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Practice Gratitude

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Colleen_C_C has written 112 entries about this goal

Today I am grateful... 3 weeks ago
  • for sunny weather & nature’s beauty
  • for fresh hot coffee & good food to eat
  • for safe travels & a reliable automobile
  • that my husband & I do both have jobs
  • for recent steps in professional development
  • for a colleague’s willingness to mentor me
  • for another colleague’s help in data collection
  • for good results on medical tests
  • for friendships old & new


Today I am grateful... 1 month ago
  • for antibiotics to cure infection
  • for medication to control pain
  • for my dentist’s competence
  • for my dentist’s availability (phone consultation on a Friday night)
  • for contemporary techniques that save teeth instead of older norms in dentistry (just yank ‘em out!)
  • for health insurance covering part of the root canal cost
  • for safe travel, despite the rain
  • for a shorter-than-usual day at work
  • for yogurt & cottage cheese, soup & grilled cheese sandwiches (comfort food!)


Today I am grateful... 1 month ago

for my dentist, who trusted my word as to symptoms & called in prescriptions for me (antibiotics & pain control) when I reached him at home on a Friday night. smile



Today I am grateful... 3 months ago
  • for a good time at the movies Friday evening,
  • for the chance to travel & visit with friends Saturday,
  • & for the chance to rest & recover Sunday;
  • for good & good-for-you picnic munchies
  • & that we had good weather for traveling;
  • that it was cool & quite pleasant for walking tonight
  • & that I live in a neighborhood in which it’s safe to walk;
  • for the chance to play board games & chat this evening
  • & for the chance to meet a friend for lunch tomorrow


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago
  • for time spent with friends &
  • for the chance to play board games again today;
  • for a spontaneous outing – a picnic supper in the park – &
  • for splurging on good Italian take-out for the picnic;
  • for seeing lots of birds on the lake while walking in the park &
  • for seeing a deer, while walking in my neighborhood;
  • for two outings with the new shoes without problems,
  • for being able to walk two miles without stopping, &
  • for a nice cool evening so that I could enjoy walking smile


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago
  • for new shoes that seem to fit well right out of the box,
  • for being able to walk 2 miles without stopping,
  • & for relatively cool weather so that I can enjoy walking;
  • that I’ve been able to coordinate visits with local friends
  • as well as to continue planning a major summer vacation;
  • for catching up with my sister by telephone,
  • for sharing in a dear friend’s good news,
  • & for spending time playing board games today;
  • for splurging on pizza for supper tonight smile


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago

[The “Utter Miscellany” Edition]

  • for being able to walk 2 miles without stopping
  • & for weather cool enough I can actually enjoy walking;
  • that I’ve been able to coordinate visits with local friends
  • as well as to plan for a major summer vacation;
  • for having a fairly decent health insurance plan
  • & being able to schedule some routine medical visits;
  • for getting good relief from poison ivy with Prednisone
  • & especially for being able to stop taking it now(!);
  • that 43T – one of my best support systems – seems to be more stable again today:
    yay, Robots!


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago

[The “Walking” Edition]

  • for being able to walk 1 mile without stopping
  • for being able to walk 1.33 miles without stopping
  • for being able to walk 1.66 miles without stopping
  • that my accumulated distance walked today totals 4 miles
  • that my ASICs shoes have been such champion performers
  • that a kind friend tipped me off to trying them
  • for seeing Nature’s creatures (owl, bats, rabbits; cats) as I walk
  • for a lovely, safe neighborhood in which to walk
  • for cooler weather that lets me actually enjoy walking


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago

[The “Life, The Universe, & Everything” Edition]

  • for gorgeous & cheap annuals on sale at a local garden shop,
  • so that I could decorate my front yard with flowers;
  • & that I still had enough energy left to go walking this evening,
  • which gave me the opportunity to talk with various neighbors whom I’d not seen in a while,
  • as well to meet the new neighbors who are just moving in,
  • & the chance to compare notes with folks, learning that houses in our neighborhood are holding their value pretty well despite the bad local economy (cue big sigh of relief here);
  • that during my walk I could enjoy the choral music of crickets, the smells of woodsmoke & flowering trees, & the sight of bats combing the air for insects;
  • that my husband & I were able to eat out tonight—literally “out” (the weather co-operated so we could sit on the patio at our favorite local BBQ spot);
  • & that I had a good long conversation with my folks last night (an hour’s talk, without any rough or raw spots, as will sometimes happen)! smile


Today I am grateful... 4 months ago

[The “Home & Garden” Edition]

  • that the necessary dishwasher repair was minor & (relatively) inexpensive,
  • & completed this morning (not next week!),
  • by a local family-owned company (instead of the big national chain);
  • that I did extra cleaning because I knew the repair service would be coming in wry grin
  • & as a result the kitchen looks much nicer for me to enjoy;
  • that the sun is shining beautifully & the house is air conditioned (it’s hot & humid again today);
  • that the cut flower bouquet I bought (roses) has lasted nearly two weeks(!)
  • & that the newly-transplanted roses in the front garden seem to be doing fine;
  • & for strong coffee (& a single doughnut “splurge”) smile


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