Gratitudes - 100 Today

I am grateful: 1. I am alive 2. I am healthy. Sick this week, but big-healthy 3. L. on phone with me right now 4. Not gaining weight 5. Piano teacher says never heard me play like this (this well) before – at lesson earlier in week 6. And said so grateful to us all who are going to play, but especially to me, because she knows I’m doing it FOR HER 7. Orange juice this morning 8. Vitamins this morning 9. Aspirin this morning 10. That so many people are probably praying for Marianne and her family. Son missing off coast Hawaii. 11. Dishes in dishwasher 12. That I even HAVE dishes 13. That I even HAVE a dishwasher 14. L: Thankful for every day that we are among the living 15. Whole grains 16. Earth Balance 17. That Earth Balance does 18. L: HEALTHY chocolate 19. L: Beach 20. L: Nice little home 21. L: Tucked in 22. Tyler: had the 15 years he had 23. And influenced so many of us 24. And didn’t suffer 25. And MIGHT have miracle and still be alive (missing off coast of Hawaii; 15 years old) 26. Books 27. Hobbies 28. Toys 29. Hobby cabinet 30. That can knit 31. And crochet 32. And do crewel work 33. And needlepoint 34. And stamped cross-stitch 35. And colors 36. And threads 37. That every day am not sick like these days. So many days not sick. 38. That drowning might be very quick if it is what happened to Tyler 39. M. That she is my real sister. And may it be true. 40. Weboggle 41. Scrabble 42. History books – not fictionalized 43. Cell phone 44. Hands 45. Typing 46. Forks 47. Knives 48. Spoons 49. Dishwashing powder 50. Washing machine 51. Dryer 52. Clothes 53. Shoes 54. Hat 55. L when he has read little paragraphs to me 56. Spirituality 57. Texting. I never thought I would want to but I love it 58. Greenwich Connecticut 59. England. 60. That I was there 61. Recently 62. Alone 63. Waves. I mean the ones that don’t hurt people. 64. Sex. 65. Orgasms 66. L. 67. Hugs 68. Kisses 69. Museums 70. Art – paintings 71. Sculptures 72. Dance 73. Music 74. Symphony orchestras 75. Pianos 76. My piano 77. That I am practicing 78. That many people have been so good to me 79. And I to so many 80. French 81. Soon I can resume lessons, I hope 82. Sviridov 83. My piano teacher 84. Earth 85. Foot on earth 86. Foot-foot walking 87. Walking meditation 88. Everyone who has taught/supported me with meditation of all typed 89. My 4 retreats with Thich Nhat Hahn 90. And that the one of them was in London. 91. People who do NOT make fun of others 92. Compassion. In me and in others 93. Doggies 94. CDs. 95. And all the ones L has made for me! 96. So far! ‘Cause he is making more! 97. Math. Yup, really. 98. That I can read 99. And write 100. And teach.