Monthly Archives: November 2011

1. God

2. Safe travels for Cassie

3. Belle’s powerful example, the urgency in her writing, demonstrating her practice and spiritual growth, inspiring

4. 100 personal growth ideas from Barrie

5. DEAR MAN and Cassie suggesting I use it, and using it, well, mostly effectively, kinda cut off before the MAN, instead of reacting

6. A walk with Hannah and finding a part of the Charles River we hadn’t seen

7. David’s responsiveness to relaxation prompts during a migraine

8. Talking about it

9. Hearing from Hector E. “I once asked Jack C. how do you remain so calm in traffic and he replied I only drive my car”

10. A useful tin to put things in

“And I have felt

A presence that disturbs me with the joy

Of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime

Of something far more deeply interfused,

Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns,

And the round ocean and the living air,

And the blue sky, and in the mind of man;

A motion and a spirit, that impels

All thinking things, all objects of all thought,

And rolls through all things.”

http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww138.html

 

Positive

Today I’m not going to list ten things, but only one thing that counts for ten.

I’m thankful for people that stand really positive in life and have this great overwelming energy. People that when they are faced with a problem can be frustrated for a moment, but are really happy and positive again when you see them again a few moments later.

I met two people this week that really fit this description to a tea. I hope to come across more new people who fit this description. And I hope that I can be like this later on in life, and inspire someone like they inspired me.

1. God

2. the best thing I heard today: “My biggest mistake was thinking life was a story about me”

3. How many have served me today? More than I can count.

4. How many have I served? plus or minus the fingers on one hand?

5. Three black cats

6. And one calico

7. A knowledgeable musical instrument repair person

8. Cassie getting to visit her mother

9. David’s patience

10. Being on time

Today, I am thankful…

1. For Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix! on sale!

2. That the cold wind is outside and I am inside

3. For the pink highlight tool in MSWord

4. That sore muscles mean they did something this week!

5. For little peppermint candy canes

6. That Amelia invited and coaxed so much learning from her students with her castles project

7. For these words from the Poetry of Julia Fehrenbacher

You no longer need to shrink in order to fit in… you no longer need to be the convenient version of what you think they want you to be 

8. That I can “bask in the luxury of being fully understood and unconditionally loved” ~Sarah Young in Jesus Calling

9. For perceived calamities that turn out to be blessings

 Walk in Faith and Grace will be your blessing

Mother Nature

  1. For several hours, a few evenings ago, tens of thousands of snow geese danced across our snowy sky before finding the current they wanted and then disappeared to the south…a spectacular display by Mother Nature!
  2. Snow snow snow!
  3. Grateful for our efficient road crews who have many of the roads sanded very early in the morning
  4. We’re out and about in the snow storm…well, it’s where we live :)
  5. Careful drivers
  6. Replacing windshield wipers
  7. 4×4 vehicles
  8. Snow tires
  9. Bundling up…baby it’s cold outside :)
  10. “The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” -John Buchan   {P.S. we’re thinking ice fishing about now..LOL}