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

It is Saturday, and I am grateful …

... that the rain stopped before it started flooding.

... for the internet which makes it possible to help people far away.

... for a chance to laugh out loud.

... that there was space inside, out of the rain, to get the paper strapped

... for groenmielies for supper, first of the season.

... realizing my life is so good and wonderful and I wouldn’t want to change a thing, I’m so blessed!
... my good friend T, having an lovely afternoon drinking tea on his balcony and talking about everything
... my sweet boyfriend who’s out there getting medication for my shoulder which suddenly hurts like hell
... cleaning the whole house (except the bathroom, I’ll do that tomorrow)
... living my wonderful life

I am grateful it is Saturday and I have nothing I “hafta” do until I leave for the show tonight.

I am grateful I woke up before anyone else and got some creative work done, nice and early.

I am grateful the audience enjoyed the show last night. (So much clapping!)

I am grateful I am resilient.

I am grateful for conversations with Samuel.

I am grateful for Art Every Day Month and all I keep creating as a result. (Photo is of a Hand Zentangle… if it makes you curious you may visit my blog to find out more.)

I am grateful.

1. for getting together with RuthG and having a conversation with her and learning about how she became a poet. She’s one of the big reasons I love this community.

2. for a big plate full of mussels.

3. for couches at work. I slept through my lunch.

4. for the pub we went to tonight; very cozy.

5. for D.’s childlike enthusiasm for her 53rd birthday. It was contagious.

1) Friday night swimming.
2) Finally sending off that incredibly painful 30+ page document i had to write.
3) Still having things to work on for my thesis that I don’t need any help with.
4)Adding a couple new friends on facebook
5) The patent award I got!!! WOOOT!! I was sooo broke!

It is Friday, and I am grateful …

... that I got all the papers marked before the weekend started.

... for the quiet satisfaction in having an instrument working again, and knowing exactly what the problem was.

... for the prospect of making some more modifications to the instrument before the next round of chromatography.

... for another good write-in, where I met new people.

... that I didn’t cancel the write-in because of work commitments, but carried on with it, just limiting the time I would put in on it.

I need to say that my high morale as of late is not really due to any major wow factor in life but some very serious capitalizing on what is a process. It’s the process, dummy (speaking to myself)!

I need to take time to focus my appreciation on certain areas of my life that have been amazing as of late:

1. My coaching, seriously, I know you will read this but it has to be said: this is changing me bit by bit, all in a positive way only.
2. Massage therapy: how can I explain how a pair of human hands (and elbows from time to time)on my body can bring about sweet change in my tension which shows up elsewhere in my life? It simply is beautiful.
3. Personal training and my own fitness routine: it is great to push myself, with her help and my own motivation, to continue to be so healthy and fit in life.
4. A career: I love that I get to study for a living now, and that I work in a profession that has purpose, relevance and a sense of adventure.
5. Connecting: on so many different levels with different people ranging from fun comments with people, to asserting myself within the testosterone community (hahaha!) to unbelievable closeness with people I haven’t even met.

So, that is why today has again been a ten!

1. for having another good day at work. I seriously love my boss and think of her as a sister. I had my year review today and received a raise, but the best part was the feedback I received from her. She kept telling me that she was lucky to have me and could really depend on me.

2. that I am reliable and dependable these days (at work, at least, and hopefully mostwhere else). (I’m all grown up now:)

3. for a good appointment with the funny lady who is my nutritionist. And more explanation how this way of eating works.

4. for the unexpected event where one of my more serious coworkers grabbed a sheet of bubble wrap and began jumping on it like a trampoline.

5. for having the opportunity to speak openly and directly with people in my life today, and experience so much warmth in response.:)

6. for coconut ice cream.

7. that I will see RuthG tomorrow:)

1. For my recent awesome birthday weekend! (Which somehow stretched to last about 5 days.) I got to visit Chicago, meet new people, and spend time with family and old friends. It was perfect! (Even though it was my 30th… :-)
2. Chocolate.
3. For feeling productive and knowledgeable at the end of today’s final session. Yesterday left me feeling a little shook-up, but today made up for it.
4. For having some extra knitting time lately. Always a good thing, but before Christmas it’s EXTRA good.
5. Parmesan cheese. Not the sprinkle kind, the block kind. It’s amazing. It’s the umami, I think.

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.