2nd 100 Gratitudes Today

I am grateful:

1. 1.”Nirvana is here, before your eyes,
this very place is the Lotus Land,
this very body the Buddha.”
2. That I can drive
3. That I did my mother’s shopping today
4. That I will pay her bills tomorrow
5. That I am able to shop for myself
6. That I have a/c in my house
7. M cares about me
8. I talked with J today
9. O is happy now
10. My birds were free a lot today
11. I have protein here
12. And organic green veggies
13. Fresh AND frozen
14. And juice
15. And organic fruit
16. And organic carrots
17. I have breads
18. I have refrigeration
19. I have a stovetop
20. And oven
21. And even microwave
22. I have a washing machine
23. And a dryer
24. And indoor plumbing for it
25. My clothes are in the washer right now
26. I also have a dryer
27. And a thing on which to hang them
28. I don’t use the dry cleaner anymore
29. I have a toilet
30. And a bathroom sink
31. And a tub
32. And a shower
33. And soap
34. And shampoo
35. And conditioner
36. And even 2 in 1 shampoo/conditioner
37. I have eye cream
38. Face cream
39. Serum
40. Wow. This is a wealth. I even have a treadmill!
41. And a Reiki table. Oh my gosh I DO have a lot.
42. And a beautiful floor in the sunroom. New red oak.
43. Windows
44. A conscience
45. A heart and soul and kindness
46. Empathy
47. Humor.
48. Ability to speak
49. And think
50. Poetry
51. I can read
52. And write
53. And type
54. I had my hair colored yesterday
55. I go to the place to get it cut now. For over a decade I didn’t. didn’t treat myself to that. Now I do.
56. I have been on bridges. A lot. Not phobic like before
57. Even tunnels
58. Elevators
59. Airplanes too
60. I have an alarm clock
61. And eye drops
62. I can TOMORROW make sure I do NOT make my mother feel like a burden.
63. I can visit her tomorrow
64. I did call her back tonight after seeing her and she wasn’t great.
65. I heard from Kayleigh! I’m glad
66. I have a week to practice ONLY the technical, in my 3 pieces for the recital.
67. L’s friendship
68. I have a kitchen sink
69. And garbage bags
70. And garbage pickup
71. I have shoes
72. And thongs
73. And boots
74. I have earrings
75. And necklaces
76. And rings
77. And bracelets
78. Gold
79. White gold
80. Silver
81. I have all my fingers
82. And all my toes
83. And my hearing
84. I have eye drops that I need. Never worry about paying for those. That is very fortunate.
85. I save a little now, thank God
86. Songs
87. The Golden Girls
88. That J bought me every episode
89. I do sleep at night
90. I even have interesting dreams
91. I think there is a God
92. And he is helping me
93. He helped me yesterday morning when I asked for help
94. I am about to have protein and veggies and bread and o.j. with water for dinner
95. I can bring healthy lunch tomorrow too.
96. I am blessed in many ways and am on number 96 of SECOND set of 100 grats today.
97. MA is visiting relatives and I’m happy for her
98. J. loved Maui and I’m happy for him.
99. That it was a business trip.
100. Hope. Oh God on high, thank you for hope.
101. That I feel better now than when I started.
102. No junk food yesterday or today.
Amen.

PS About an hour later and feeling much better due to doing. Thank you, God. And thank you, woman who told me about this practice. If I had a way to find you, I would thank you in person! Instead, I'll keep passing it on to others.