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Gratitude Friday

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This post is a mashup of The Little Bliss List and Joy Jam, and as such is meant to celebrate: the little things that brought me hope and happiness this week, the sweet stuff of life, those small gifts that brought me joy this week. By sharing them, I not only make public my gratitude, but maybe also help you notice your own good stuff and send some positive energy out into the world.

1. Feathers and friends, reminding me that I am not alone, that I am connected and loved, which makes me stronger, happier than I would be by myself. The kind of friends who will give me a “Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself” magnet for no reason (other than they love me and want me to stop being so hard on myself), who will take me out to lunch for my birthday, who email me randomly to let me know they are thinking about me, who “like” my facebook and blog posts, or who give me the most loving hard time when I don’t make it to yoga and a hug when I do.

2. Fall Break! It turns out I have so much work, so much to get caught up on that I actually have to work a day or two next week, but that didn’t stop me from feeling the full on joy of the Friday before a break as I walked to my car this afternoon to head home and walk the dogs. I let myself pretend for just a minute that I wasn’t going to come back on Monday.

3. Christmas Cactus blooms. Actually, mine are confused, because they always bloom closer to Thanksgiving, but they are gorgeous anyway, and make my paid work office a happier place.

4. The best husband, the kind who sneaks out on a cold morning and scrapes the ice off my car for me, and leaves me love notes that say things like “be nice to yourself today,” and who just wants me to be happy.

5. Long walks with my dogs. Seriously one of the best things ever invented.

Bonus Joy: Another week with Dexter.

 

Gratitude Friday

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This post is a mashup of The Little Bliss List and Joy Jam, and as such is meant to celebrate: the little things that brought me hope and happiness this week, the sweet stuff of life, those small gifts that brought me joy this week. By sharing them, I not only make public my gratitude, but maybe also help you notice your own good stuff and send some positive energy out into the world.

1. Facebook. With the storm last week, it was my best source of information about how real people were really doing, and there was so much love and concern, kindness connecting people, making a scary, stressful time not so bad.

2. Books. Oh, how I love to read. Tell me all the stories!

3. This, bath time for toys. I’m so grateful to have two dogs who play with the toys, make a mess that I can clean up, and a functioning washing machine to use in the process.

4. Friends who get it. You know who you are, and I love you for it.

5. “I love you.” Even when I already know, it’s nice to hear.

6. A stand up desk. After a few long days in a chair in my Eddy Hall office at my paid work, I realize how awful sitting that much makes me feel. I’m so grateful for my stand up desk in my home office, and need to figure out how to convert the work one.

Bonus Joy: Another week with Dexter. I changed all the calendars in our house over to November, with him following along to “help.” I really didn’t expect him to still be here, and he even went running at Lory State Park the other day. My sweet boy.