I am grateful for:
- My kind, funny husband.
- This wonderful community.
- Living in a safe, secure home.
- Our dear neighbor up the street who, during his early morning doggie walks, always delivers our morning newspaper to our front door.
- Chocolate!
I am grateful for many things, but today, in particular:
- this wonderful cool weather we are having.
- a trip to a local park with both of my girls (got them out of the house!) where we enjoyed the full, gorgeous community gardens which are bursting with blossoms and colors! Took tons of photos.
- our cozy little house that we have been fixing up more this summer and finally going through some more basement boxes.
- this wonderful community of light that we are a part of here. You all lift me up so much!
- My job and my husband's job, both of which we can do from home during this time.
- and yes - chocolate! :)
I am so thankful for and appreciate so much that I
> Have a roof over my head - that allows me to be warm and safe and dry and that I share with my animal family consisting of dog, cats and goats and shelters them also.
> I am grateful that I have a yard that I can feed the birds and the squirrels and chipmunks and possums and occasional armadillo and raccoon in and enjoy their beauty, companionship and antics and garden to grow veggies and flowers and rest with Mother Nature
> I am grateful for being able to draw the small amount of social security I get that allows me to survive and maintain thus far and that I will get health insurance through Medicare starting in September. It is more than many have at this time. I am grateful I have enough to pay all my bills on time "NOW"
> that I and my critters.. have enough to eat and share if anyone stops by in hunger. That we have food to put in our bellies and don't go to bed either hungry or thirsty.
> I am grateful and thankful for my daughter and my son ... who have my back and care for me and anything I need between if I but ask.
>I am thankful that none of my children are school-aged nor do I have grandchildren in school nor are my children teachers...even as I pray with all my might for the safety and well-being of the families that do.
> I am thankful for a good cup of coffee in the morning and a tall glass of ice tea in the afternoon. I am cognizant of and thankful for so many things!!! ... the Ordinary Miracles https://youtu.be/GQejBUDjQsQ
I am grateful for:
* My daughter
* The amazing childhood my mother gifted me
* My cats, especially my best friend Holly who lived with me for 19 years
* My amazing friends who put up with me
* My students and all that they teach me every day
* Having a steady job, nice house and food on the plate
* That there is still forgiveness and a chance of redemption for anyone
* Meeting good people (including those on this forum!)
* Inspiration
* Nature
* This beautiful world: may it persevere
I have so much to be grateful for:
- My husband who is solid and sure and funny as hell.
- My children and grandchildren who bring me such joy.
- My daughters in law who treat me with such kindness and inclusiveness.
- My God and my guides who watch over me and lead me through life.
- My dogs who amuse me, comfort me, make endless demands of me and are always within the sound of my voice. All the dogs of my life, from childhood to present, who are still with me on the other side of the veil.
- My mother who is with me in spirit now, but blessed me by her presence for 69 years.
- All my parents, step siblings, half sibling, brother and sister who enriched my life endlessly. My family is extensive. You need a chart and a pointer to keep track of them. Sometimes, even in opposition, I learned to persevere and believe the best of them. I learned to endure dust ups and to value their love more completely and appreciatively as time went on.
- My friends of a lifetime, my friends of a season, my friends in art, my friends in meditation, my wise women of intuition.
- All of the difficult individuals I ever worked with. I learned life lessons from every one of them, how to stand up for myself and how to endure difficult situations. From them, I learned to look beyond their troublesome behaviors to their sadder pasts, conflicts and disappointments and see their human suffering.
- Every disappointment of my life. Every single one shaped me, molded me and toughened me up to endure the unfairness of life.
I want to try and 5 write the things I am grateful for for a whole week. Since I did not accomplish my task yesterday, I will write 10.
- Zoom, to stay connected to friends and family.
- Facetime, for the same reasons.
- Washing machines. There was about a year in my life when we didn't have one and never want to forget how appreciative I am to have one.
- Tiki Masala
-Chocolate cake, homemade
-Peppermint
-Electricity
- The internet
-Air conditioning
-hummingbirds
You did this with a pull down ladder? Wow.
One positive thing about this pandemic has been cleaning out things. I did a big first round but I now need to do round 2 . There were some things we saved for my eldest and her move to Texas. Now we will tackle what is left over. I also need to tackle 5 boxes we acquired in February that were my mother in-law's ( of blessed memory). It figures that I am the one left to figure out what to do with boxes of memories since all my husband's siblings live out of state and can't do it themselves because of COVID.
@lovendures Your gratitude list made me laugh out loud. Air-conditioning and hummingbirds.