Archive for the ‘gratitudes’ Category
Gratitude Saturday 9/4 i think!
I am a grateful woman.
I survived my first day behind the wheel in Ireland.
Barely.
I’m grateful for the GPS I sprung for. Even though I am sure I heard her (recorded voice GPS woman) sigh the 15th time I messed up the roundabout and she said Recalculating.
I’m grateful the left side mirror popped back in.
I’m grateful ...Read more.
Gratitude sunday 8/16
From The Art of Pilgrimage, an amazing book everyone should read before any journey that’s calling out to be made sacred:
Practice the arts of attention and listening
Practice renewing yourself every day
Practice meandering toward the center of every place
Practice the ritual of reading sacred texts
Practice gratitude and praise-singing
I love these!!
I am so grateful for this blessed ...Read more.
gratitude monday 8/9
Eek! I leave for my journey in three weeks. And one day. Wow. I’m excited!
Bought a few Eagle Creek packing cubes yesterday; I’m organizing my packing, thinking if I can cram and squoosh stuff I can take even more stuff! Oy vey this is a big deal!
I am grateful for the wonderful experience I had ...Read more.
gratitude friday 8/6
Wow, I’ve been debloggified for over a week! Okay, I’m back.
Travel plans consume my every waking minute. Well, those not occupied with work, AA meetings, the garden, and the series of Rozan mysteries I’ve been reading.
Rozan’s Lydia Chin/Bill Smith mysteries are terrific! So nice to find a new author with good character development and interesting/compelling ...Read more.
gratitude monday 7/26
I’m so grateful this morning.
[This is negative gratitude, gratitude for what has receded, is abating. Sometimes this is as good as it gets!]
I am so grateful that the headache and disorientation is abating after the assault Saturday night. Someone held a Rave around the corner from my house — maybe 200 yards from my bed ...Read more.
gratitude Monday 7/19
It was such a beautiful weekend!!!
Yesterday, I had set aside the whole entire day for the beach. Was gonna go with Ladybug and family to Half Moon Bay, but decided I didn’t want to do a full day. Instead, I had a lazy Sunday morning, and then went to Lindy in the Park and danced ...Read more.
gratitude thursday 7/15
Okay, calm down. Breathe. Six weeks is plenty of time.
What’s left to do to prepare for my trip?
Finalize places to sleep in Kildare and Cork
Figure out $$$ stuff: which ATMs to use, which bank will forgive the most fees
Print out all confirmations and maps, complete travel books
What to bring, what to wear!!
iPhone GPS or just ...Read more.
GratiTuesday 7/13
Forgiveness. Forgiveness. Self-forgiveness. So happily doing errands today. So blithely not registering the No Parking signs! $63 ticket! Jeeze.
Only thing to do: grats
I’m grateful to be safe
No harm to body or car
I have the $ for the ticket
This has no power over my state of mind
It’s a beautiful day
I’m sober
Business is good
I am blessed ...Read more.
gratitude monday 7/12
Monday morning, another gray and chilly bay area summer morning. Sunshine will probably hit around noon. I love this summer weather.
The garden is ridiculously abundant. I mean, really, look at that zucchini. As big as Avery’s torso. As big as my thigh. Totally not my style…This belongs to another of the gardeners in our little ...Read more.
Gratitude Wednesday 7/7
Beginner mind. Beginner mind.
Right.
Reporting utter failure. Oh yes.
I walk into an intermediate t’ai chi class after sixteen years solo practice. Which followed twenty years as a student, then apprentice, then teacher in a t’ai chi school in NY.
I had asked the owner of the new t’ai chi school to please let me into his push ...Read more.
