cranky gratitude

i am grateful for:

1) having a internal mechanism for holding center even as the waves crash madly inside. thanks, yoga.

2) words with friends. so enjoying puzzling my mind with words–and breathing into my competitive knots to just enjoy, because it is a game.

3) getting to some warmer weather soon, hopefullies.

4) apples. can’t get enough apples.

5) the post office being relatively fast and easy even though i was in a crap mood. i even got the one smiley clerk.

6) the painting called sky that changes out my window all the time. like a great big gorgeous screen saver passing through hours and weathers.

7) dara. twas her b-day last week. i visited her lovely tree and wrote in the dirt. josh had already been there with a flower. i just miss her so much.

8) getting to go to kripalu in january for a wonderful program for cancer survivors. thought of dara tons, but also myself and my seven-year journey. it is quiet now, but never fully goes away. the words “incurable” do that to a gal. so it was lovely to connect with other survivors and think more deeply about thriving–and see the golden bricks to get there. some of which are already under my feet.

9) obama calling that woman after rush attacked her. classy, obama. validating, too.

10) blankets. they’re woven hugs for when the real thing isn’t around.

11) publishing directly to tha people. i love editors, but some times it’s just right to toss the filter.

12) my love. for working with, working through, working on. but also, playing. and cooking and laughing and culturing and planning and making a subway platform into a musical number with me.