Category: Gratitude

  • #1010thx

    It’s October 10th (10/10). For the last several years, I have made a habit of using this date as an excuse to make another gratitude list; a list of 10, of course. Shared now, should it be of interest.  The call of birds. At home in Uganda there are so many, many birds who sing…

  • 21 Things that Make Me Happy

    March 21. Twenty-one things that make me happy: Pics of my kids. A freshly made bed. Mugs. Things just taste better—heartier—lovelier in mugs. Babies. A perfect shave. Silver white winters that melt into spring. Admiring the talents of others, talents which I do not have. Watching Read more […]

  • Another 10 Things That Make Me Happy

    For the last few years, I have created a personal tradition. On October 10th (10/10), I make a simple list of 10 things that make me happy, things I am grateful for. And also part of the tradition is to share it here, should it be of interest. And today is that day. Be. Believe.…

  • 15 Things That Make Me Happy

      My monthly gratitude list: Emails, notes, text-messages and phone calls from my kids. Every evening, a man who lives in an apartment across the street from my building in San Diego is out front with his broom and dustpan, sweeping the humble sidewalk.  It may be that he is paid to Read more […]

  • Hiccups Are Funny

    Once again, I share my monthly gratitude list, should it be of interest.  Would love to read yours–if you’d like to post it in a comment below. The person who figured out how to make Kleenex and baby-wipes pop-up, one right after the other like that. That hiccups are funny. Mystery. My new Read more…

  • “Embracing Curiosity” (My monthly gratitude list)

    Here’s my monthly gratitude list, compiled on the 19th of the month, should it be of interest: “We love you, Dad!” messages from my kids. Friends who are willing to discuss instead of preach, to learn as well as teach, to reach out instead of to isolate. Smart jokes. Silly jokes. Clean eye Read more…

  • Synonyms, Sensations & Symbols (My monthly gratitude list)

    Again, I share my monthly gratitude list. Twenty-six things that make me happy on this, the 26th day of December, should they be of interest. (If you’d like to make your own list, I’d love for you to share it in a comment below.) Awaking Christmas morning to emails and WhatsApp messages (with Read more […]

  • The Queen of the Night (and my monthly gratitude list)

    My monthly gratitude list. Today is the 21st day of the month, and here is a list of 21 things that make me happy and grateful, should they be of interest. How most of my kids, when we’re conversing, tag the word “Dad” or “Daddy” onto the end of every sentence, i.e. “Yes, Daddy,” or…

  • 31 (My monthly gratitude list)

    My monthly gratitude list, should it be of interest. Thirty-one things that make me happy: Hearing, “Hello, Daddy.” That going for a walk in my neighborhood means experiencing the vastness of Lake Victoria, and the calls of countless birds. Playing volleyball with a flat ball.  It’s an added Read more […]

  • Happy + Sad = Gr8ful

    Once again, I share my monthly gratitude list. Today is July 15th, and here are 15 things for which I am most grateful (absolutely in NO particular order): Dorah’s answer to this question during a recent media interview: “What makes you happy?”  She said, “My dad makes me happy.  Read more […]