my five things:

my new passport
snoozing
early mornings
the cool clear day
Jane

Sun! Sun! Sun!

The sun is shinning today, how great does that feel!!
I am grateful today for:
. . .the sun which is shinning on my face as I write this note.
. . .my paper shredder,
. . .Mt. Tam in all her splendor,
. . .the kitty in the neighborhood that comes over into my house to say "hello"and the birds that stop by to feed from the feeder.
. . .all life!!

a leg to stand on....

today is the day before the surgery.
the day i can stand firmly on both feet.
the last day my feet will look like they do now.

i am grateful for:

• medical science which can help heal people
• a respite from working and taking care of others
• a time to receive, rest and relax
• trader joes for providing "easy meals"
• a call for more potential work after recovering

Rain

I am grateful this rainy day for:
. . . Rain!! so fresh, wet and cleansing!!
. . . a phone call from Audyn (my grandson) to tell me he was chosen for a music camp this summer. (He auditioned for two camps and was selected for both).
. . . a good rich hot chocolate drink!
. . . my warm, dry, cozy house!
. . . Deeksha tonight!!

Mountain Spring

• Today I am grateful for being fertile at forty - yup, that's right. I can have a kid if I want one - at least, that's what it looks like today. I got to see my uterus and ovaries today! That was really interesting and I'm grateful that this opportunity to learn more about my body came to me out of the blue - and I got paid for it!

• I am also grateful for a poem I read that was written by an old woman who died in a nursing home. It touched me and brought me back to all of the times I visited my parents in hospitals and nursing homes - I wish everyone who worked at these places could read this poem and see that the old people they are caring for are still alive with their spirits intact. They don't deserve to be cast aside because they've lost their youth. So - I am also grateful to have had these experiences with my parents because they have helped me to understand just a bit of what it's like to grow old and loose things that you've always taken for granted.

• I am grateful for noticing how much I take for granted - things can change in an instant, people can be gone from our lives in an instant. I don't want to take anything for granted - I feel truly blessed for everything...

• I am grateful for my feelings and my ability to express them more freely than I ever have.

• I am grateful I woke up at 6:30 this morning and am now tired enough to get a good night's sleep and do it again tomorrow.

• I am grateful for heat on this cold night.

2 days away...

yesterday, i finally was able to get to, and cut through the beurocracy at my health insurance company.
i am still scheduled for surgery on 3/1. it's a go.

so today i'm grateful for:

• being from new york (you can take the girl outta new york but you can't take the new york outta the girl) which helped me in getting through the maze of healthcare that even my insurance guy couldn't do
• the 1.5 hour massage im getting later from the wonderful jeff
• arnica (pain and swelling) and hypericom (nerve pain/damage) homeopathics - i'll let you know how effective they are in a few days, and in the meantime, i'm pumping them through my system profilactically
• being inside last night whilst the hail fell and the lightening and thunder struck, and my bird's eye view of people running around outside screaming...what a treat ;)
• family and friends who love me and vice versa fo' shizzle ;)

xow

I love a rainy night!

• I'm grateful for delicious food on a stormy night: thai baked chicken and brussel sprouts
• I'm grateful for time to do nothing
• I'm grateful that I can see without glasses
• I'm grateful for art of all kinds, especially the art in my home
• I'm grateful for Bill Maher's HBO show
• I'm grateful for synchronicity
• I'm grateful for this expression: Stretch your possibilities...
• Whoa! It's crazy weather here! I am grateful for thunder, lightening and hail storms!

ayudame

forgive me if my spanish is incorrect...
help me...

this wet sounding (haven't opened the curtains yet) monday...

i'm thankful for:

• people who can and do offer help and support
• what comes out of trying times
• knowledge that the unknown will soon be known - one way or another
• my dad for offering to come up after my supposed surgery this week
• a cozy bed, despite it's age and the fact that it's not a tempeurpedic, which is what i really envision ;)

xow

Oscar gratitudes

tonight, here is what I'm grateful for:

• Martin Scorsese and The Departed winning Oscars - you must see the movie if you haven't
• Feeling like an adult - completely free to be who I am and not feel guilty ever again - I guess that means full responsibility for who I am and my actions
• Having interesting experiences with people at the concert last night
• Feeling complete freedom
• Feeling inspired by watching people being acknowledged for following their passions and talents with no guarantee of success when they started out on that path

remover of obstacles....

hola,
today, sunday, oscar sunday i am grateful for...

• incredibly LAZY sundays
• ganesha, remover of obstacles, whom i'm dancing with right now!
• new unlikely friends
• connections from esalen days
• movement on the path

Oscar night

I am grateful today for:
. . .all the great entertainers that make going to movies enjoyable!
. . .Amy for having an Oscar party.
. . .stadium seating at the theatres.
. . .the fresh, cool wind today!
. . .life!

Tonight I'm grateful for:

Spending time with Stacy this afternoon
Everything I learn while doing a palm reading for someone else - it's amazing.
My clean apartment
My clean laundry
I'm seeing George Porter Jr. tonight!

Relaxed and....

forever grateful for massage from the most gifted hands....thank you wendy!

Samedi

Yes, its Saturday! Oh such another quiet day in the neighborhood!
And another day of being "grateful" for:
. . . my washer and dryer!!!
. . . a good healthy body!
. . . keeping a positive outlook on life despite all of its challenges.
. . .memories of my childhood, that were so great.
. . .the smell of fresh cedar trees after a rain.
It's a "grateful" day! Blessed Be!

unknowingly so...

up down, round and round...
this life, like a rollercoaster i tell ya!

i'm grateful for the teachings and lessons of the unknown.
i'm thankful for all the amy's (aimee') and other wonderful friends with various names!
i love my freedom
i am thankful for cleaning products
grateful for sage and incence
happy for dry italian salami ;)

make it a grateful day!

xow

Tonight I am grateful for Willow's directions which led us to a beautiful spot in Ross on a hike full of mossy green trees, clear running springs and new flowers sprouting up all over the place. And we got to see an actual water shed - who knew this was a literal term!

I am grateful to live in San Francisco - to have beautiful land to enjoy and to live in a city so steeped in revolutionary history and sentiment.

I'm grateful for my friends.

I'm grateful for my bed - yes, I'm back to this...

I'm grateful that I'm going to see George Porter Jr. and Ivan Neville in a few hours!

I'm grateful for having a clean house and being surrounded by things I love.

Vendredi

Gratitude's for "Vendredi"!
....so grateful for the very clear and bright blue sky today!
....so grateful for my very quiet neighborhood!
....so grateful for dark, rich hot chocolate!
....so grateful for friends like Amy and Wendy.
....and I am so grateful for my partner who is so full of wonder and adventure.

friday is GREAT

thankfulness

today

for

willow for directions
a beautiful hike
walgreens
insurance agents, especially mine
not having much contact with beurocracy on a daily basis, i.e. insurance companies!

Lustrous thanks

Tonight I am grateful for the Lust/Strength card that keeps popping up over & over in my life. It is a positive affirmation to follow my passions.

I'm grateful for my writing teachers.

I'm grateful for possibility and all of the people around me who believe in possibilities.

I'm grateful for the rainy weather, which makes being at home cozier and makes all of the spring flowers grow. Yeah for the new sprouts!

I am grateful for my courage.

I am grateful for my parents: the people they were, the time I spent with them and everything they gave me.

Bon Soir! I am grateful for

...Rain
...my blackberry
...the freshly planted strawberries
...my french dictionary!
...for keeping my thoughts positive at all times.

Willow

indeed

recently one of my fellow posters noted that some days it's challenging to find gratitude. i'm living there this moring, slipping in for the past few days, so, while i almost decided not to post, i realized that is part of the practice, being grateful, no matter what.

so, today, i'm grateful for:

• warmth in the cold
• people who care
• knowing that things work out, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment
• new experiences
• honesty (even when it feels challenging to hear/deliver)

whew.

;)

Hoy

today I am grateful for:

• having regular periods and being healthy
• feeling good about myself
• my relatively new meditation practice
• sweating
• having a therapist who nurtures and challenges at the same time

Wednesday Greetings,

Well I have figured out how to get back to this site so that I can post!
I am grateful to SFSweetness for the help.
Today I am grateful for:
...spring, which is around the corner
...a soft chair to sit in while typing
...a note from a friend who I have not heard from for a long time.
...Friends! Flowers! and French.
...opportunities to travel!

Blessed Be!
Willow

I'm back...

I fell away from daily gratitude postings because I felt it was a time sync. I've been working hard at a new job as well as keeping it together in my personal life. Anyway, I always practice gratitude in my mind but realize there's a lot going on up there so I should get some of it out. So on this Wednesday, I am grateful for:
* working for a company I actually believe in rather than being in opposition with
* letting go of the ideal of perfection which has helped combat procrastination
* setting priorities and sticking to them
* moving foward fearlessly
* yesterday being over

Affirmations and intentions to follow. I'll think about those tomorrow.

halfway there

the rain is here.
today i woke up grateful for:

* the grayness outside
* the fact that i didn't get home CRAZY late last night and still got enough sleep
* a night to relax later
* burritos (which i've been craving for the past two days) - maybe i'll stop and get one for dinner tonight
* the scale saying i'm 5lbs lighter

oh, and i can't wait until sharon starts posting here too ;)
aimee, you comin'? ;)

LOUD MUSIC

I am grateful for friends who will go out mid-week to see loud music.

I'm grateful for friends who are trying to post to this blog but can't figure out how to do it - I will help you.

I'm grateful for ruby red grapefruit flavored vodka.

I'm grateful for Skerik - Thank God for Skerik!

I'm grateful for French movies (and the French language which always sounds so romantic).

I'm grateful that tomorrow is another day - in fact, it's already here!

fat tuesday

today is fat tuesday (isn't it?)
it's also the day that acquarius slips gently into pisces...from my rising to my sun sign

today i am grateful for:

• friends who invite me to fun things (music, dinners, etc)
• the gym, just 2 blocks from my house
• my spaciously cozy studio apartment atop a hill
• the view from outside my apartment, of the ocean on clear days...i LOVE that!
• enough work to pay my bills without stressing (it's been a long, overdue time!)

much love!

What am I grateful for today? It's been one of those days where I really need to think about this. So, here is what I've come up with:

• I am grateful for people who create things just because they can - like the people in the pictures above, staying up all night long to create this amazing alfombra de la mar, which will exist for a few hours before the Semana Santa procession tramples it.
• I am grateful for my brief conversation with Roberta today because she asked me questions that showed me she understands how sensitive I am even though I don't show it. This also happened in my conversation with Wendy this evening, and I am also grateful for that.
• I am grateful for my intuition and I am grateful that not following it only resulted in some bloating for an hour and not some major life catastrophe. I resolve to listen more carefully.
• I am grateful for the writing I received from my partner yesterday because it was so crazy and original and descriptive and funny.
• I am grateful for my apartment and the way the sun shines in the windows all day long.
• I am grateful for money and the freedom it gives me.
  

monday sun day

this morning i am grateful for:

* a good night's sleep
* feeling assured within myself
* long walks (before the hiatus)
* good blue jeans
* parking karma ;)

Sunday

Tonight I am grateful:

• for music - all kinds, especially my favorites
• that I live in the Bay Area, which is chock full of everything there is and is beautiful to boot
• for my mind. Once again I've realized I can't get away from it and mine seems to be more mental than other people's and even though I appreciate this, sometimes it is a burden. But tonight, I am choosing to be grateful for it.
• for having a Michael Caine heart line, just because.
• for the mild weather we've been having.
• that my tastes are changing and I no longer like many of the things that aren't good for me or no longer serve me.
• for my last relationship because it taught me so much about myself.

tired

grateful for:

feeling tired after much fun with many

spontaneous drop in's on friends

twin 6 year olds

hot tubs in the back yard of friends

my massage that i'm leaving for right now ;)

Saturday Nite Gratitude

• olives
• my palmistry community
• men
• my writing partner
• chocolate covered ginger

springtimelike wintertime

today, this early morning saturday i am grateful for:

• the warm sunshine of today and yesterday (is it spring?!)
• the soy latte i will have in about an hour
• hanging out with my aunt today in sebastapol
• hugs. ilovehugs!!
• people who remind me (reflect) who i really am and what my potential is (not the b.s. i'm learning to stop feeding my own self!)

have a beautiful day!

Orchid Extravaganza

Today I am grateful for orchids!

The Pacific Orchid Exposition is happening in San Francisco this weekend.

I was incredibly grateful to be surrounded by such beauty while I was there.

I am grateful for my camera so I can share some of this beauty with you.

I am also grateful that my shirts are feeling bigger.

February greetings

OK here goes, 5 things that I am truly grateful for today.

Palm trees gently moving with the warm breeze.
A sky so blue that I never want to stop looking at it.
A rocky Peak that was "there" for us to climb!
The smell of fresh clean air
A partner who is here to help guide me out of the maze of trails, as no signs were posted.

friday is GREAT

howdy grateful ones....


today is friday

• i'm grateful for the weird dream that i awoke to, reinstalling an old friend into my consciousness - even if there will be no of this world contact
• i'm grateful that i'll get to practice yoga, and even though charu won't be there, alyssa will, and she rocks
• i feel grateful for my crazy cats, running around the place, chasing each other frenetically
• grateful for spontaneously having a couple of drinks with my friend rob last night, and to hear him through some tough stuff
• and lastly (for today) i'm thankful for 3 days to rest my eyes and enjoy a state of being rather than doing, with people i love

Whoopee!

Today I am grateful for:

• I have a mushy gut! Don't ask - it took me a long time to get here and it's a good thing.
• I tried raw asparagus and I really liked it!
• My new favorite musician (Andrew Bird) is coming to the Fillmore in May
• The internet. Nuff said.
• The choices I am making.
• my friend Suzannah and her definition of a healer: someone who heals themself and helps others to fly high.
• Oh - and the most exciting thing - new people posting their gratitudes!

Hello thankful bloggers

Today I am grateful for many things including:
* living in california in an area without snow
* the bamboo garden i can see out my window
* consistent physical exercise
* spending time outside on a beautiful day like today
* pretending I'm on vacation

Satiety

Life gives me all I need to be happy.

great FULLNESS

yo!

today i am grateful:

* that thursday is my friday
* that i have no plans this evening so i can really relax
* that i've learned to surround myself with loving people, no matter how "odd" they are
* for being a more open being that i could have imagined, even a few short months ago
* for coffe with soy milk on days like today when i wake up extremely tired

it's amazing how much i am grateful for. from the big spiritual things, to the really mundane.
i love recognizing how much gratitude i hold each day, and the mirror is reflecting back, so i know, yes, i know it works. it's working.

intent: be, love
affirmation: life in great FULLNESS!

and, as my new friend sharon so eloquently said,
have a great day...unless you have other plans!

xo and love!!

v-day - things I love

I think I'll name 5 things I love (and am grateful for) as a Valentine's tribute.

I love LOST! I love it so much and am grateful it's back on after such a long hiatus. I loved tonight's episode: accents, intrigue, freaky stuff about the universe and whether or not we have free will...anyway, I love this show.

I love the color PINK! How awesome would it be to be completely surrounded by it, like living in Jeannie's bottle? Well, that would be awesome for me, for a little while. Then I'd want to get out. I'm grateful for pink today.

I love Kabuki Hot Springs! And I am grateful that we have this incredible place to go and relax in San Francisco. We are lucky to have it. I went today and it was incredibly relaxing and I love seeing all the different types of bodies/people. It's great.

I love BRUSSEL SPROUTS! I am grateful that they are delicious AND nutritious.

And the fifth and final thing I love - drum roll please....geez, I can't name just one thing... so I'll choose my bed, since I will soon be laying in it. I am grateful for my cocoon of a bed - it's so comfortable and it molds to my body, it's so much better than my old futon.

Two other things I'm grateful for. I am grateful that when I woke up this morning my eyes weren't gummed shut and I didn't look like someone hit me. I've been having some allergy problems with my eyes over the past few days - so today they were better and it was great.

And finally, I am grateful for a recent experience where my inner critic was embodied, in the flesh, by someone in my life. I am grateful for this because it allowed me to see the kind of negative crap I sometimes tell myself about myself and it allowed me to stand up and say - NO - I'm not listening to this from myself or anyone else. And the whole damn thing, while it was annoying, was also pretty cool!

Peace out on this wonderfully pink Valentine's night.

a poem and more gratitudinals for hearts day

So Much Happiness

It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.
With sadness there is something to rub against,
A wound to tend with lotion and cloth.
When the world falls in around you, you have pieces to pick up,
Something to hold in your hands, like ticket stubs or change.

But happiness floats.
It doesn’t need you to hold it down.
It doesn’t need anything.
Happiness lands on the roof of the next house, singing,
And disappears when it wants to.
You are happy either way.
Even the fact that you once lived in a peaceful tree house
And now live over a quarry of noise and dust
Cannot make you unhappy.
Everything has a life of its own,
It too could wake up filled with possibilities
Of coffee cake and ripe peaches,
And love even the floor which needs to be swept,
The soiled linens and scratched records….

Since there is no place large enough
To contain so much happiness,
You shrug, you raise your hands, and it flows out of you
Into everything you touch. You are not responsible.
You take no credit, as the night sky takes no credit
For the moon, but continues to hold it, and to share it,
And in that way, be known.

~ Naomi Shihab Nye ~

the above poem was shared with my "gratitude circle" whom have all been invited to join in here...by a poem lovin' woman in big transition. sounds like she'd doing great through the process (and i'm grateful to hear that! ;)
i really like this poem, even the second time ;)

so, today, i'm grateful for

* valentines day dinner plans with an old friend whom i haven't seen in months
* the knowledge that i will not no longer give massages on the weekday eves
* fatter paychecks than i've seen in YEARS
* the new ability to let things go when necessary
* the knowledge and sight to see when i'm slipping into old patterns and the wisdom and courage to cease ;)
whew, that's a biggie, and i'm so so thankful....movement on the path. booooya!

remember to remember

muchas gracias

Today I am grateful that I have a strong, healthy body. I'm grateful for my new camera! I'm grateful for warm soup on a sunny day. Oh! I'm grateful for the giant hawk that watched us walk around the Presidio cemetary while we were there - I'll post a picture of him because he was so cool.

I'm grateful to be making new friends.

I'm grateful for strangers and their stories, which I sometimes get to hear in magical settings.

I'm grateful for balance.

And time to do things I enjoy.

And unexpected gifts!

And music I've never heard.

And my growling stomach.

And the food I'm about to eat.

Muchas Gracias!!!

Tuesday's gratitudinals....

grateful today for:

* xtine's email about jarrett...was getting worried with no news (her son had a horrible fever that the dr.s were struggling with,
now he's out of danger!)
* soy products (tofu, soy milk)
* a casual office envirnment
* my friend amy for creating a gratitudinal blog (yep, this one, right here)
* email to keep in touch

intent: focus on what's right before me
affirmation: i am a strong loving force

last thoughts before going to sleep...

today I am grateful for:

-my decision to do my own taxes! doesn't seem like something you'd be grateful for, but man am I learning a lot about what I can and can't deduct. this will be great for the coming year!

-the realization that I've manifested the time to do absolutely nothing for a while - something I've talked about for years.

-feeling ready

-one of my spiritual teachers, Tamara Diaghilev. she embodies what it means to be positive all the time (and not in an annoying, I want to slap you kind of way)

-the creation of this blog!

I've thought about doing a group blog for a while now and wanted it to be focused on envisioning positive manifestations for the future, but that didn't seem to fit exactly what I was looking for. I went for a walk with Wendy on Sunday and she told me about her gratitude circle and it was perfect! Do a gratitude blog with many people posting, creating a positive collective consciousness in a concrete way. I can't wait to see what will happen next.

gratitudinally speaking...

before, being grateful eluded to the grateful dead for me. i didn't really know any other meaning...over the years, with great care and time, things have shifted. slowly at first, and now, with greater force and resonance. for THAT i'm eternally grateful!

a few weeks ago, i was invited to share in a sort of gratitude circle. and for that i am also grateful. i've been practicing "the attitude of gratitude" since.

so, i'll post my "gratitudinals" from today, monday feb 12th, '007....

i am grateful for:

* catching up on my sleep over the weekend
* the gifts i am being given (oddly, people keep giving me things lately)
* finally seeing "the secret" from start to finish
* a hour to putter/chill before i have to leave for work
* the ability to face conflict with diplomacy (most of the time)

in our little email circle, we often/sometimes also include an intent for the day as well as an affirmation. i sometimes do, and sometimes don't. today i did. these tend to repeat. practice makes perfect! ;)

intent: truth
affirmation: yes i can!