Mindfulness. Gratitude. Intention-setting. They're practices we know we're supposed to engage in, but unplugging and focusing can be a challenge. In My Extraordinary Ordinary Moments, Jorey Hurley pairs written prompts with delicate but bright illustrations to help readers zone in to notice and remember the perhaps unexpectedly amazing things they might have come across during even the most ordinary of days. Maybe it was something squishy (guacamole deserves praise!), a texture (your sweet kitten's pink tongue), or something thrown away (an orange rind peeled just the right way is memorable). With a prompt for every day of the year, the pages of My Extraordinary Ordinary Moments leave plenty of space for the reader to write, draw, doodle, or even paste in a photo. Whatever it was today, taking the mundane--or frustrating, delicious, boring, beautiful, or stressful--and pulling out one special moment provides a deep sense of accomplishment, and even power.
Readers of all ages will discover just how simple it is to tap into the wonder around them.