna Lilies and Calla Lilies

2. Sunny day on the Detroit River 

3. Love

4. Trees as the leaves change for fall weather

5. The beach

- @DorethiaConner

Crisp autumn air
Relationships with my family
Ocean at sunset
The lady in my neighborhood who brings food and water to the stray cats
Re-living my wedding day

The sound of children laughing or singing

Old people holding hands

Hot air balloons at sunrise

The view of city from many, many stories high

and most of all, the faces of my sleeping children

Five things I find beautiful:

1) The sound of my daughters laughing

2) The home that my husband works so hard to provide

3) The memories of times spent on family vacations at the beach

4) The relationship my husband has with our daughters

5) The years spent working hard at a happy marriage

1. Crisp air & narrow ways among trees blanketed in new snow.

2. My 4-yr old daughter's belief that Santa brought her rocking horse.

3. Kind words of empathy.

4. Jogging along the river in my home town.

5. My wife's commitment to me...

1. Running along the beach barefoot.

2. The rustle of the wind in the trees.

3. Smiles. 

4. The look of love.

5. The velvety texture of chocolate. 

1. A trickling waterfall in the UP on a warm spring day

2. The way a sunset lights up the clouds in Winter

3. The view from the top of the Hotel Gansevoort in NYC

4. A really vibrant abstract painting

5. Architecture in Venice Italy

1.  The sunset over the Cass Lake

2.  Buildings designed by Albert Kahn

3.  My one red rose that blooms faithfully every summer at least twice.

4.  The laughter of babies

5.  The laughter of people having fun.

1. Sunrise

2. My son tending to his infant son

3. Anything composed by Sergei Rachmaninov

4. My bed

5. The first snowfall of winter

1. Nature - trees, sunshine, warm breezes, "soft" days, rain, snow, water, rock - all of it


2. My children's faces


3. The look on my client's faces when life opens up in a new way for them


4. My family's voices (they live far away)


5. The joy and support I find with my friends

1. Sunsets

2. Laughter & smiles

3. My husband putting up outdoor Christmas lights because he knows how much I love them even though it's a task he doesn't care for!

4. All my college kids home for break

5. Support, energy  & ideas from family, friends & colleges whether it relates to business or personal

* Bonus: The great giving spirit of the people of SE Michigan through out the year!