Today I’m grateful for:

1. Bible tours at British museum
2. Sun all day
3. Good food in good company
4. Good deal on my credit card
5. Freedom provided by my assignment-based job
6. The possibilities ahead. 43 minutes ago

1. More cheers than I could give out. About 70!!!
2. Free lunch today
3. Going for a long warm shower
4. Tomorrow, British museum in London for a bible tour. Love ‘em…Long overdue. 1 day ago

1) spent day driving around beautiful scenic part of country with my dad
2) paid my respects at my grandmother’s grave
3) saw my relatives after three years
4) nice lunch in picturesque setting
5) delicious dinner at home
6) intense workout
7) had fun looking at my beach photos
8) another weekend getaway ahead
9) chatted to lady who works at my place for a while when drinking my tea
10) fresh bed sheets! 2 days ago

Seaside weekend. Nice photos. Shopping. Good workout. Relaxing massage. Haircut. Piano. Time with mum. 3 days ago

1. Sitru’s cheer bomb, Thanx muchlyyy xx
2. 3 “come ups” from “the thriftshop down the road”
3. First time I have 26 cheers to play with, ever!!
4. Got my first auditing assignment. I’m feeling important! 3 days ago

1. Nicer skin
2. No backbox clunky noise on my car anymore
3. Fixing it cost me NADA, Zilch, niet, nichts, rien, ayen…You get the picture
4. A little outing with the guys. 5 days ago

My mum went to the trouble of making a Thanksgiving dinner in May because I had told her that it made me sad that I was never with family at Thanksgiving. It was very delicious. 1 week ago

1. My first Fiverr client
2. My hair looks finally decent
3. My near recovery from psoriasis
4. My very little nerves during my talk tonight 1 week ago

1. Not suffering from allergy symptoms, like sneezing uncontrollably and having a constant runny nose. Thanks nose spray. Feel rested.
2. Visa was ready today with no problems.
3. Delicious dinner.
4. I enjoy talking to my brother and I’m proud to see what a compassionate, handsome and sweet guy he’s become in the last few years. It’s nice not to feel jealous of him like I used to as a child – I really do want the best for him now.
5. My hands are stronger and more nimble, can play piano almost as well as I used to.
6. Lovely weather. 1 week ago

Lunch with my mum, good workout, liked my outfit, compliment on visa photo, found a cyber café in time to fill out my application again, fun shopping. 1 week ago

1. Great time on ministry
2. More inspiration from Jim
3. Sun most of the morning
4. I know what I’m really looking for is right in Jahs organisation 1 week ago

I am getting to see my brother. His girlfriend. My parents. In good health. My house is beautiful, airy, sunlit. I don’t miss my apartment or hectic life at all. 1 week ago

1. Good friends that make things happen (Sophie and Tonight’s party invitation)
2. An awesome talk today that gave me the inspiration I needed
3. The soft water in Ireland. My skin loves it!
4. It’s still sunny!! 2 weeks ago

1. It’s a proper SUNday today
2. Learned how to cook egg fried rice
3. About to eat it :P
4. Good food in good company! 2 weeks ago

1) I arrived home safely
2) my family looks good
3) I am in a beautiful house in a big airy bedroom
4) the weather is just warm enough and it’s sunny all the time
5) I don’t have to cook, do laundry or worry about any bills or deadlines.
6) I am being treated like the pampered princess I grew up being and enjoying all the things I never appreciated.
7) I am being driven around everywhere. NO bus to catch!
8) my new boyfriend is desperate to stay in touch while I’m away
9) excellent grades on final papers
10) many cute stylish gifts from my parent
11) sleep
12) using my brother’s iPad to write all thus
13) actually look decent in new passport photos
14) got to chat to both parents 3 weeks ago

1. The near tropical temperature!!!
2. Sun is still here!!!
3. Skin looks slightly improved.
4. Even when I’m bad, I’m not as bad as I used to be. 3 weeks ago

1. More sun!!!
2. The explosion of colour the sun is responsible for
3. Peaceful and stress free day
4. Freedom to take it real easy 3 weeks ago

Today I’m grateful for

1. The sun!!!
2. Being outdoors doing what I want (mainly spiritual things)
3. Knowing Jah has my back financially
4. Sticking to my diet almost 100% 3 weeks ago

1. Jah’s patience with me
2. Loving concern of friends
3. Wisdom from friends
4. The opportunity to reinvent oneself that every tomorrow brings, especially when it’s a Monday. 3 weeks ago

1. Jah’s patience with me
2. The fact that J’s going to be used in congregation
3. The fact I didn’t falter in my talks although I didn’t have notes
4. Having the tools to become more of the man I want to be
5. Having great friends who support me
6. Inspiring people on 43T 1 month ago

1) Film prof took me out to lunch, was super encouraging, shared a lot of personal experiences with me and genuinely made me feel like she cared about me as a scholar. Also strangely reassuring to see the vulnerability of someone who appears to be a brilliant, confident, highly respected academic. We spent 3 hours talking and she basically offered to be my advisor for the dissertation.
2) Good conversations with a lot of people
3) Very nice e-mail from M.A. thesis advisor who also wants to meet up with me to discuss plans for publishing my paper.
4) Graduate chair was super complimentary
5) Lots of lunches out/social events to attend
6) Relief of being done with M.A. 1 month ago

The chance to meet old friends, have fun and be inspired by them.

Those great feelings Easter and spring give me of new life and starting afresh (even if we’re not getting the ideal weather to go with it here in England!)

Orson Welles. ‘nuff said. 1 month ago

1. Spent time with several people I adore and had good conversations
2. Good outfit day – compliments on blazer, dress, outfit, shoes, scarf, hair
3. Felt very “present” in class
4. Lovely mild weather and clear streets and skies
5. Fun interactions with my students
6. Good feedback on first version of my paper from my patient and dedicated advisor
7. Got my renter’s insurance change sorted out
8. The DVD’s I need for my paper came quickly through the library 1 month ago

1) Inky pens in seasonal colours
2) Good grade on my theory midterm
3) Seeing a lot of people I like
4) Free lunch (...there is such a thing, at least, when you’re a graduate student0
5) Drank a latte
6) Woke up and came home to a clean apartment – WONDERFUl
7) Felt rested when I woke up 2 months ago

1) Time to watch beautiful film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2) Compliments on dress, scarf, outfit, boots
3) Delicious dinner I cooked myself
4) Low electricity bill
5) Delicious coffee
6) Gift from friend
7) Seeing several people I love today
8) Being able to write without difficulty. Watching the movie and hearing about how the protagonist wrote his book – despite being paralyzed and unable to communicate except by blinking an eyelid – by dedicating four hours a day to the project gave me a bit of a jolt. I have been putting off writing by saying “I don’t know what to write” when I am lucky that I can write at all. 2 months ago

the helpful students and productive exercises in my poetry class, helping me remember why I decided to study creative writing in the first place.

My boyfriend’s support of my attempts at healthy habits, going swimming with me when he doesn’t really feel like it and resisting pub lunches!

Those little moments of clarity where it all makes sense and you wonder why you ever got so worried in the first place. 2 months ago