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Good Things That Have Happened These Couple of days, no Matter How Small

It is time for the “nots:”

1.    I am not in a concentration camp.

2.    I am not in an iron lung.

And the postives too. Now it’s Tuesday.

3.    I am grateful that I felt alive today! For those few minutes, I felt alive! SOOO good!

4.    Oh my gosh it’s Thursday already. So Tuesday I got to see J and doggie

5.    They both hugged and hugged me

6.    J kissed me on the cheek and then on the mouth first time in 3 years

7.    I had Etheopian food yesterday

8.    I saw dr yesterday

9.    I still love the green of the traffic lights

10.                  I had a great ride into the city yesterday

11.                  And a hug from the teacher as I walked in

12.                  And I was asked to speak – it didn’t wind up happening but it was exciting

13.                  I played Rachmaninoff last night. Pretty nicely too. My mind is better off when I play

14.                  Tomorrow is my French lesson this week. I love that language. My mind is also better off when I am doing French work

15.                  I love the book, The Power

16.                  I love my classroom

17.                  My parent celebration was fantastice last Thursday

18.                  I am having hot coffee right now

19.                  I had collards yesterday

20.                  And spinach

21.                  And water

22.                  I walked a bit

23.                  It was brisk and nice out

24.                  I will have a little break today, during which I can get ready for the other conferences

25.                  I left great sub plans

26.                  My kids did well on the math assessment

27.                  I slept

28.                  I had dreams

29.                  I love that many people are happy.

30.                  I love that I am healthy

31.                  I love that I am not in the mental position I was in

32.                  It is Lent. I am glad it is.

33.                  I love my ability to swallow. I remember when my mother couldn’t. It is a great good thing to be able to swallow

34.                  I love the book Winnie the Pooh and how much my innocent kiddies are enjoying it! They get that it’s light and sily and sweet and cute and they don’t even know the touching parts yet.

35.                  I love that we are now singing It’s a Wonderful World

36.                  And Hush Little Baby

37.                  And the visitors walked in right then!

38.                  I love that my body needs release and that will make me exercise

39.                  I love meditating with the kids every morning for 2 – 3 minutes

40.                  I love books

41.                  The new book we’re reaing seems good so far. (It is The Invention of Wings)

42.                  I love peace

43.                  I love everywhwer that there is peace

44.                  I love being among people

45.                  And animals

46.                  And woods

47.                  Trees

48.                  The beautiful sky

49.                  Laughter

50.                  I love Buddhism

51.                  I love Christianity

52.                  I love smiles

53.                  I love that it didn’t snow this week

54.                  I love that I can drive

55.                  I love that I got home early yesterday

56.                  I love wood

57.                  I love my hands

58.                  I love that I woke up

59.                  *****I love that I am finding myself. My dr said, “Wanting J is ok. Wanting J because you don’t have yourself is not.”

60.                  He seems to agre that I am finding mySELF

61.                  I love that I enjoy piano

62.                  I love that I enjoy French

63.                  I love that I enjoy walking

64.                  I love that I go to the library now

65.                  I love poetry

66.                  I love Native American poetry. Bad name but I don’t know what to call it because different areas, peoples, tribes, nation etc

67.                  I love that we are doing storytelling at school now

68.                  I love that Timothy Rasinsky wrote me back

69.                  I love that my kids are growing as readers!

70.                  I love that the teacher in charge at our school (like an assistant principal sort of) is so positive

71.                  And that my principal seems to appreciate me

72.                  I love my laptop

73.                  And my cell phone

74.                  And water

75.                  I love that I am getting things done around here. Little by little bu getting

76.                  I love that I love salad

77.                  I love bananas

78.                  I love oranges

79.                  I love apples

80.                  I love prunes

81.                  I love raisins

82.                  I love spianah

83.                  I love that my birds love kale and love spinach

84.                  I love stepping outside my door

85.                  I love that A is trying to block the violent images from me on fb

86.                  I love IM

87.                  I love email

88.                  I love looking others in the eye

89.                  I love that my kids LOVE the two songs we’re doing now

90.                  I love word games

91.                  I love that I can walk across my house in the wmornings

92.                  I love that I have a fridge

93.                  And a microwave

94.                  And an oven

95.                  And that my sink flows

96.                  Soon I will deal with the other dishwasher and plumbing problem…

97.                  I love that I am still growing in nmy career

98.                  I love that I am trying to be more and more positive

99.                  I love the idea that we can be as happy as we decide to be

100.              I love that I can read