1. God

2. Grateful not to have experienced the worst of the storm,

3. Power flows where it is needed

4. Trees did not fall on top of me

5. Nor power lines

6. Heeding the admonition to stay off the road

7. Family members are safe

8. Workers restoring power and services to those in need

9. An advanced weather tracking system …

10. which still can’t tell exactly what will occur when, nor prevent it,

1. had a good sleep last night

2. have a good feeling about fx

3. enjoyed a fresh bath… very relaxing, (esp when using the body shop’s facial wash i bought yesterday from singapore) –>> is this what so called specific journal?

4. filled my stomach with salmon porridge made by grandma

5. feel like smiling all day long

Will update this post when im free… :):)

1. The cooler air
2. The smell of turned earth
3. Working the soil
4. Working the soul
5. Crickets and cicadas
6. Our neighbor’s colorful solar lights
7. Laughs
8. Slowing down, feeling things more acutely
9. Grapefruit
10. Presence

1.  For two years, I have had a wonderful sacred space

2.  An office, art studio, living area, kitchen and darling balcony

3.  I enjoy every second here — with or without company

4.  Years ago, I had written out a creative imagery of this place

5.  To my surprise, that imagery came true — word for word!

6.  Now it is time to let it go

7.  I need to downsize and return my office and studio to our home

8.  It’s time to start coordinating for retirement — a few years in the offing, but I’d like to be more in charge

9.  I intend to make this a positive change in every way possible.

10.  A philosophy of gratitude makes me grateful for all the blessings of the past, the present, and the amazing possibilities of the future.

Good List Daily and We Love Gratitude have helped me cultivate gratitude as a way of life, so I can walk through changes like this with a much more positive and grateful attitude!  Thank you, Belle!

1. Yard sales..found nothing with which I wanted a relationship :)
2. Wisdom, MT…often the coldest in the nation…
3. …remembering when we were there for a festival and woke to 25 degrees temp in August..we had heat in our camper but some hardy souls who slept on the ground were a bit chilly…..
4. Garrett’s quote today by Byron Katie and his reference to Tera Warner
5. Many prayers for those in Irene’s path and those who work long hours and days to restore power
6. Keeping tabs on the weather patterns on tv..they said Sept. 10 is the peak of the hurricane season
7. Airing out blankets in the early morning freshness
8. Football season..NFL..go GreenBayPackers!
9. Sounds around us to let us know everything is in working order…hums of washer/dryer, tv programs, a/c, furnace, water from the hose sprinkling the lawn
10. GPa’s new book, “The Cure Is In The Forest” by Dr. Cass Ingram

Very grateful for

1. A memory about the eucalyptus trees grove where I played as a kid (sigh)



2. Playing tennis again after two weeks out
3. Reaching for a shot
4. Missing it, but reaching again
5. Verne, who cares
6. Tiffany, who is always positive
7. Diane, who I want to grow up to be like
8. A new subscriber on my blog
9. Grilled Cheese and Pepperoni sandwiches

   In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy, ~Steven Bielak, via Facebook

1. God

2. A circle of women

3. Silence

4. Prayers from Belle

5. Helen’s faith

4. Cassie helping my mother and father

5. Identifying instead of sitting in judgment

6. The earth holding me up of which I am a part

7.Breath going in and out of me

8. A calm sweet voice

9. Bed clothes

10. “stretches his soul toward others”

By Byron Katie, via Tera Warner: “Everything is a gift. Look around the room you are sitting in
and focus on an object. It helps you to drop your story. Get
still with the object/item. Begin to notice or identify ways
the object supports you. You will find gratitude in it. There is
nothing in this world that does not happen for you. Life gets
better when you are more interested instead of trying to be more
interesting and getting the approval of others.”

Sending prayers to all affected by and in the path of hurricane Irene…

Sending gratitude for the rescue workers, the emergency crews, the men and women who work tirelessly to help, and gratitude for the warnings that help people plan.

My heart goes out to you all.

1. God

2. Help from Catharine

3. Weather forecasts

4. Understanding it could change

5. Discovering movies

6. More than I know what to do with

7. Questions

8. Stopping

9. Hector explaining the difference between slowness and sloth

10. Good advice on clutter via Carolyn

11. Lindsey’s delightful blog, beauty, insight, love and appreciation

12.  In terms of addiction and obsession, more is a problem.  In terms of gratitude and abundance, realities not yet realized, resources within and without, it is a gift.(There’s also More magazine. :)

I’m grateful to be back .

It’s been such a crazy summer and I love that it is cooler

Grateful that the car accident did over $4000 damage to the car and none to me.

Grateful the other driver had insurance.

Grateful for the time with my grand daughter. It was not what I thought it would be but it was treasured nonetheless

Grateful that the human spirit is resilient and I know the tools to fight depression.

Grateful for simple foods to eat ,though boring ,they let my gut rest and heal.

The power of rest and relaxation.

I am absolutely speechless when I think of all the people I’ve been praying for.

I am in awe that how God has led me through the dark valley.