Time to tell my journal about things that make me happy. Today’s the 14th of the month, and here are 14 things that push my gratitude button. (Sappy, I know, but the exercise of gratitude always brings health.)
- Text messages and phone calls from my kids when they need an encouraging word, and I am able to provide it. Sometimes the ingredients of hope are more ordinary than heroic.
- The ordinary.
- Chilly gray mornings made special with a warm blanket and a cup of hot coffee.
- Connections far and near, large and “small,” that add value to my human experience, and give me hope for tomorrow.
- A walk in the park.
- Seeing my proposed dissertation-research develop and take shape.
- My son Rogers’ response when someone says, “Bless your heart.” He says, “Bless yours, too.”
- Nurturing. Whether it be a friendship, a child’s wellness and development, a professional relationship, or a tomato plant—I find the act of nurturing to be one of the greatest manifestations of our spiritual essence within this human experience.
- Spellchecl. (That’s a joke.)
- Packing a big bag of things for my daughter Dorah for when she arrives for her summer fellowship here at the University of San Diego.
- My little potted kumquat tree on my terrace.
- The word “kumquat.”
- Finding creative ways to work around the fact that the ‘s’ button on my phone isn’t working. My text mezzagez have lotz of ‘z’z.
- Being able to try again.
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