Daily Reminder # 417

Still too hot to sit at the back door, though it's a bit better today, so just some poetry and some gratitude.  Also a request that you send some good thoughts to my friend Sara's husband and children. Sara L. died at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.  I met her on a message board when I first got my computer. She became part of a group of women who formed our own group and talked about politics, health, religion and a wide range of topics. Unfortunately one of the women in the group was highly unbalanced and became a literal non-cyber threat to others. I was blessed to retain friendships with three women from that group. A friend who helped me get through my days in Arizona, another friend in Greece (who shares my sister's birthday) and Sara, who introduced me to a group of truly brilliant minds who email about politics and other things. I'll miss this lovely passionate woman who I never met but who impacted my life deeply none-the-less.











Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in read are pre-gratitude, an effort to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe an intense desire to hear and respond to my needs, hopes and desires.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• FANS!!!
• temps still hot but 11 degrees less
• water
• a wet rag on the back of my neck
• giant ice cubes
• coffee and Int'l delight
• Fareed Zakaria
• Sam-e
• Omega3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Ibuprofen
• words
• poetry
• Billy Collins
• Kevin Young
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• ear phones
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• Netflix
• my friends (cyber and flesh)
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy and successful
• my TV
• the remote control
• electricity
• music
• the joy of singing
• light
• the colors of the rainbow
• my little house
• indoor plumbing
• birds
• the view from my front window
• the view from my back door
• google
• You-Tube
• Netflix
• a clothes dryer
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• more flowers in the back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• paid off mortgage
• Nintendo
• zero balance on my credit cards
• seeing the red list turn black
• winning lottery numbers
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• the late Sara L.
• opinions
• ideas
• imagination
• creative people
• beauty
• books
• breezes
• therapy
• personal treasures
• sight
• taste
• touch
• hearing
• smell
• the aroma of white sage
• Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still hold me up and wobble me from room to room
• SKYPE
• AIM
• my rock collection
• my windows
• humor
• laughter
• resilience
• determination
• hope
• optimism (having a hard time maintaining it right now)
• my SSD (which hopefully will not be lost to political game play)
• bridges (TV is on)
• NYC
• museums
• passion
• compassion
• love
• life

and this one for Sara....

Wishing You a Peaceful Day

Wrapped in Love