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Today I am grateful for:
1. Honesty. True, get-it-off-your-chest, let’s-be-clear honesty. It feels good to not have thoughts lurking in MY head, but rather have them all out on the table.
2. My boss. I have a boss I can really respect and understand and encourage.
3. Checking things off the to-do list. Bit by bit I’m getting the things I said I would do done.
4. Cell phones. I’ve long forgotten the times before them. ;)
5. My sister. She’s a gem.

I’ve been trying to get more in touch with my inner North Star that Martha Beck says is a true part of us and will guide us when we stop to look and listen.

I started writing a list of those things mine tells me, and wanted to share:
1. Have fun; work needs to be play.
2. Be yourself; you’re created to be exactly who you are. Use that; don’t change that!
3. Don’t run away from people. When you’re invited somewhere, go.
4. Listen actively. You’ll build rapport and you’re likely to learn something (or a lot).
5. Trust God. God is your creator. God is a God of love, peace, justice, and joy.
6. Explore every interest. Don’t let yourself become exhausted when thinking about it. Just do and remember #1: Have fun.
7. Talk to people. Make connections. If it feels right, share your heart’s burning desires. They might help you get there.
8. Listen to music you love. It feeds your soul.
9. Free yourself. If you ever feel restricted, find out why and remove the “shackles.”
10. Do what you like!
11. Think constructively, but stop complaining. Complaining only lets you focus on what’s not working, not what will.
12. Life is not meant to be bound up in anxiety and worry.
13. Let love be your compass. Love should be the reason for everything you do. If it’s not, ask yourself what is leading you. Fear, anger, resentment, and guilt are not adequate answers.
14. Take yourself seriously. No one else will, if you don’t first.

Today I am grateful for:
1. Cheers. Sometimes you get so stuck in what you’re doing, you feel a little invisible to the world. It’s nice to come on here, and see that some folks value your words and insights.
2. Waking with the sun. I love the fall-quality to the sun these days. There’s a certain glow to it.
3. Michael Pollan. He’s changing the ways I think about food, eating, and nutrition.
4, Our summer intern J. During the big stresses of the summer at work, she made me a bouquet of paper flowers, with prompts of “Sing, Laugh, Smile, and Snack” adorned on the “petals.” She’s currently studying abroad in China, but I want to think of her, and send her my gratitude.
5. Snow on the mountains. It’s just beckoning me to pull out the ski gear from the closet…