Here's the list I created, with the number of "likes" each post received. I'm sure it depended on which day I was posting, and the time of day, but some posts got a lot more likes than others. Friends education got the fewest likes, and I'm happy to report that my expression of gratitude for my husband David got the most, by far. (Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert came in second!).
What are you thankful for? Meister Eckhart said, "If the only prayer you ever said in your life was 'thank you,' that would suffice." It's been my experience that saying this simple prayer every day has a huge impact on the quality of living. And I'm grateful for that.
November Days of
Thankfulness
Thankful
today for my family, especially the wonderful visit this weekend from Caitlin and her boyfriend Drew. Also good times with Rachel and her
BFF Julie. Food in the oven, fire
in the fireplace, deepening mindfulness, and an interview about the AT on the
horizon. SO grateful. (9)
Thankful
for dawn light this morning as I arose (no more pitch black at 6 am!) and the
gold and red leaves that surround me. (8)
Thankful
today for the learning and teaching process, this miracle of intimate sharing
between people. Thank you Alexis Martin for trusting me with your growth and for keeping me on my
growing edge. (7)
Today
I am thankful for the body's ability to heal. I am grateful for bodymind unity
and inherent wellness, for organic resilience. (15)
Today's
thanks goes to mail carriers, delivery people, waitresses, truck drivers,
janitors, and all workers everywhere who do the basic tasks that keep our
everyday lives functional. (9)
Today
I am thankful for my little red car. It's 12 years old with over 100K miles and
still runs just fine. It was free, given to us by David's mom when she could no
longer drive, and although it is not the car I would have chosen, it serves me
well. If you have reliable transportation, be grateful. (15)
Today's
thing I am thankful for: My freedom to choose. I have a lot of liberty, both
socio-politically, and -- most importantly -- psycho-spiritually. I can choose
my reality to a great extent. I often forget this, so today I'm thankful to
remember it. Namaste. (8)
Today
I am thankful for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). No really. (18)
Today
I am grateful for WATER. For access to clean, potable water and reliable
plumbing, I give thanks. Water is remarkable. It's the only substance that
occurs naturally as a solid (ice), a liquid and a gas (water vapor). It's basic
and it's something which all living things have a right to. (6)
On
11.12.13 I am thankful for [drum roll please]... the aging process! Yes, it's
true. Getting older is a good thing.
Even though it's often the reason for my complaints, and some aspects of it can
be hard to accept (sagging skin, flabby tummy, arthritis), just consider the
alternative. (8)
Today
I am thankful for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as proof that civilization
isn't completely dead yet. (22)
Thankful
for the kind of sunsets we get in the northeast in November. Tonight's was
simply spectacular. (6)
Late-breaking
thankfulness: Friends education, specifically George School. (4)
Today's
thing to be grateful for: naps! (13)
Thankful
Day #17: I am incredibly grateful to have served for two years as Clerk of
Bucks Quarter, Rel. Society of Friends (Quaker). I learned so much, met many
new Friends and deepened relationships with old ones. This would not have been
possible without the expert leadership of Holly DiMicco Olson, Coordinator
extraordinaire, and the able assistance of Boris Simkovich, our new incoming
Clerk. (And, tbh, I'm thankful to be finished!) (17)
Today
I am thankful that I can read and write, and that some people can write very
well indeed, and I can read what they write and enjoy it. (14)
Thankful
for silence, and the ability from an early age to be able to spend time alone
with myself, to find nurture in quiet solitude. (19)
Thankful
for BREAKFAST!!! The best meal of the day. (4)
Today
I am thankful for forgiveness and for my ability to forgive. (9)
I'm
thankful for television. That's right. TV. The vast wasteland. The idiot box.
Yep. (11)
I'm
so thankful for FIRE and a lovely fireplace in my home. My whole childhood I
wished we had a fireplace. I thought well-off people had fireplaces, it seemed
like a sign of stability. So here's to being stable and well-off (more or
less)! (24)
I
missed my daily post of thankfulness yesterday. So today I am grateful for two
things: 1. Knowing the Alexander Technique and being able to teach it to
others. 2. Being part of the Alexander community and having wonderful
colleagues who respect and support me. (12)
Gratitude
on Thanksgiving Day for my growing ability to follow the way as it opens, no
matter what. May we all become more available to meet life on life's terms, to
be human in our guest house. Namaste. (11)
Today's
thing to be thankful for: A new bed!!! My lower back is most grateful of all. (12)
Thankful
beyond words for my amazing husband, J. David Brimmer. He
is kind, compassionate, intelligent, creative, a great father, a hard worker
and wonderful provider, and in my case, truly my "better half."
(45)
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