June 3
Count your blessings. Make a
list of ten blessings. Write why
you’re grateful. Reread your list, and at the end of each blessing say thank you, thank you, thank you, and
feel as grateful for that blessing as you can.
I am truly blessed to have
yes, the “little” things,
Because another one is that I
so look forward to MY book. I am rereading Nicholas and Alexandra. First time
was interested, but probably read it quickly for story…. This time really
savoring the words and learning about it all. Love that I’m looking forward.
It is so wonderful to have a
light happy something to look forward to. Well, the book certainly isn’t light
and happy! But I mean I enjoy the reading of it.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so happy and grateful for
my abilities,
because I should be able to
help my mother.
Thank you thank you thank
you!!
I am truly grateful for my
veganism back 100%,
because it is better for saving
the planet, and – because – of this ________
Thank you thank you thank you!
With all my heart, thank you
for easy breath,
because I remember what it was
like when it wasn’t. And this is SO MUCH better!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am truly blessed to have
this book, The Magic,
because my putting these
things into practicing is elevating my life.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so happy and grateful for
beautiful scenes of nature in films,
because they may help people
appreciate nature and save her!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am truly grateful for
meditation,
because it contains so much –
so much – for helping life. For LIVING life. Which is only available in the
present moment.
Thank you thank you thank you!
With all my heart, thank you
for my great fortune in having sat with Thich Nhat Han on FOUR retreats! 3 with
J. in Massachusetts, and 1 alone in London.
Because - wow – what opportunities! And the feeling –
after – is amazing. And lasts a long time.
Thank you too, for the ability
to nourish this practice.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so incredibly fortunate
and lucky and grateful for trees,
because just looking at them
relaxes me. Just looking at them, even through the window, physically changes
my breath. The green of the leaves, the life, the treetops against the sky, the
trunks, the roots, the oxygen. I love trees!
Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so incredibly fortunate
and lucky and grateful for “my” oak tree out front,
because it is ever present
through the window I see most and outside of course. It is big, it is old, it
is strong. I love it! I am thankful or for me, and on behalf of all others who
did, do, and will enjoy it!
Thank you thank you thank you!
2. Remember The magic by
counting the blessings of yesterday and writing them down. Ask yourself the
question: What are the good things that
happened yesterday? Scan the surface of yesterday until you feel satisfied
that you’ve remembered and written down all the blessings of the day.
1.
Everything in my
day was safe. Home, work, rides, interactions with others. Many beings, human
and otherwise, cannot say that and so I am very lucky.
2.
Good greens for
the birds
3.
Great, big salad
lunch for me
4.
Did NOT go out and
get junk to consume last night. REALLY wanted to. SO glad didn’t!
5.
J. called. And
wants to go out this weekend… Thank you, God. Really.
6.
The Ma call turned
out not to be obnoxious.
7.
I slept. I needed
it. Am glad I did.
8.
Both meetings went
well.
9.
+ short meeting
with principal was very affectionate. I’m glad!
10.
Gave kids good
day.
11.
Did Magic Rock
practice.
12.
Read more of my
book, Persian Girls: A Memoir. Am enjoying it. Good book.
13.
Had 2 peaches. Oh
they were little, sweet, and beautiful things! Will buy more fruit. 1 – 2 a day
almost every day should be fine.
14.
Colleagues were –
extra friendly, laughy, like relieved. Nice tone yesterday.
15.
I am not stressing
over shit at work. Yay.
My challenges of today are the
bills with not enough time to do, and the awful call ‘cause my mother actually
fell! Didn’t fall in a year and 7 months. Has fallen 3 x in a month plus 2
almost falls I or other person nearby prevented. This is 100% UNACCEPTABLE and
they MUST change these people! I have to call and get that done. AND visit
today’s aide and be late for work omg. That doesn’t mention work, the 2-hour
meeting, and the money I want to send to a friend in need (it’s a little bit).
And it doesn’t count making Ma’s copies of letters and driving them to her in
the pouring rain, or the 2 – 3 stores after work for my mother, and the visit
to her.
The gratitude here? There are
several: I HAVE phones to make these calls. I HAVE voice. I am mobile. I am
brave when need be. These are not the same as problems of slavery or genocide
or mutilation or POW or concentration camp. These are doable. No one promised
life was easy every minute. That does NOT mean it can’t be great!
I got up early enough to get
things in order.
I am emptying dishwasher.
Don’t know why I don’t like to, but I am doing it.
I can bring salad lunch.
Will be in a/c/ room for 2
hours of the day for a change (no a/c in classrooms where I work)
And – I still HAVE my mother.
Thank you, God!
Thank you, Universe.
Health
1. I am so grateful for my
abilities to help my mother, to get things done, to give to my birds, and to do
for self. And to ENJOY life in a day! Thank you thank you thank you!
J.
1. I am so grateful for this
chance of us together healthier! Thank you thank you thank you!
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