My 100 Gratitudes Today

1. My birdy boys are flying and chirping. Yay
2. The times I’ve been part of something bigger. Like doing the same thing millions of others are doing at the same time. Even watching the Mash finale or something like that
3. I am grateful for M in my life
4. And that I went to the bookstore yesterday
5. And bought the book I wanted
6. That I could do that.
7. Just in that one act: I called information
8. Got number
9. Which they texted me
10. On my iPhone
11. And they connected me to store
12. Person on phone was nice
13. Am supporting A. Because S the attacker has attacked him.
14. But not getting involved publically. I know the damage S can do. It is why I unfriended him. That and his horrible comments and pictures against Christianity
15. So I am grateful that A doesn’t want me to either. Makes it easier
16. O. has hurt me a lot. A lot. And I believe our “relationship” is irreparably damaged. BUT I am grateful that I am handling it with dignity.
17. And not going crazy over the way she will misconstrue it
18. And realizing how life is SO MUCH BIGGER than this kind of thing.
19. Will see M today
20. And her sweet beautiful girls
21. Will do something nice for them
"If you are not happy here and now, you never will be."

~Taisen Deshimaru
22. This __________
23. That I am authentic
24. That A is too, I think
25. And L pretty much
26. And M really
27. And MA really
28. And St really
29. And my students
30. And Summer is
31. And Jewel is
32. And doggie is
33. And other doggy was
34. God
35. Thich Naht hanh
36. Maha
37. I can walk
38. And did a little this morning!
39. Animals who are free
40. Animals from captivity who are treated so well
41. That I don’t eat animals
42. My hair looked so good today. Shallow but nice
43. Fun
44. Laughter
45. Reading
46. Books
47. Piano
48. Hands
49. Typing
50. Water
51. Trees
52. Electricity
53. A/c last night!
54. My legs
55. My mother’s legs
56. My brain
57. That I can read
58. That I can speak
59. That I can see
60. That I am free
61. That I am affectionate
62. And sensuous
63. And sexual
64. And compassionate
65. And open
66. And self-honest
67. That I am doing gratitudes
68. That I am about to give the birds fresh yummy foods
69. Prayers
70. Spirituality
71. Honesty
72. Confidence keeping
73. Dishes
74. Forks
75. Knives
76. Spoons. Really
77. Movies
78. Rabbit proof Fence
79. The Wizard of Oz
80. La Vie en Rose
81. Every time I wet to the movies with J
82. And with M
83. And with Ji even too
84. Humor
85. Laughter
86. Couch
87. Park
88. Beaches
89. I am very lucky and so grateful that have started to ralize it now
90. And A for helping me with it
91. Seltzer
92. Broccoli
93. This ________
94. Geometry
95. That I am a good (elementary) math teacher
96. That I am not nauseous every day
97. That I have thrown up only a few times in like 40 years
98. That I am not sick today
99. That I have cold fresh water here
100. And a tv that’s working