My 100 Gratitudes Today

I am grateful: 1. Honesty. Everyone who has it. 2. That I have decided to listen to myself, not others. My own experience. It is scary but I am doing it. 3. That I am back to being the decent person I am. Not like Sunday night. 4. JJ and EJ and their help about forgiveness of self. Wow. Huge. 5. Vegetables. How they help me not only physically but emotionally 6. Water 7. The gift of coffee I got yesterday. Perfect. The very day I had run out of coffee, too. 8. That I am having some of it right now. 9. Days off coming up. 10. Music 11. Classical Music 12. Koko the gorilla 13. And that she gets to eat so well. 14. And frankly, she is a good example. 15. M called. 16. L. called. 17. I slept last night. 18. Nice red wine last night. 19. Dishwasher 20. My Japanese students. I’m not trying to be for one nationality, but my Japanese students and their parents have been so particularly wonderful. 21. Cousins visits when I was little 22. The feeling of security I’ve had in my life 23. That I have never been shot at. 24. That my students haven’t either. 25. My breasts. Their look AND their feel. 26. My credit card 27. My little house 28. Fruit 29. My iPhone 30. I think I’ll be getting an iPad, maybe! 31. Angels 32. Caring people 33. Ann Curry http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/18/15999109-if-you-do-good-youll-feel-good-ann-curry-explains-origins-of-26acts-of-kindness?lite 34. Fingernails protect us 35. Governments that do try and promote peace 36. TVs 37. Vegans 38. All people who care at all about animals in any way 39. All people who care at all about people in any way 40. Children 41. Their smiles 42. I am grateful that I have a roof over my head 43. And heat 44. And electricity 45. And a washing machine. I remember when I used to go to the Laundromat and how much I wanted to have the washing machine in my house. 46. Math. I never thought I’d say THAT! 47. Things I have learned from L. 48. And from my relationship with him. 49. Gratitudes 50. K and how she helped me 51. MA and her friendship and love 52. My Nook 53. Picasso 54. Canine Good Citizenship 55. That doggie is a canine good citizen 56. That she and J used to do therapy at nursing homes. So nice. For both of them AND the patients 57. Bracelets 58. Knitting 59. The color cream. I really like it. It’s like, soothing to me. 60. God 61. Thich Nhat Hanh 62. Bookcases 63. The first Royal Doulton I ever saw. It was black and white and called, Autumn Breezes. Here it is, but it does NOT translate to pictures very well! Plus, I was 14 years old. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Doulton-Autumn-Breezes-Figure-Black-White-Figurine-HN2147-Doll-Retired-/310500844538 64. School 65. Books 66. Teaching 67. Learning 68. Checks I get 69. Water 70. Shower. It is lucky to be able to take a shower right here in my home 71. Photographs 72. Air conditioning for summer 73. Lamps 74. Wood floors 75. Pretty rugs 76. Sofas 77. Piano 78. Love in my life 79. “My” oak tree 80. Doggie will be here next week! 81. That I have never been a victim of road rage 82. Homemade soup 83. My mother will be here for Christmas 84. My principal 85. And her hugging me yesterday 86. Her smiles through the halls 87. Our assistant’s smiles through the halls 88. I’ve been getting presents. 89. Cheerful people 90. That I can be one of them! 91. Earrings 92. My hair 93. That I HAVE hair. I had a friend who didn’t. She had alopecia. 94. Chairs 95. My desk at work. It is not a typical school desk. J. got it for me. 96. Charities 97. Volunteers 98. Paintings 99. Stereos 100. My car stereo system. 101. Youtube 102. facebook