Daily Reminder # 569

How tragic is that face? Please, person, may we play some
more? See how sad I look? How can you resist me?

Well, Tara had a quick $25 visit from the vet today. She's very pleased with how she is doing. Me too, except for that really bad day on Saturday which had me very freaked out. We are going to give her three months of some kind of special anti-biotic treatment that she gets 5 day of each month.  Think I'll share a Neale Donald Walsch message from a few days back. I just read it and it's a lesson I had a really difficult time learning. Not sure I've learned it yet. I spent 10 years of my life hoping my brother would change before I gave up. I'm much better than I once was. I've come to believe that there is a gift in everything, even the most painful life experiences. That said, for myself, I would really like the Publisher's Clearinghouse truck to drive up with a big check for at least a million bucks.  Anyway, here it is. 

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

..that you cannot help another who will not help him-

or herself.

In the end, all souls must walk their path -- and the

reason they are walking a particular path may not be

clear to us...or even to them at the level of ordinary

human consciousness.

Do what you can to help others, of course.  Show

love and caring whenever and wherever you can.

But do not get caught up in someone else's "story"

to the point where you start writing it.  Know what

I mean?

Love, Your Friend.... 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude an effort to play with hope and desire and let it be OK to have both, including that, in response to my efforts, the Creative Forces of the Universe will hear and say to themselves, "why that woman really OUGHT to have a truckload of money, a clothes dryer and some good company. Let's make sure she gets them as soon as possible."

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• my furnace
• weatherization
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• my little coffee maker
• water
• my warm robes
• my heavy cape
• the visiting vet who gave Tara a good grade
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• music
• my awesome Bose speakers
• Pandora radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• feeling useful
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• UPS
• drugstore.com
• Miracle Foot Repair
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• $5,000/week for life from PCH (or a million a year, either one)
• winning lottery numbers
• Nintendo
• more flowers/landscaping in my backyard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• company/companionships
• a clothes dryer
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• non-violent demousification of my house (Free Louise!)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• my camera
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• paper towels
• my kitchen
• my walk-in shower
• indoor plumbing]
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• the telephone
• Netflix
• I Claudius
• PBS
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Dr. Jim
• computer games
• wordzzles (there was another chapter of Harold's story this week) Yippee!
• words
• poetry
• literature
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they seem to love me as I love them
• forks and spoons and knives
• ideas
• imagination
• inspiration
• resilience
• Advil
• determination
• coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• sight
• hearing
• taste
• touch
• smell
• my body 
• breath
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• the colors of the rainbow
• my grabber
• my mattress
• blankets
• beautiful things
• art
• my hair clip
• kitty hugs
• an almost sneeze-free Tara Grace
• lots of other stuff that I'm not going to bother to list
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• laughter
• love
• life

WISHING YOU A MAGNIFICENT DAY!

LAZY DAY OFF

Just don't feel like it tonight. I feel lazy and am short on anything to say, so I'm taking the day off. 

MAY YOU HAVE A LOVELY, RESTFUL DAY!

Daily Reminder # 568

I've got nothing tonight except some gratitude.  And some inspiration. Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of Gabby Giffords shooting. She and her husband are awesome, I think. Teachers for all every one of us.





Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, a lesson for myself in allowing myself to want things and to ask for what I want, and a dare (challenge, request, plea, hint) to the Creative Forces of the Universe to hear my wishes and then grant them!)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• my furnace
• my warm robes
• a lovely warm shower
• a lovely warm house (68 degrees) before the lovely warm shower
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my camera
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• energy saving light bulbs
• weatherization
• music
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the human voice
• the sound of purring
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• beauty
• bread and butter
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• my little coffee maker
• water
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• my grabber
• lavender
• allspice
• coconut oil
• Netflix
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• Gabby Giffords
• brave people
• computer games
• a clothes dryer
• Nintendo
• lottery tickets
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• $5,000/week for life from PCH (or a million a year for life)
• company/companionship
• non-violent demousification (Louise begone, please)
• a truckload of money
• a sun room on the back of the house
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they seem to love me as much as I love them
• my friends
• my neighbors
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me from room to room with help
• my grabber
• paper towels
• words
• poetry
• literature
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• my microwave
• ice cream
• art
• beauty
• my body
• breath
• that Tara is feeling a bit better... not quite herself, but better than yesterday
• my mattress
• blankets
• indoor plumbing
• resilience
• determination
• hope
• possibilities
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• I Claudius
• PBS
• being useful to someone once in a while
• human beings
• Nature
• kitty hugs and purrs
• love
• laughter
• life

Wishing You Only Small Obstacles 

and the Knowledge 

that Nothing Can Stand in Your Way

Daily Reminder # 567

I finally heard back from Maple Farms Sanctuary. It was kind of a newsless report. Cassie/Emily is fine, but unchanged as far as they can tell. They are not the kind of people to experiment with calling her by a different name. So it goes.  Through their Facebook site, I ran across this beautiful video of photos of aging animals.  The kitty who died just before Angel came into my life was 22.  My very last photo of her is tragic, yet I both saw and didn't see her changing as the days went by. I did, of course, but that last one breaks my heart. I don't think I have ever shared it with anyone before tonight.



Elderly Animals: Photographs by Isa Leshko from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.



One kitty's  journey (with a lot of the middle missing) from youth to old age.

She was 19 or 20 here. This was taken when we were
living in Arizona with my niece Cindy.

Age 20

June - she still enjoyed eating, especially baby food.

June - 4 months before she died

This picture breaks my heart. She was so tired. I wrote about her passing
at Suite101.com. It was sweet and gentle death. She died in her sleep on
Columbus Day a few days after this picture was taken at age 22 and a half.

And then the other night PBS had a conversation on aging as well. And of course since I'm moving up there and not all that healthy, aging is on my mind a bit too. I'm not aging with much grace, but I'm still wobbling my way through the day, so I guess I'll count myself lucky. In the PBS conversation, the guy mentions the passing of time. I don't know if I've ever shared one of my favorite trivia-ish things, but there's a theory out there that the reason that time goes faster and faster as you age (and BOY does it!) is because a year/month/week/day becomes proportionately smaller the older you are. At one a year is a massive expanse of time. At 50, it's 1/50th of your life. I don't know how clear that is as an explanation, but I think it has a lot of truth to it. 





One last thing. I'm a little worried about Tara Grace. She has been fine but today she has hardly eaten (that I have seen) and has spent almost the whole day in her brown fleece box. Prayers and good thoughts would be appreciated.


Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an experiment in wanting, asking for what I want and hopefully inspiring the Creative Forces of the Universe to hear and respond.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• that I am still alive
• my home
• my furnace
• weatherization
• my warm robes
• my warm cape
• my little coffee maker
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my camera
• photos
• all the kitties who have enriched my life - Katrina, Abigail, Angel, Tara Grace
• strawberry/banana yogurt smoothies
• paper towels
• bread and butter
• water
• the view from my front window
• Angel hugs, especially on a cold day
• my grabber
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• my microwave
• my kitchen
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• cinnamon
• sight
• hearing
• taste
• touch
• smell
• the body
• breath
• music
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the boom box by my bed
• my mattress
• blankets
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• indoor plumbing
• computer games
• Nintendo
• a clothes dryer
• $5,000/week for life from PCH (or a million a year)
• winning lottery numbers
• company/companionship
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• blinds for the front window
• new curtains
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• more flowers/landscaping for my back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• nonviolent demousification of my home (Louise, PLEASE leave alive)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• resilience
• determination
• words
• poetry
• literature
• Dennis Puffett
• my teeth
• my electric toothbrush
• Listerine
• Miracle Foot Cream
• Janet the mail carrier
• I Claudius
• Netflix
• the Sci-Fi Channel
• PBS
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• that I finished my wordzzles even if they suck
• my hair clip
• eye drops
• all the stuff I've forgotten to list
• love
• laughter
• life

I posted that hideous photo of Abby at her end, figured I owed it to
her to post myself too, hold her... 2003 about a month and a half
before she let her body behind and moved on.

MAY WE FIND ALL THE JOY AND WONDER 

OF EVERY PHASE OF OUR LIVES

Daily Reminder # 566

The sky was exquisite this evening. And it was a kind of warm day considering how cold it has been. It went up to 50 after days in the teens and 20s. I was comfy all day but tonight for some reason I can't get warm. The mysteries of my physiology, I guess. I notice that I can be cold for a long time and then at around 11:30 or after midnight, I'm suddenly comfortable. I'm sure if I studied my biorhythms, I could figure out a way to be more comfortable more of the time.... but I'm too lazy to do that... and clueless as to how.  Still waiting for any news about Cassie/Emily, the agoraphobic cow. The woman who is my contact said she was having dinner with the people who work with the animals last night and would let me know but I haven't heard from her yet. The friend who told me about Cassie/Emily told me an interesting story about the name Emily. Apparently there is a famous Emily the Cow - a 1995 escapee from a slaughterhouse - not far from   where the Maple Farms Sanctuary is located. This Emily became a vegetarian activist and has her own statue. Could my Cassie Emily have picked up on that? Life is pretty astonishing sometimes. Well, life is always astonishing, but some things do stand out. That's it for me today, I think. I'm cold and tired (didn't sleep well last night) and a touch cranky, so I think I'll stick to gratitude and pictures of the sky.

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, a game to convince both myself and the Creative Forces of the Universe that I really ought to be in possession of millions of dollars, a clothes dryer and everything that I wish for in life.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• the view from my front window
• sunset skies and tree branches
• Coffee and Int'l Delight
• my coffee maker
• bread and butter
• my furnace
• the benefits of weatherization
• my warm robes
• my heavy cape
• that I could open the window for a bit today
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• the colors of the rainbow
• my rock collection
• my camera
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• music
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the boom box by my bed
• art
• beauty
• poetry
• words
• wordzzles (procrastinating yet again on doing mine)
• literature
• computer games
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• imagination
• ideas
• inspiration
• water
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• my kitchen
• my refrigerator
• my microwave
• Netflix
• Nintendo
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH (and/or a million/year)
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• company/companionship
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• a clothes dryer
• non-violent demousification (Louise finds a new home)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• my nieces, my  nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they seem to love me as I love them
• my friends
• my neighbors
• mail
• my body
• breath
• Angel hugs
• Tara sleeping on me
• I Claudius
• indoor plumbing
• resilience
• determination
• hope
• possibilities
• gravity
• the capacity to change
• my electric toothbrush
• my teeth
• Listerine
• energy efficient light bulbs
• kindness
• HEAP
• EISEP
• that Louise keeps to herself by and large
• tree branches
• squirrels
• love
• laughter
• life

May Your Day Be Wrapped in Beauty

Weekly Wordzzle Challenge # 185

Still going with the story of Fred Johnson,  Paragon of Virtue. Here are links to the previous episodes.  If you need/want to catch up, click here for the 1st installment, 2nd installment, 3rd installment, 4th installment, 5th installment, 6th installment, 7th installment., 8th installment, 9th installment, 10th installment, 11th installment, 12th installment, 13th installment, 14th installment, 15th installment, 16th installment, 17th installment, 18th installment, 19th installment. 20th installment, 21st installment, 22nd installment, 23rd installment, 24th installment...

HARD TO BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN DOING THE PARAGON'S STORY FOR 25 WEEKS NOW. TIME GOES SO FAST!  THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO POST MR LINKY AWHILE, BUT WILL PROBABLY WAIT TO DO MY EXERCISES UNTIL TOMORROW AGAIN.  

6:30 Saturday - 2 down, one to go.  I'm not happy with what I have done so far but nothing better is likely to come to me. I'll post the first two and add the third after I eat supper. Sigh. I think maybe I should start cheating and make word lists that will be easier to work into my story, but where's the challenge in that?

7:30 Saturday - Finished... for better or worse. This week was REALLY DIFFICULT.

Words for this week's 10-word challenge:  platitude, cow, chilly, sport, match, star, wind chimes, hood, bandage, wedding gown   And for the mini: treatment, paper, independent, brick wall, revolution

My mega:

Meanwhile, back at the Fortress, a glorious revolution of sorts had taken place. Guided by Psycho, McFlash, Bubbles and the Paragon, the entire population was now chanting "Remember son, the Number One,Sun to sun, the Number One, Day is Done, the Number One, that is how the spell's begun, First we dance, then we run, then we watch the web be spun. Hate expires, Love has won, Love is ONE. Dawn of day to setting sun. Remember always Number One," and it was if a giant bandage had wrapped around the Fortress and some miraculous healing treatment had penetrated not just the hearts and spirits of the population, but even the air they breathed. The chilly brick walls seemed warmer. Wind chimes sounded more musical and food and cow's milk tasted better. The stars seemed brighter, the air purer, the sky bluer. The portrait of Amanda Purist was hung near the greenhouse, protected by multiple spells and dozen armed guards. Over a thousand independent agents were sent to scour the kingdom for the missing purple teddy bear and papers were circulated promising a reward to anyone knowing of a purple teddy bear matching the description and included picture. Stealing teddy bears from young children and dying them purple became an unfortunate sport until Psycho issued an edict forbidding it. They began a thorough and methodical search of the Fortress' archives, finding many interesting artifacts, from Amanda's wedding gown and wedding ring, to her childhood artworks, books and a host of other items which kept Psycho absorbed and delighted for hours. Fred Johnson watched him at times in wonder that this was the same person who had done so much evil for so many years. The transformation gave him hope, but as days passed with no sign of the teddy bear, he began to fear that they would not succeed in saving the Count's mother. And then, just as hope was fading, he heard the dragon's voice in his head whispering an old platitude. "It's always darkest before the dawn." We have learned from the painter that it is the key to unlocking a secret room. 

My mini: 

Paragon of Virtue, Fred Johnson distractedly scratched behind the ears of his beloved dog Cane, talking to him as he did so. "You know, Cane, I thought we were about to hit the proverbial brick wall and then - voila! - the dragon's voice offers hope yet again. Bubbles, McFlash and I have decided to take three independent revolutions of the Fortress. You are going to help me with mine. The dragon and the wizard have done a special treatment on this paper which we hope will allow you to guide me to the location of the secret room. It's worth a try, don't you think, my friend?" The dog wagged his tail, nudged the Paragon's hand and jumped to his feet as if eager to start their quest.

And the 10-word: 

As he moved slowly around the Fortress with his dog in tow, the Paragon continued his musing. "I'm trying to figure out, Cane my friend, why they would use a platitude like 'it's always darkest before the dawn," as a key. I wonder if there's a hint in it somehow..."  A light breeze stirred as they walked and he muttered, "Getting chilly, isn't it boy, zipping his jacket and pulling up its hood. And then he stopped in his tracks, looking around, realizing it wasn't a normal chill he had felt.  Looking to his right, there was a large infirmary, being exited by a man with a large bandage around his head, who stopped, struck a match and lit a cigarette before walking on. "Bar fight, I'll bet," the Paragon whispered to his dog. Looking to the left his jaw dropped as he looked at three shops. First was a sports equipment shop called Midnight Sporting goods, next a derelict toy store with collection of derelict toys collecting dust in the window (a stuffed cow, an old rusty train set and a fairy doll holding wand with a star on it)... it was the next shop that sealed the deal, though. Dawn's Wedding Gowns. "We've found it, Cane. Go and fetch the others." Then, stepping toward the door of the shop, he said loudly, "It's always darkest before the dawn."  Instantly there was the sound of wind chimes, a draft of cold, stale air, and a portal opened. "Bring the others," he repeated to Cane and stepped through. 

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Words for next week's 10-word challenge:  positive, genius, pot, red-head, clump, oops!, marionette, capricious, tapestry, putrid

And for the mini: temper, boil, cluster, cute, dilly-dally

Thanks you for playing.  Newcomers can check here for some guidelines to make the game more fun. There are no rules, just some general guidelines and tricks.

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Daily Reminder # 565

It was cold here again today. Not as cold as the past couple of days, but cold enough. It's 24 degrees as I type this. Better than the 12 last night or the 3 the night before. Any upward degree is a good degree. Beyond that it hasn't been my best day ever. Or my worst. Got a few nice pictures of Angel and one or two of Tara, so instead of writing about what I had planned to write about, I'll save that for tomorrow or the day after, I guess.  Instead, maybe I'll share a Neale Donald Walsch message because it's a good one for all of us and I think the friend for whom I write these reminders might need to hear it right now.  If you'd like to send prayers and good thoughts her way, I know she could use them. Big life changes. The Universe is really smart. Even if you don't know her name, your prayers will reach her and ease her journey forward.  Now here's what Neale says God wants you to know....

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that you actually don't have to lie in it just because

you made your bed.

Somebody told you a falsehood if they told you that you

have to live with your past decisions, choices, and

actions.  The past is past and has nothing to do with you.

It has nothing to do with Right Now.

Do not let anything from your past inhibit you in this

Present Moment.  Start over.  Start Fresh.  Each day.

Each hour, if it serves you.  Heck, each minute. Just

get going.  Just do it.  Just say it.  With love.  All else
will take care of itself.

Love, Your Friend.... 

Some things I'm grateful for today:  (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to teach myself that it's perfectly fine to want things - even big, fancy things - and to maybe persuade myself that I am worthy of happiness... or maybe an effort to persuade the Creative Forces of the Universe to help teach me that I am worthy of happiness and abundance. Anyway, I really wish those Creative Forces would get cracking on the cash and the clothes dryer. They did work their magic on the Bose speakers. How cool was that!)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• my furnace
• weatherization
• HEAP
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• my little coffee maker
• water
• my camera
• Margaret
• the garbage man
• peanut butter
• my warm robes (that also aren't hideous)
• clean sheets
• my computer
• email
• the internet
• computer games
• Netflix
• I Claudius DVDs from my friend Rosalie
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• my kitchen
• my microwave oven
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• sight
• hearing
• smell
• taste
• touch
• Advil
• drugstore.com
• ebates
• Google
• YouTube
• SKYPE
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers that my niece Diana gave me for Christmas
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the boom box by my bed
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• a clothes dryer
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• paid off mortgage
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• company/companionship
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• nonviolent demousification of my home  (Goodbye, Louise, please.)
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• Nintendo
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• my grabber
• the telephone
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• imagination
• determination
• resilience
• my body
• breath
• my heart
• my brain
• my fingers
• my feet
• clean laundry
• paid some bills
• Maple Farms Sanctuary
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they seem to love me and that I love them
• my friends
• my neighbors
• that Tara's nose is still clear and  she isn't sneezing
• words
• poetry
• literature
• ideas
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• laughter
• love
• life

You Are Awesome!

Me Too!

Even If We Have Been Taught to Think Otherwise

Thank You for Being You!

Daily Reminder # 564

Feeling lazy again (what else is new?).  It as WARMED UP to 15 degrees outside. I guess that's something positive.  Just going to post some YouTube videos. A friend introduced me to a singer I hadn't heard before, a woman named Marie Gauthier, so I thought I'd pass the sharing on.











Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an exercise in playing with allowing myself to want things with the hope that not only will I learn to do so joyfully and well, but that the Creative Forces of the Universe will be so delighted by my efforts that they will lavish truckload of cash and other good things into my life.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my house
• my furnace
• that my house was weatherized
• my warm robes
• my Crocs
• mattress
• blankets
• the view from my front window
• my Christmas tree (returning to closet tomorrow)
• the Christmas moose
• naps
• my computer
• computer games
• the internet
• YouTube
• Google
• SKYPE
• email
• snail mail
• litter box changed and garbage out
• the garbage man
• Netflix
• my camera
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• music
• Pandora Radio
• new voices
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose speakers that my niece gave me
• sight
• touch
• taste
• smell
• hearing
• intuition
• lavender
• allspice
• coconut oil
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• miracle foot repair cream
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• winning lottery numbers
• a clothes dryer
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping for the back yard
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a healing and reading with Nancy DuTertre
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• new curtains
• blind for the front window
• non-violent demousification of my home (Louise moves out)
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• thehungersite.com
• care2.com
• imagination
• creativity
• words
• poetry
• literature
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• humor
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity to think and learn
• the capacity to change
• friends
• my nieces, my  nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they love me as I love them
• PBS
• the I Claudius series
• great writers 
• great actors
• Chocolate soy silk
• the boom box by my bed
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• my microwave
• cheese
• ice cream
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• the wonders of nature
• my body
• breath
• resilience
• determination
• compassion
• love
• hope
• possibilities
• laughter
• life

May Your Day Be Full of Song

and My You Live with a Song in Your Heart

Daily Reminder # 563

Just gratitude this evening.  Bitterly cold here - 4 degrees at the moment. Because it was so cold out, I decided to keep the thermostat at 62 degrees so I've had a balmy day and enjoyed not being cold all day.

Some things I'm grateful for today:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• 62 degrees
• weatherization
• my furnace
• chocolate soy silk
• pasta and cheese
• water
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• my camera
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my cane
• my chair/walker
• that my legs still wobble me from room to room with help
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• my grabber
• my Christmas tree
• the Christmas moose
• the view from my front window
• my SSD
• coconut oil
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• ice cream
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• Netflix
• peanut butter
• kitty hugs
• that Tara sleeps with me at night
• my warm robes that I don't hate
• blanets
• my lovely mattress
• the boom box by my bed
• my awesome Bose speakers
• Pandora radio
• music
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• a clothes dryer
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• freshly painted living and dining room walls
• winning lottery numbers
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTetre
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• company/companionship
• Nintendo
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• matches
• indoor plumbing
• paper towels
• the telephone
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• discoving new singers/songs
• my microwave oven
• that I feel less anxious about the presence of my mouse Louise
• my rock collection
• beauty
• the colors of the rainbow
• sight
• hearing
• taste touch
• smell
• imagination
• ideas
• creativity
• resilience
• determination
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they love me and I love them
• my friends
• my neighbors
• miracle foot cream
• memory foam
• possibilities
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• that the Iowa Caucuses are over and Mitt Romney didn't win big
• that it didn't snow
• lavender
• allspice
• words
• poetry
• literature
• art
• humor
• love
• laughter
• life

HAVE A GLORIOUS DAY!

Daily Reminder # 562

Feeling lazy and I was going to take a short blogcation, but then I thought I'll just post really lazy with a couple of videos and some gratitude. Wailin Jenny's tonight.  Still no word about Cassie-Emily, my agoraphobic cow. I hope I hear something tomorrow.  Watched a Woody Allen movie called Midnight in Paris. I enjoyed it, though I felt like the guy who played the lead was channeling Woody Allen in some odd way.








Some things I'm grateful for today:  (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to train myself in the art and joy of desire and thus entice the Creative Forces of the Universe to come out and play with me and bring me cool stuff as well as helping me to fulfill other desires.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my Home
• Dr. Jim
• my furnace
• my new robes (warm and pretty)
• my little Christmas tree
• weatherizing
• blankets
• my mattress 
• naps
• sleep
• cat toys
• water
• my little coffee maker
• coffee and International Delight
• my microwave
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• YouTube
• Google
• SKYPE
• words
• poetry
• mail
• Netflix
• water
• music
• Pandora Radio
• my awesome Bose Speakers that my niece Diana gave me
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• sight
• touch
• taste
• smell
• hearing
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• peppermint oil
• cinnamon
• indoor plumbing
• my kitchen
• Dr. Bronner soap
• Dr. Ihhiru Probiotic soap
• paper towels
• Nintendo
• a clothes dryer
• winning lottery numbers
• company/companionship
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• more flowers/landscaping for my back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• paid off mortgage
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• non violent anti-mousification of my home
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they love me and I them
• Dennis Puffett
• my cane
• my chair/walker
• that my legs still wobble me around with help
• peanut butter
• cheese
• great literature
• poetry
• words
• ideas
• imagination
• miracle foot cream
• resilience
• determination
• beauty
• the view from my front window
• only a dusting of snow
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my rock collection
• my camera
• my friends
• my neighbors
• computer games
• the Christmas moose
• plastic containers
• possibilities
• laughter
• love
• compassion
• hope
• life

MAY YOU BE WRAPPED IN HOPE AND POSSIBILITIES!

DAY OFF

Starting the New Year with yet another day off. Have just been feeling tired and I'm trying to see if I can sleep my way back to feeling better. Hope everyone's New Year is starting off well. I think 2012 is going to be a good year. 

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

JUST REALIZED THAT I FORGOT 

TO POST A DAILY REMINDER!

SOME START TO THE NEW YEAR!

MAYBE I WILL ADD MORE IN THE MORNING 

BUT FOR NOW...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!