1. Finally settling into a routine at home with the girls. Amazed that it takes so long, so grateful we’ve got it
2. Laughter with my husband
3. My amazing daughters, their growth, their minds
4. 30 mins to walk & chat with a friend
5. Getting clear about a goal and working towards it
6. Pleasantly surprised when I looked some things up I’d been only guessing about
7. My morning routine, which is more energizing than coffee
8. Not having coffee for several days and feeling good- so grateful
9. Getting a little clearer about what we’re looking for in land
10. Time and options :)

Tha k you for the gift of another beautiful day
Thank you for my daughters
Thank you for my husband
Thank you for my friends and family
Thank you for ‘strangers’ and all they do to help
Thank you for fun
Thank you for the unfun, whih sharpens, strengthens, and makes us grow

1. Thank you that I woke up this morning
2. And my family members did too
3. And we had amazing, fresh food to eat
4. And clean water to drink, and more to use to bathe ourselves
5. And a clean, safe, warm (and cool) home
6. And friends to meet, and transportation to get to them, and a safe, free public library to meet them in
7. And incredible resources available both there and everywhere else- limitless information attached to us at every moment
8. And a quality of life unparalleled
9. And purpose, and drive, and vision, and desire to help
10. And most of all, thank you God, for giving us the ability to be grateful, to experience this level of joy and bliss that comes from holding gratitude in our hearts, thank you for the capacity to be appreciative, and to see the ways it transforms us from the inside out
11. Thank you
12. Thank you
13. Thank you!

1. Being here, in good company. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ” -AESOP
2. Listening to the rain, which sounds like magic, and feels soul healing
3. New breathing techniques
4. Taking charge of my day
5. And returning to my love of writing
6. Impromptu visit to the pool- love having that for the girls
7. Time this morning to write while my MIL watched the girls
8. Feeling missed in a social circle I was sure had forgotten me
9. Amping up
10. This wonderful life

1. I’m grateful we happened upon a parade, and instead of being annoyed, we got out and watched it
2. I’m grateful for the Marines, when they marched in perfect unison and the crowd clapped I cried. I remember (not the Marines, but army) seeing the color guard when I was a kid, and hearing taps
3. I’m grateful for boundaries, in my life and as I learn more, and how healthy and loving they can be
4. I’m grateful for new books that are exactly what I need to read
5. I’m grateful for the gym and being able to take the girls swimming now, and how much Ava loves it
6. I’m grateful that Hannah is growing, and when I set her on the grass today, instead of bending her knees to sit, she stood and balanced hands-free
7. I’m grateful for an abundance of good food to eat, anytime, and close access to it
8. I’m grateful my daughter and I have fun together
9. I’m grateful for sharing the same perspective with my husband
10. I’m grateful for a place to be consistently grateful, that reminds me to practice the greatest power I have, on a daily basis

1. A few quiet moments
2. Having something I’d been craving
3. A slow day of not getting much done
4. Challenging myself
5. Staying true to myself
6. Friends
7. My husband’s frankness
8. The stars
9. Walks
10. My family, wherever we are

1. Doing the work
2. Working with resistance
3. Lowering set points
4. Ideas to act on
5. Time to write
6. Simplifying
7. An aha moment
8. Working with what I have
9. Having everything I need
10. This moment

1. Kate Northrup
2. Walks
3. Gathering lilacs
4. Being in the library with my daughters
5. Jogging
6. So many resources
7. Having freedom and choices
8. When others have similar dreams and you can talk about them
9. Funny ideas
10. Patience

1. Honest conversations
2. Hummus
3. Something to write with
4. New obsessions, I mean, inspiration
5. The joy of making dinner
6. Letting go of plans and just tickling instead
7. Thinking things through
8. Impulsively
9. Giving
10. This

1. Friends to the rescue
2. Time to write
3. Needing something different, and admitting that
4. Modern conveniences- washer/dryer, a/c
5. Noticing when I’m having “I have to” thoughts
6. Simplifying
7. Inspiring people
8. Little signs from the universe
9. Peppermint tea
10. Laughter