Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

*Husband generally able to accomplish useful things
*A place to live – Hey, some people don’t have such a thing. If I moan ours is small all the time I’ll be making myself miserable to no purpose.
*Excellent Christmas spent relaxing and no rows to speak of
*Job that makes me feel useful and gives me the chance to keep learning
*Faith

getting on better with husband because he is around
new double glazing has smartened up the horrid house
mother phoned ME for a change
quietness
relaxing

Susie Day – the greatest friend ever
A student called Sharon who passed her Maths exam because she worked hard and wouldn’t let it defeat her.
Interesting book – How the Irish saved Civilization
i-tunes and i-pod for the huge choice.
A safe place to live

I am grateful that Ashley takes the children out and makes them run with the orienteers – it’s good for them.
I’m glad that I have such a co-operative teenager. (Though lazy and none-too-bright) he is very sweet.
Sunshine
Sundays: time to reflect, time to shower slowly
That I live near the river, because it’s bright and colourful and smells wonderful

A tree fell down but caused no damage
I’ve helped Nigel get more out of his course
Husband – good at making cups of early morning tea
job – the time passes quickly
Amazon – I’ve ordered some obscure books: what an AMAZING resource.

Husband
comfy bed
interesting friend
young priest making sense of the readings in Church
Florence coxing us when we go skiffing
being on the river and finding certain places familiar from many years ago.

My especial gratitude for Stan’s retreat at Worth Abbey being a success. He felt he made new friends and got in touch with God. More people know him now. They describe him as relaxed and friendly, but one girl has got his number; she called him “lost”. If only one of these nice strong girls would take him over and help him find himself!!

I’m grateful for my loyal and motivated students.

I’m grateful for good colleagues.

I’m grateful for hope for the future.

I’m grateful for a good haircut last Friday.

feeling very up at the moment!

the Bob Dylan DVD for making me laugh, where Bob Johnston says of Bob Dylan,re: his talent: God didn’t come up and touch him on the shoulder, God came up and kicked him in the ass!!!!

a lovely morning

the hut on the island where I can go when I have time

the computer

I should be more consistent with this. It’s bad that gratitude geets pushed to the back of one’s consciousness in the rush to complete all the tasks of the day.

1. I’m really grateful that my body will still do all the exercises in the Jane Fonda video which I have been doing, off and on, for about 25 years.

2. I’m grateful for a friend who has offered me an interview with her company on Monday, for a full-time job.

3. I’m grateful for the company of other mums who I run into from time to time, e.g. Sue Eacott.

4. I’m grateful for my daydreaming mind which lets me imagine happy things which I need to see as possibilites.

5. I’m grateful for romantic music, the blues, jazz and the big band sound. Also people who can really sing! (I can’t)

1. God is good to me. I am a believer: after living in doubt and an educated scepticism since University, I had a baby, and it changed my perception of the world. Even if it had been a very handicapped baby I would have felt the same way about it; it was a brand new life and it was wonderful! Miraculous! Holy and not my own doing!

2. Wuite out of the blue last week Susie came and persuaded me to face my fear instead of running away from it, and she was just the person to do that because she has this fear of flying which she has been trying to overcome for years.

3. My friend Jane e-mailed with encouragement and jokes. Should she pray to Jude, saint of lost causes? Or Katherine, patron saint of teachers and things that go round and round?

4. My students at Level 2 are lovely and interested and ALL showed up.

5. A former fellow trainee e-mailed with news of a possible new job, and revealed she had also needed to repeat teaching observations.

6. My “colleagues” on 43 things are also really supportive and I’m grateful for them.