1. I am thankful for renewed friendship.  It's amazing how two people can start where they left off over a decade ago and still be just as in sync as they used to be. More, even.  I love you, R.
2. I am grateful for my furry, four-legged friends.  I am thankful they are all healthy and happy.  I am thankful for their cuddle factor, and for their ability to raise my vibe without even trying.
3. I am thankful for the development of my Sunshine.  I am always amazed (and delighted!) at his progress as a person, and at my progress as a parent.  (I have definitely learned more from him than from any one person in my life.)  I am thankful for his room-brightening smiles and giggles, and for his serious side as well.  He is a really terrific little person and I cherish every moment.
4. I am thankful for an increasingly busy schedule.  It's nice to have things to focus upon, especially when those things are fun!
5. I am SO thankful for my new craft table!!  It is THE COOLEST!  For one thing, it's huge.  And there are pegboards on either side for all my doodads.  DH put so much time and effort into it, and it came out beautifully.  I'm almost (almost!) hesitant to work on it because I don't want to ding it up.  Ok, I'm over it.  LOL!  Time to FINALLY get back to work on my doll house!
6. I am thankful for a growing sense of peace about my life.
7. I am grateful for the cooling weather.  I enjoy wintertime, so I want it to stick around just a little bit longer.
8. I am thankful for "chick flicks".  Hubby gave me a bunch for my "birthday week" (was that ever awesome!) and I've been enjoying them immensely.  "Beaches", in particular, resonates with me.
9. I am thankful for the Universe's quirky sense of humor.  I love the "coincidences", especially when they come in multiples like they did this morning. (Sheds and drums and harmonic fantasy, oh my!)
   
10. Speaking of drums, I can't say enough about how grateful I am to have picked up the sticks again.  I'm starting to notice improvement in my drumming, and more songs are becoming really fun to practice.  Now Sunshine has picked up some sticks and jams with me on his little snare.  Too cool!  And if that weren't enough, the (6-year-old) boy figured out (all by himself) yesterday that his little snare must be elevated in order for it to work. (Otherwise, it's just a drum.)  To remedy his problem, he found three similarly sized toys to use as a platform of sorts, and it worked!
    

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PLAYING Catch-up!

1. I am so thankful for my meditation group. They bring me such clarity when things seem muddy or confused. And they soothe me. Plus, I'm getting a little better at meditation!
   
2. I am grateful that I get to see an old friend very soon. It's been so long! And I can barely wait!
3. I am grateful to my dear husband for making this week special. (He's given me a "birthday week"!) Nobody has ever done anything like this for me, and it's making every day of this week special. Thank you, Honey.
4. I am thankful for my son's sweet smile. I just love how excited he gets about presents. He even wants to help me open presents that he wrapped himself. His whole face lights up and it just puts sunshine right directly on my heart when he does that.
5. I am thankful I have such an incredible family. I am extremely fortunate.
6. I am grateful for quiet time to write these (and other) things down. As busy as I am, I seem to always be able to find a moment here or there to work on improvement.
7. I am thankful for "A Mighty Wind" CD my Guys gave me for my birthday week today. The music is so much fun! (Especially Potato's in the Paddy Wagon! LOL!)
   
8. I am thankful for the number synchronicities (11s and 33s mostly) that I have experienced recently. It makes me feel that I am back on my track and it gives me hope.
   
9. I am thankful for the "windows" in face of a closed "door".
10. I am thankful for my favorite Aunt S! I love her so much.
11. I love the number eleven! I get to see a lot of it everyday! And I am grateful for Steve Pavlina's article on the subject. Very interesting.
    
12. Oooh! Look at that! 11:11 on the clock! Thank you! :)
13. I am grateful that I have become more sensitive to my own body. I know when I'm hungry and full now. Maybe not a big deal to some, but a huge deal for me.
14. I am thankful for my progress in life. I am doing better everyday. And when I have a problem, I am much quicker to recover from it.
15. I am grateful for the inspiration of others. Everywhere I look, I see great parents from whom I can learn, accomplished artists from whom I gain confidence and inspiration, and great friends who give me an excellent template from which to learn how to be a better friend.
16. I am thankful for this spring-like weather. The birds are singing up a storm outside! February??? Bah! ;)
17. I am grateful for the increased signs that have been showing up in my experience that all point to my getting something that I want very much.
18. I am thankful that I recently learned something new. (Encaustics) I'll have to post some pictures to explain. Suffice it to say (for now) that it was really fun and liberating to work so much with my hands.
19. I am grateful that I have such a sweet Grampa. He sent me the nicest card for my birthday.
20. I am thankful for a picture of my newest cousin! Oh, she is sooo cute! Her name is Olivia Grace, and I am so grateful she is healthy and both of her parents are doing very well.

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Gratitude for Thursday

1. I am thankful that my dear son neither took out an eye nor cut his bangs all the way to the scalp when he attempted to (covertly, of course) cut his own hair this morning.  I am also grateful that I was able to keep a level head about the whole thing.  Lastly, I am thankful that I was able to cut it tonight such that he doesn't look (too) goofy.  Ah, parenthood....
2. I am grateful to have been able to talk to a dear old friend tonight on the phone for a little while.
3. I am thankful I have kept my balance during some pretty solid contrast recently.
4. I am thankful that my mom is giving me tickets to go (with her!) to see Grease next week for my birthday!!  WoooooHOOOOOOOOO!!!
5. I am grateful for a friend who never fails to make me laugh.  LOL... cupid poop.... ROFL!  (Oh.  Sorry.  You had to be there.)
   

Mas Gracias ;)

1. I am grateful for the clarity I received last night at my meditation meeting.  Thank you especially, to Byron Katie for offering up a voice of reason in my sometimes emotion-clouded mind.  I appreciate the reminder that I have the ability to at least try and let go of control.  Sometimes I have to do it over and over again before it "sticks", but that's okay.  It's getting quicker with practice.  And I think it's so neat that, invariably, when I have this kind of clarity and shift, the positive results are pretty much instant and nearly miraculous.
   
2. I am so very thankful to myself for taking care of Me.  It's about time!
3. I am grateful for the drums, and for the really (really!) fun music Hubby and I have chosen to practice.  I spent nearly two and a half hours banging today and the time just disappeared.  I was lost in it.  Beautiful! (and SO much fun!)
4. I am thankful for my friends - both "real life" and "virtual".  You add such joy and vibrancy to my life.  Thank you for being here.
5. I am thankful my momentum in the exercise front.  I'm finally finding excuses *TO* exercise, rather than the other way around.
   

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More Thanks

1. I am so thankful for the friends I have.  They are such extraordinary people.
2. I am thankful for the morning coffee my Dearest makes just for me everyday.  It is soooo yummy and a wonderful way to wake up.
3. I am grateful for the small, but important shift in my thoughts that I anticipate will lead to a bigger one.
4. I am thankful for bridges rebuilt.
5. I am grateful for a little bit of weather to remind me it really is February.
6. I am thankful for the sweet lady who answered the phone when I called a business yesterday.
7. I am grateful for my six-year-old's rainbow pictures. (He loves them as much as I do.) Right now, my desk is blessed with a picture of a rainbow over a rainbow person with the words, "To Mom & Dad". The ampersand looks like a heart with a tail.
8. I am thankful for Friday. I love Fridays. I get to spend the morning with people I like, and the evening with my Dear Ones. We watch movies together and have popcorn.
9. I am grateful for my little space heater and the softest shoulder blanket in the whole wide world.
   
10. I am thankful for Kevin Smith's college talks. He has made me laugh when nothing else could.
    
11. I am grateful to be back behind the drum set.  And now that my Sweetie has his guitar, we can play together.  Makes it a hundred and eleven times more fun!
12. I am thankful for upcoming plans to spend some quality (and fun!) time with my mom.
13. I am grateful for contrast that is helping me to be become all that I am.
14. I am thankful for a set a novels that has kept me entertained and thinking in a different way. (Earth's Children)
15. I am grateful for a supportive husband. Everyday, we seem to get a little closer.
    

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