I’ve been posting these on my FB page, but want to save them here so I can come back to them in the future.  Here is today’s:

February 8:
Gratitude List:
1.  Scrambled fresh eggs with smoked sea salt and Chiptotle pepper sauce.
2.  Elderberries!
3.  Getting home safely, though the drive home from work was pretty slick.
4.  Even when the choices seem challenging, it’s so nice to realize that I do have the choice.
5.  The way stories unfold–from strangers, from friends–and weave together.
Namaste!

(6.  Imagination: When I got home from work today, Joss came running up to me: “Mom, today I made up a new imaginary friend!  He is a baby kangaroo and his name is Koaly.”)

February 7:
Gratitude list:
1. Getting a little clarity
2. Your stance. My stance. And the murky places in between where love can grow. (Thanks, Ruth, for the extension of the idea.)
3. Loving is not about assigning blame. (Thanks, Jane.) I feel like I knew that already, but having it for a mantra this week has been wonderful.
4. The little red-haired gnome who appeared in my dreams last night to help me gather eggs. I like magical dreams.
5. This story a friend told me today (from the movie The African Queen): About two women trying to find their way down the river to the ocean in their boat. As they get more and more mired in the bogs and swamps, and day turns to night, they keep getting out and moving the boat along, pushing it out of the muck. By dawn, they’ve lost all sense of direction, and the water is not even flowing river-like anymore. It’s just bog. But as the sun rises, they hear the loud horn of a ship, and realize that they are, miraculously, just a short distance from their destination. So, that’s it–I won’t despair if I cannot see the direction. I’ll keep my ears peeled for the sound of the ships, keep sniffing the air for the smell of salt.

Tonight, I wish you hope. I wish you courage to move forward even when the way is dark. May we walk in Beauty.

February 5:
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
― G.K. Chesterton (Thanks for reminding me of him, Troy!)

Gratitude List:
1. My version. Your version. And the crunchy places in between where learning occurs.
2. Baby steps. We don’t have to get there all at once.
3. Holding each other to our highest good.
4. Four-egg days are here again.
5. Joy!
Namaste.

February 4:
Gratitude List:
1. Web spinning
2. Granny squares
3. Stimulating conversation
4. Nostalgia
5. The Bowl of people who have supported me throughout my life. So many people. Such care and tenderness and earnest hope. Who would I be without you all?
Namaste.