Here is a sampling of what I’m grateful for this evening:

1. Wearing my mom’s signature purple sweat pants and feeling her loving presence
2. Sweet memories of calling Mom right before bedtime to say “Love you, love you! Nighty-night!”
3. Sharing our home with her beloved dog, Mia
4. The fact that our cats get along just fine with the dog
5. The pristine beauty of snow
6. Bald Eagles
7. Letting go of clutter
8. New neural pathways
9. Denny
10. Peace

Here’s a sampling of what I’m grateful for this evening:

1. Feeling welcome here
2. My “Gratitude Practice”
3. Sticking to something
4. The wind
5. Stillness…when the wind decides to stop
6. The wonderful energy work of Jo Dunning
7. Clean sheets and warm blankets
8. Emotional resilience when I need it
9. Books in progress
10. Crystal

Here’s a sampling of what I’m grateful for this Monday morning:

1. Heat and electricity
2. An old car that still runs well
3. Yesterday’s holiday open house at Black Swamp Bird Observatory
4. A beautiful Sunday drive that felt like a meditation
5. Christmas music that moves me to tears
6. Spending the afternoon with some of my favorite peeps
7. Delicious and artistic cookies shaped like owls, wrens and cardinals
8. Selling my t-shirts to people who really like them
9. Being around heart-centered people who do good work on behalf of the planet
10. Feeling loved

Here’s a sampling of what I’m grateful for today:

1. Saturday mornings without agendas
2. Playful conversations with my hubby
3. A delicious breakfast
4. Peaceful thoughts
5. My entrepreneurial spirit
6. Recycling
7. Finding new homes for old treasures
8. The sound of the waves
9. Nelson Mandela’s legacy to the world
10. Knowing that anything is possible

What I’m grateful for today:

1. The opportunity for a fresh start in any given moment
2. The glory of Nature – outside my window and inside my heart
3. An incredible friend who reinforces my belief that all things are possible (you know who you are)
4. Poetry from the heart
5. Birds
6. Beloved cats who curl up with me and purr me into peacefulness
7. Challenges that help me to acknowledge my courage
8. Great coffee
9. A strong body
10. A willingness to change what is no longer working in my life