Very Grateful for~
the smell of eucalyptus
the smell of roses and mint in bouquets from mom’s garden
watching Jeopardy tivos with dad from midnight-3:00
Justin’s doctors
listening
people who agree to pray
Garrett’s empathetic understanding
Carol’s digital hug of reassurance
Jean’s happy comments
Everywhere I turn is another reminder of grace or of the space where grace should be
Very Grateful for~
Good Friday
Garrett’s Dad
This Article: 25 Self-Care Tips for the Body & Soul
plums
flip flops
Linda, who let me borrow her truck
Eddie, who lifted my bike in Linda’s car
my bike is fixed!
bike rides
fish tacos
Tolerance is a golden bridge. ~Rachel Sanders
Very Grateful for~
God’s Rhythms
vanilla poached pears
smelling the trouble on the stove before the smoke alarm did
neighbors Eddie and Marla who put on their own roof with the help of friends
Jackie Blue, the new neighborhood dog that I like as opposed to Donnatella, the evil neighborhood cat that I don’t like
Favorites on IE
Donna’s marriage
Linda’s marriage-both within days of each other!
Mary’s 2nd grandbaby-almost here!
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.~ Lionel Hampton
Very Grateful for~
God’s lessons
Discovering some of the birds who sing in our neighborhood every day
White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Blessing Bags http://becauseofgrace.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/3453/
salmon
air-conditioning, came right back on after a winter’s nap
an invitation to speak on laughter
Carol’s super kind comments on the blog…thanks, Carol!
He who gives when he is asked has waited too long. ~ Seneca
Very Grateful for~
God’s abundance
journal collages
this great post from Alia Wherever You Go, Be the Soul of That Place
how just a short time creating can be so energizing
clean clothes
a supportive message from Anne
Garrett and Jean’s kind comments
laughing on the phone with V
bookmarks
pancake batter baked in muffin cups—(why has this taken me so long to discover this?)
the absolutely straight posture of new grass
“Bliss begins with the breath. We breathe in, and accept all that is new. We breathe out, and release all that has passed.”
Very Grateful for~
God’s pacing
Ruby’s watchfulness, even in the middle of the night when she mistakes clothes flung over a chair for ghosts
setting up my class earlier than frantic time
peonies
opening the windows and letting the cool breeze in
Brene Brown’s TED talk on shame
vitamins
the frontal lobe in our cerebral cortex which controls impulses and recognizes that actions have consequences
Tylenol cold medicine
soup
ceiling fans
Douse shame with empathy and it can’t survive ~Brene Brown
Very Grateful for~
God’s love
a small opportunity to volunteer
salmon
pink salt
finding a website to help me decipher which call is from which bird
brooms
this is the time of year when even weeds look like flowers
or maybe weeds are flowers who just have never caught a break
or maybe flowers are weeds who had mentors
time to ponder silly things like this
Wonder, rather than doubt, is the root of knowledge.~Abraham Joshua Heschel
Very Grateful for~
God’s angels
Amelia’s excitement about returning to the classroom after Spring Break
all the birds around our house and their individual calls; it sounds a bit like a Tiki Room
Jean’s positive spirit
warm, chocolate chip cookies
a course to teach
the iron to press out all wrinkles in the clothes
Enough
And more than enough
Everyone has a unique role to fill in the world and is important in some respect. Everyone, including and especially you, is indispensable. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Very Grateful for~
God’s messengers
singing
playing
Animal Planet
Garrett’s mention of Belle’s article in his list
Purging out some things: “All these things are padding our egos and weighing down our spirits. When we’re not in touch with our inner self, we identify with things to feel whole.” Belle Pirri in this post
Nodding my head so vigorously with Belle’s point, I almost needed a chiropractor: “We ‘gather’ to try to make up for a ‘lack.’”
Belle’s guidance to “Shine light on the fear created by our stories”
And her wise advice: “When you’re preoccupied with things, pay attention. You’re hanging out with the ego.” (Oh, my, there goes the nodding again)
God has given us a world that nothing but our own folly keeps from being a paradise. ~George Bernard Shaw
Very Grateful for~
God’s sense of humor
sunscreen
Banana Republic t-shirts…they do not have the pesky, scratchy tag in the neck and i know this is pretty pampered poodle of me, but it really makes a difference
Kleenex
taco salad
Ruby’s retractable leash
penmanship (almost an antiquated word)
a snake by the lake (glad it was over there)
online photo galleries to store pictures
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced
and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” ~William Faulkner