Very Grateful for

God’s pauses

my pauses

sandwiches

a summer rain storm last night…instant fifteen degree cool down

a nice person on Tech Support

the way the groundskeepers at the school work so hard and cultivate so much beauty

reading glasses

drinking glasses and cups instead of styrofoam

filling a warm pie crust shell with fresh fruit and marscarpone

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph   and defeat. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Very Grateful for
God’s renovations

Cushions

Ice

Compliments, hearing them for others, receiving them, giving them—just the idea of looking for the good in people

Salmon

Amelia doing a huge amount of weeding

Ruby and Grace

Good news about the leak in my yard—not my leak!

City water workers who were willing to return to my house for a 2^nd inspection

Procrastinate now, don’t put it off. ~ Ellen Degeneres

Very Grateful for

God’s blessings

a small group for tennis today

fresh fruit

ice water

frozen scarves for my neck

the Vienna Philharmonic on PBS

a learning partner

Amelia feeling better

a nice nap

When the wrong people leave your life, the right things start to happen (seen on Facebook)

Very Grateful for

God’s calendar

Instructions in a complicated computer program

6 inches of rain in our area

and the resulting green grass in July/August which is very rare

being surrounded by green

Gerbera daisies on my desk

a good visit with my favorite doctor and her kind office manager

numbers lower than I feared which is good

getting my renewed driver’s license in the mail

the dogs-Ruby and Grace

There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. ~James Thurber

Very Grateful for~

God’s birthdays

working on my birthday- it hasn’t been my practice to do this but it isn’t so bad!

Amelia bringing in a “surprise” lunch that I ordered. (she knows how I like to know about my surprises)

M.W. back in the office

hitting the treadmill this morning…despite my mind’s best efforts to coax me back to bed

Birthday taquitos for dinner

memories of other birthdays

hearing from friends

the hilarity of auto-correct: I received a text message which read “Happy Birthday to my favorite fiend”  :D

Memory is God’s gift to us ~ Dad

God’s opportunities

saying yes

meeting new people

and pushing through

honoring my need for silence

egg white omelets

receiving the wisdom of others

unclenching my fists

the beach

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. –Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Very Grateful for~

God’s love

A study at Yale which recently identified how clutter affects the brain  http://sco.lt/620jpJ

Alia’s video meditation

people from whom I can learn

furniture that has just been dusted

sweet potato-flavored Triscuits

slowing down on purpose

remembering to breathe

holding a {brief} space between inhale and exhale

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. ~Albert Einstein

Very Grateful for~
God’s protection
Lori, Kathryn, and Brian’s safety on the road
persistence
Carl’s talent to help Amelia
vanilla scones
Ruby’s comforting presence
time to read (a little)
being able to save files
67 degrees this morning and what a relief this temperature is!
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they are safe. If you wish to better understand seemingly incomprehensible things, help another to better understand. If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. ~Tenzin Gyatso

Very Grateful for~
God’s mercy
how good 68 degrees felt this morning after the crushing heat of last week
the sacrifice of the 19 firefighters in the huge, Arizona brushfire
the supreme unselfishness of others
burgers and Butterfinger ice cream with Dad while watching Wimbledon together
smiles
an unexpected compliment
neon pink Post-its
life in all colors!

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves. ~Helen Keller

Very Grateful for~

God’s aromatherapy of fresh oranges, limes, and lemons

cold water

suds

this post on not holding on to past mistakes 

playing tennis

hamburgers and fries (yes, it’s been a long while)

slushes

the prospect of lower temperatures

Saturday mail

You cannot give negativity power…Nicki Minaj