1. I’m alive
2. My breath
3. My phone and ability to post this
4. The cushions beneath me.
5. The feeling of my dog’s wet nose nuzzling on my arm
6. The sound of my daughter laughing with her friends
7. The fact that my son just called his older sister to ask for a ride. (I love that my kids have each other.)
8. My fortitude to grow and change
9. The love patience and support of my husband
10. My wonderful friends. I’m investing more in my relationships after a rough stretch of depression and isolation and it feels good.
11. My growth
12. Yoga
13. How I’m healing
14. Meditation
15. Candles
16. My family
17. My mother
18. Finding my voice
19. That I’m a professor now! 🤓
20. That I am learning how to make myself happy
21. SO GRATEFUL for my teachers
22. Grateful for my accountability partner(s) who won’t let me give up on my dreams
23. Grateful for books and all the things I’ve yet to discover and learn
24. Grateful for my students
25. Grateful for art, the stars, all of nature of which I am a part, trees especially the one in my back yard over my zen garden