Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)

Today I’m grateful for days where I feel focused and motivated.

I’m grateful for volunteers to help me on my path to better fitness. I totally plan on abusing them. ha!

Today I’m grateful that its Friday.

I’m grateful for my coffee delivery this morning

I’m grateful for my husband. He give me more then I often realize

I’m grateful that our venture into plumbing has only been marginally inconvenient thus far. hah

I’m grateful that we’ve got a plumbers number if we need it. ha.

I’m grateful for perseverance.

I’m grateful…

Today I’m grateful my nephew came home.

I’m grateful for my family, friends and animals. I love them all.

I’m grateful for a nice weekend filled with all of the above.

I’m grateful for a meeting pushed to a more reasonable hour

I’m grateful for opportunity

I’m grateful for finding time to improve the guest bathroom.

I’m grateful…

Today I’m grateful for my dog’s recovery. Shes bounding through the yard as though she doesn’t have a dozen staples in her belly.

I’m grateful for the check that came yesterday, in the nick of time to save us.

I’m grateful for the funds to pay for all of the e-vet bills and all the rest of our expenses this month.

I’m grateful to find out that another check should be en route this week.

I’m grateful that the money stress of the last few weeks has been alleviated for now.

I’m grateful for soy lattes

el niño

the chance of rain

a breezy fall morning

mowed lawns

new grass blades

after dark horseback rides

the sound of wind in leaves

and so much more.

Today I’m grateful my dog is alive. After getting sick yesterday, going to emergency vet and ultimately going into surgery she is still hanging in there.

I’m grateful that I will likely be able to pick her up in the morning.

I’m grateful it was a slow day. I’m on strike until my “security system” is back online.

I’m grateful I got my chimney swept today. Its starting to get cold the fireplace is going to be important soon.

Today I’m grateful for sending off large invoices with no regrets

I’m grateful for clients that pay on time

I’m grateful for feeling “on top of things” lately

I’m grateful for inspiration

I’m grateful for the reminder that the way I live my each and every day is a choice I get to make every morning.

Today I’m grateful for clients that pay on time. SO grateful

I’m grateful for easy changes

being ahead of delivery schedule

paying off the loan I took against my tax account

approved overtime

progress

a feeling of home

brisk weather

positive thoughts

waking from nightmares

the amazing people in my life.

my “affliction” of not being able to sit still and the productivity it allows.

yellow butterflies with black stripes.

crossing items off of my list

“water cooler” chats via email too keep me from feeling isolated

broken fevers.

filled trenches.

friends abroad.

a return to positivity and balance

all my countless blessings

the amazing experience it is to be myself living now in the world as it is – flawed but working towards betterment.

work keeping me busy

finishing a small project that transformed the look of my patio for the better. Its really starting to feel more and more like a home.

sore muscles.

finding simple, inexpensive temporary solutions to irritations

for my relative mobility in spite of a pulled muscle

sore muscles.

great classes.

LA Times articles on gardening tips that feel as though they were written directly for me

crisp morning breeze, a true sign that fall is coming near

the two hawks that alighted on the pole in my back yard

clucking crows

clean sheets

the smell of lavender

sipping coffee under my lemon tree.

beautifully painted mornings.