Practice Gratitude

patios, king criers, olive oil, japanese take-out, baby blankets, dirty laundry, laundry soap, cleaning day, Dag Hammarskjold, cool whip light, the sticky part at the top of a pine needle

my son’s camoflauge backpack, passifiers, my toe ring, Jon Anderson’s song “chicken truck”, the Florida panhandle, my collection of broken sand dollars that i keep in a tupperware on top of my dryer, itunes, mail, self-esteem, the feeling of walking in the wet grass while still in my pajamas in the morning when my kids are still asleep, Pema Chodron

french fries, spray fixative, Marilyn Monroe, sandals, encyclopedias, chocolate chips, Massimo Rao paintings, bathtubs

book clubs, cheese grits, clean water, bubble bath, sleeping bags, tater tots, meditation, cold beer, the sound of my dog’s fingernails on the kitchen floor, Jon Lennon

my pillow, soup, scotch tape, Book Stores, whipped cream, footie pajamas, the sound of a spoon against the egde of a bowl, my feet, babysitters, toothpaste, porch lights, my toaster

PRH, Public television, my son’s shampoo, sidewalks, cheese, libraries, coffee mugs, this green sweater, yoga pants, peppermint, children’s book authors, crayons

sunglasses, great ideas, my son’s raincoat, Goodwill, carpet, my car, veterinarians, window glass, cricket-song, denim shirts, Fuji apples from New Zealand, cold milk

technology, iced coffee, Chopin, trampolines, tall green grass, Fall, running water in my house, my dog, tonglen, cashew butter, public school teachers, my ex, my son’s uncompromising spirit, his metal “Cars” lunchbox