The quiet of the early morning

Birds chirping

The beautiful field of high stalks of corn, that makes our backyard seem sheltered and private

The pictures of friends and family, that are attached to ribbons on the wall near my chair.  What a cheery sight!

The many times Dave says, “Ruthie, Ruthie, Ruthie” each day.  It makes me smile every time.

My morning bowl of bananas and yogurt

Being able to think and reason and remember

Text messages from my daughters.  So nice to be able to stay in touch, even when we don’t see each other for a few days

The encouragement from readers of my blog posts telling me to keep writing.

Remembering we can choose how we react to everything, and if we react in an unpleasant or unkind way, we can always choose again.