My 100 Gratitudes Today

I am grateful:

1. I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
~ Anne Frank
2. A. has made me smile
3. My birds flying have been making me smile
4. A post of a kitten holding a little baby new puppy made me smile
5. All since I’ve been home this half hour: )
6. I am grateful for those kids.
7. For A
8. And E
9. And J
10. And J
11. And M
12. And M
13. And G
14. And E
15. And T
16. And R
17. And B
18. And M
19. And B
20. And J
21. And T
22. And J
23. And B
24. And the part-time aide
25. My friend V
26. And dear M, my true sister
27. Not as much pain as yesterday
28. Almost finished for the school year
29. Enough money to live
This Imagine passing through a Violet-colored doorway, and by doing so, your energy field is completely purified with all static lower energies being transformed into life-affirming higher energies. ________

30. I made it today to work and back and through
31. Got nice presents too.
32. Including from a parent of a by who hasn’t been in my class for 3 years.
33. I am his favorite teacher ever.
34. And she said she thinks I always will be
35. And I said, I hope not. For HIS sake. I want him to have even better experiences.
36. I napped. Rare but needed
37. Spritzer. Having right now.
38. My hands. Maybe I can practice tomorrow.
39. The things my kids said about their families’ love yesterday. Yay for them!
40. Got through another year
41. Can order some stuff
42. Watching some light tv.
43. And to THINK of how different that is from like, not being free
44. Or worrying about health
45. Or being in hospital
46. Or the day J left
47. Air
48. Trees
49. Swim-bility
50. Weather
51. Solstice
52. That I have been at Stonehenge
53. Facebook
54. The posts I get. From the pages I’ve “Liked.”
55. Spirituality
56. Physicality
57. Sexuality
58. Walking
59. Ability AND loving it
60. Gonna garden with M’s girls. Yay
61. Maybe just put some little pots around here
62. I’m VERY tired. But – I don’t have any obligations tonight! Call mother once that’s all: )
63. So can rest
64. Then tomorrow expecting more energy
65. Laughter
66. Smiles
67. Song
68. Pieces
69. My feet
70. And fingers
71. And toes
72. And eyesight
73. And water
74. Food for the birdy boys
75. That they’re not even louder (lol)
76. This ____

77. And this ______

78. I’m fine. I am fine.
79. Every piece of chicken I haven’t eaten. For 23 years
80. And every piece of cow
81. And lamb
82. And pig
83. And every egg I haven’t had in 6 years
84. And every piece of chees
85. And every yogurt
86. And every bit of any milk
87. And every bit of leather I haven’t worn
88. And silk
89. And wool
90. And suede
91. And pearls
92. And ivory
93. And every bit of palm oil I haven’t had since I found out about the orangutans
94. Every kid I’ve taught about Koko the gorilla.
95. And the book Koko’s Kitten
96. Magical stardust kinds of feelings that I’ve had and sometime get and will again
97. My breasts
98. My hair
99. That I will buy some much-much-needed clothes soon
100. And I WILL have a coat next year: )