1. God
2. Finished
3. Not finished
4. Letting the feelings of another come in waves, as well as my own
5. Words that stand my thinking on its head
6. Cascade
7. Quietly into a roomful
8. Noticing
9. Held and encouraged by Julia’s words

1. God
2. Because you started We Love Gratitude and my happy fortune to discover the site and be welcomed and encouraged by you
3. For your love of Marc and bringing Ava and Hannah into the world
4. For your values
5. For your spiritual practice documented here and exercised also in Creative Spiritual Women
6. For your artwork which exhibits your ability to see the humor in things and not take yourself too seriously
7. For your welcome and encouragement of all who post their joy and sorrow on these pages
8. For your kindness and empathy
9. I know the world is better today and each day because you are living in it
10. Thank you seems scarcely sufficient, Crystal, so imagine if you will a chain of thank yous reflecting all our interconnectedness and emerging anew each day.

1. God
2. Breathing
3. Listening
4. Rising
5. Beyond category
6. Resilience in others
7. Where?
8. Out there
9. Appreciation

1. God
2. view of the reservoir on top of a hill
3. hearing from people who see things differently
4. a place to return
5. even Peabody wants to go a different route, directed by smell
6. Cassie brought leeks from the farmer’s market – giant ones

1. God
2. The far field
3. Plenty
4. Something remembered
5. Early morning
6. Check lists
7. Losing the list
8. Maps

1. God
2. A wonderful card from Crystal
3. Sunlight through turned and fallen leaves
4. Key signatures in the mind
5. When Cassie goes away she leaves a note by my pillow
6. Great examples

1 God
2 Astonishing apple
3 Ground to fall and stand on
4 Not to mention legs
5 Orange and red through windows
6 An extra hour
7 Time unmeasured by clocks or atoms?
8 The movement of the mind we call wind? (or the opposite)
9 Seeing Oklahoma on the big screen and Shirley Jones’s angelic voice

1. God
2. Pratt for his friendship and encouragement and hosting me at his homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
3. The little jars Cassie filled with dried herbs
4. Katrina for seeing the person on the inside
5. Inside and outside jokes
6. Talking about books that we’ve enjoyed, like The Phantom Tollbooth
7. After they’ve all gone away (the m)

1. God
2. The downtown bus across the street
3. Rediscovery and recall
4. Arriving on time
5. Leaving on time
6. Benign sunshine
7. View of the channel from the rooftop garden
8. 12/5
9. 6 x 4 4 ways
10. The man who mistook his hat for a wife

1. God
2. Flowers fading because they were here any how
3. Persistence of roses
4. Petunia’s slight return
5. Colors I could dwell in for an indefinite time
6. People who celebrate
7. People who take care of our non-human companions
8. Some rain
9. Now and then