"GRATITUDE"

I am grateful that I found this on Craigslist, August 25, 2010

I'm thankful for my life

for my healthy body

for all my senses

for the trees that give us oxygen

for the water that we couldn't live without

for the earth

for the animals that give their life for us to eat

for the plants that give their life for us to eat

for my relatives

for people who give of themselves to help the next several generations..

for good teachers, for good counselors, for good doctors, for good healers

for people who are patient, for people who are kind, for people who are humble

for all the good books that teach us how to live, that make us laugh, that make us feel

for all the good films that entertain us,

for music/ art that inspires us,

for all the philosophers, thinkers, and artists who care about the human condition and ask questions..

for people who care about people, for people who have a passion for eradicating poverty, who have a passion to end wars,

for people who have a passion to cultivate peace..

for people who listen

for people who rarely complain and take action

for people whose actions harm none.

for free will and having a choice to do good.

 

I am thankful for my wonderful Mom and Dad. They worked really hard to take care of all of me and raise me well. They are amazing and I am so happy I was born into their family.

I am grateful for everything that they taught me.

I am so thankful I live with a wonderful roomate. She's kind, considerate and loving and when we're together, we have the best conversations about life, religion, philosophy, science, politics, fitness snd laugh our butts off because we're both silly sometimes. She's taught me to be even more self-less and how to weave spontaneous random acts of kindness into everyday life.

I am so thankful for my job. I am grateful to receive a healthy salary and I love what I do as well as the people with whom I work. I like having to stay on the cutting edge of information for my area of expertise.

I am grateful for all the wealth amongst my family. This allows us to spend lots of time together and travel and share unique experiences, learning from our travels.

I like giving back to others with them, especially my Mom, who has such a heart for charity. I like watching my Dad encourage others through his donations. They are truly amazing and selfless people.

I am so grateful to live by the ocean and hear the waves washing up on the shore every night, lulling me to sleep.

I am grateful that I was without that sound for years, so I can appreciate the sound of each crashing wave with earnest appreciation.

I am so grateful for whoever decided to make the "strand". Exercising on it, playing on it, walking on it, has brought me some wonderful memories over the years.

I am so grateful for the beach. For being able to relax on the sand, surf on its beautiful waves, play in the sand with kids of our family, to play beach volleyball, frisbee, to run on the beach. To take pics of friends, family and sunsets....to enjoy concerts on the sand. The beach is an AMAZING natural resource.

I am so grateful for all the trees, grass, flowers and plants in this city.

I am so grateful for my garden, all the flowers, plants, trees and herbs. They bring me so much delight and happiness!!

I am so grateful for all the friends and families who have beautiful, sweet dogs, cats, rabbits and birds that I get to pet and enjoy on a regular basis, without having my own.

I am so grateful for my body, for my muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, arteries, veins and cappillaries, skin, hair, teeth, eyes, ears, organs, brain and smile!!

I am grateful to be able to dance, run and jump!! I love being able to sing and laugh!! I love my butt and long legs, my breasts, my shoulders and back, my hips and abdominals,
love my long arms and hands. I love my skin tone and natural blonde hair and my eyes that are sometimes green and sometimes blue! I get to experience both!

I am grateful for my dimples and lips. I am so grateful to have a body that is healthy, fit and attractive. I am so grateful to understand how to take care of it and keep it healthy.

I am grateful for my intellectual curiousity. I am grateful that there is so much to learn about this world, our galaxies.

I am grateful for the internet and all the learning potential which exists therein.

I am grateful for the learned, interesting people who have fallen into my life. I am so so happy to learn from them.

I am so grateful for my friends who are real, loving, true-blue, compassionate, generous and wild and silly!!!

I am grateful to be alive and riding this wild, beautiful, scary, but amazing wave called LIFE!!!!