Daily Reminder # 554

Well, I did my first reiki on Cassie today. It went ok, I guess. I'm curious to hear back from the people at Maple Farms Sanctuary. Had an experience I don't often have anymore. Really intense pain while I worked on her, running up the left side of my neck. So intense I almost had to stop.... 4 times. Seemed to clear after about 20 minutes, but it was not fun. Hopefully it was a happier story at the other end of the energy stream. Put my tree up. This having someone take it down from the top shelf of my closet and plugging it in. Yee ha. That's about the sum total of my day. That and a nap. I actually SLEPT during this nap so I'm feeling pretty alert tonight. Think I will share two Neale Donald Walsch messages since I haven't been doing much lately and I can't decide which one to use.

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that all change is change for the better.

There is no such thing as "change for the worse."

Change is the process of Life Itself, and that process could be

called by the name "evolution." And evolution moves in only

one direction: forward, and toward improvement.

Therefore, when change visits your life, you can be sure

things are turning for the better. It may not look that way

in the very moment change arrives, but if you will

wait a while and have faith in the process, you will see

that this is true.

Love, Your Friend.... 

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that it's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our

friends -- they help us to grow.

Actually, it is impossible to make a 'mistake'

in real terms, since everything that we call

a 'mistake' actually brings us benefit.

So march ahead with all the power and

the fierce urgency of Now. 

And don't worry about "mistakes."

Rather, worry about being afraid not to make any.

Love, Your Friend.... 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, a game of sorts to turn wishes from sins into delights and to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe an intense desire to give me lots and lots of cool stuff, including lots and lots of money so I can share it with many and leave what's left to my sister's children when I shuffle off this mortal coil.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my little house
• my Christmas tree
• my furnace
• weatherization
• water
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• the angel my friends gave me because it reminds me of them
• my neighbors
• Margaret
• the garbage man and the extra steps he takes each week
• cheerios
• coffee and Int'l delight
• my little coffee maker
• food in my refrigerator
• my refrigerator
• my kitchen
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• the view from my front window
• my rock collection
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• electricity
• the colors of the rainbow
• twinkly lights
• YouTube
• Google
• SKYPE
• my camera
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• Pandora radio
• music
• my awesome Bose speakers that my niece gave me
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• watching Tara Play
• watching Angel watch toys fly by
• the Christmas moose
• Cassie
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Dennis Puffett
• a clothes dryer
• Nintendo
• winning lottery numbers
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• company/companionship
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• seeing the red list turn to black
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• hope
• resilience
• determination
• imagination
• words
• poetry
• art
• beauty
• paper towels
• my microwave
• indoor plumbing
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• my mattress
• blankets
• my fuzzy robe
• thermal curtains
• the mail carrier
• my neighbors
• my friends
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they love me and I them
• possibilities
• Netflix
• movies
• PBS
• my keyboard (that my nephew gave me)
• my body... I have issues with it, but I'm still glad to have it and awed by it's complexities
• breath
• creative people
• sight
• smell
• touch
• hearing
• taste
• my electric toothbrush
• my teeth
• Listerine
• that Angel and Tara sleep with me
• the capacity for joy
• laughter
• love
• life

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY

Daily Reminder # 553

Good news bad news day.  Had my interview about my food stamps application today. There aren't many people who consistently make me really, really irritable, but the lady who does these interviews gets me at "hello" for some reason and just goes downhill from there.  On a happier note, I got final approval to reiki Cassie the cow, so I hope to start with that tomorrow. Hopefully it will help her.  No pictures today, so I'm going to just post a few videos tonight. The first is kind of a commercial sort of for the Healing with the Masters course that just finished, but there's some good stuff in it.  








Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to allow myself to want things and to FEEL WORTHY of having things... and then the hope that the Creative Forces of the Universe - will help me by giving me lots and lots and lots of cash and other cool stuff.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my house
• my furnace
• HEAP
• SSD
• Food Stamps 
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• electricity
• my Tibetan Salt lamps
• beauty
• my rock collection
• the colors of the rainbow
• my rock collection
• the internet
• my computer
• email
• snail mail
• Janet the letter carrier
• litter box changed and garbage out
• my kitchen
• my microwave
• paper towels
• cheese
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• lavender
• allspice
• peppermint oil
• coconut oil
• my camera
• the telephone
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• music
• Pandora Radio
• my awesome Bose Speakers that my niece Diana gave me
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• Christmas carols
• computer games
• Crocs
• the view from my front window
• miracle foot cream
• my fuzzy robe
• blankets
• my mattress
• weatherizing
• the first day of winter... may it be over soon
• a clothes dryer
• more flowers/landscaping in the back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
•  a reading/healing with Nancy DuTertre
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• winning lottery numbers
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• Nintendo
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• company/companionship
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• permission to reiki Cassie
• Dennis Puffett
• Jennifer McLean
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• YouTube
• Google
• SKYPE
• my cane
• my chair/walker
• that my legs still get me around with help
• words
• poetry
• ideas
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity to change and learn
• my body - even if I do have a love/mostly hate relationship with it
• breath
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• UPS
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that they love me and I them
• my grabber
• kitties sleeping on me at night
• my coffee maker
• water
• clocks
• sleep
• my shop vac
• all the things I'm forgetting to list because I'm tired
• hope
• determination
• resilience
• laughter
• love
• life

WISHING YOU WONDERS 
AND WISHES COME TRUE

Daily Reminder # 552

Am grinchy tonight, so I'm going to do gratitude in my head and just share this silly video, which DID make me smile. For some reason it feels like Saturday.  I really hate it when it feels like the wrong day. I get disoriented for days. Such is the life of a grinch.

Have a Splendid Day!

Be Merry!

(said the grinchy one...)

Daily Reminder # 551

Many years ago, I managed to get accepted into the New York Choral Society (go figure) and before I wimped out and quit, sang a couple of holiday concerts at Carnegie Hall with Peter, Paul and Mary. Posted below is one of the songs we sang and it was one of my favorites. It was awesome fun to sing it.  There was another beautiful Chanukkah song that we sang but I couldn't find it. Sigh. Chanukkah begins at sundown on the 20th (when this post gets read even though it's posted near midnight the night before)  so....Happy Chanukkah, everyone!   And something kind of exciting is happening. A friend told me about an agoraphobic cow. (Did I mention this before?)  Her name is Cassie and she lives at that Maple Farms Sanctuary in Massachusetts.  We haven't worked out the times yet, but I'm really looking forward to the experience and hopef




And the Chanukkah story... 



This one is just silly, but the kids in the audience are so delighted that I thought I'd post it as well...




Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to allow myself to want things, to consider the possibility that it would be ok for me to HAVE things and in so doing to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe an enthusiastic desire to GIVE me lots and lots of things including lots and lots of money... and to do so soon so I can enjoy it before I die and have it to share with others and leave behind for their pleasure too.)

I'm not sure why this little guy is a
CHRISTMAS moose, but that's what he is.
My Christmas Moose. That's his name.
He's cute, isn't he?

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my little house
• my furnace
• my fuzzy robe
• blankets
• Dr. Jim
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• sight
• taste
• touch
• smell
• hearing
• lavender
• allspice
• music
• Pandora radio
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• my awesome Bose Speakers that I got for Christmas from my niece Diana
• the boom box by my bed
• Christmas carols
• memories
• Peter, Paul and the late Mary
• cool life experiences (even if I did have a raging fever during the concerts and missed the cast party at Peter Yarrow's house)
• YouTube
• Google
• learning new things
• Healing with the Masters
• Dennis Puffett
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• Cassie the Cow
• my camera
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• SKYPE
• Blogger
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• my kitchen
• my bathroom
• indoor plumbing
• the weatherizing that Delaware Opportunities did for me
• that Tara isn't sneezing
• Angel hugs
• Netflix
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• winning lottery numbers
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• company/companionship
• Nintendo
• a clothes dryer
• a sun room on the back of the house
• seeing the red list turn to black
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• miracle foot cream
• Shannon, who turned 15 today
• Dr. Jim
• my neighbors
• my friends
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• joy
• imagination
• the colors of the rainbow
• breath
• my body
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• paper towels
• my rock collection
• Janet, the mail carrier
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• duct tape
• my Christmas moose
• words
• poetry
• ideas
• creativity
• art
• computer games
• my mattress
• blankets
• the view from my front window
• Nature
• tree branches against the sky
• pink cloud sunsets
• my grabber (so handy to retrieve Angel's toys)
• love
• hope
• resilience
• determination
• laughter
• life

I don't know why, but the little frog toy is generally
shunned by Angel. She love the toy mice, but will
have none of this toy. Cats are just as goofy as people.

WISHING YOU A SONG IN YOUR HEART 

AND A DAY OF WONDERS!

oh... and Happy Chanukkah!

Daily Reminder # 550

Still lazy.  Very, very cold here.  Makes me increasingly grateful for weatherization.  For now, poetry and gratitude. This first one is one of my favorite poems of all time... Musee des Beaux Arts.








And one more favorite poem.  Dulce Et Decorum. The Latin translates to "It is sweet and good to die for one's country."





Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace abundance and to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe a desire to help me develop and manifest my creative potential... that and a truckload of cash or a big check.) 

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• my furnace
• that my house is weatherized
• my fuzzy robe
• water
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• my little coffee maker
• HEAP
• cheese
• my kitchen
• my microwave
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my computer
• the internet
• music
• Pandora radio
• my Wonderful new Christmas speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the sound of the human voice
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• Tara Grace at play
• Angel hugs
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• blankets
• my mattress
• Dennis Puffett
• Healing with the Masters
• thehungersite.com
• care2.com
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• a clothes dryer
• a reading and healing with Nancy duTertre
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• seeing the red list turn to black
• poetry
• YouTube
• sight
• touch
• taste
• smell
• hearing
• the view from my front window
• breath
• my body
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• ideas
• imagination
• words
• wordzzles  - finally finished!!
• the colors of the rainbow
• my rock collection
• Netflix
• the boom box by my bed
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• resilience
• determination
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• coconut oil
• lavender
• allspice
• Google
• SKYPE
• email
• computer games
• my camera
• art
• beauty
• compassion
• kindness
• hope
• laughter
• love
• life

Praying that your every step is a step forward

even if/when it doesn't feel that way.

Daily Reminder # 549

Not feeling well. Hoping to go to bed at a somewhat normal hour.  Just going to post this rather political entertainment for your amusement tonight and will skip gratitude.  I hope you have a lovely day.

Daily Reminer # 548

Some poetry tonight, and some gratitude.  











Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace abundance and to inspire in the Creative Forces of the Universe a passionate desire to deliver truckloads of abundance - cash, goods and love - right to my door.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my home
• my furnace
• that my house is weatherized
• my fuzzy robe
• water
• Chocolate Soy Silk
• HEAP
• Schwans
• my kitchen
• my microwave
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my computer
• the internet
• music
• Pandora radio
• my Wonderful new Christmas speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• the sound of the human voice
• my TV
• the remote control
• the mute button
• PBS
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• cheese
• paper towels
• indoor plumbing
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• getting paid for reiki
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• my friends
• my neighbors
• blankets
• my mattress
• Dennis Puffett
• Healing with the Masters
• thehungersite.com
• care2.com
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• zero balance on my credit cards
• lower interest rates
• a paid off mortgage
• a clothes dryer
• a reading and healing with Nancy duTertre
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a sun room on the back of the house
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• Nintendo
• company/companionship
• seeing the red list turn to black
• poetry
• YouTube
• sight
• touch
• taste
• smell
• hearing
• food
• the view from my front window
• breath
• my body
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• ideas
• imagination
• words
• wordzzles even though I haven't done mine yet
• the colors of the rainbow
• my rock collection
• Netflix
• Angel's hugs
• Tara's head butts
• the boom box by my bed
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• resilience
• determination
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soap
• Google
• SKYPE
• email
• computer games
• my camera
• art
• beauty
• compassion
• kindness
• hope
• laughter
• love
• life

I WISH YOU A TRULY SPLENDID DAY

I WISH YOU POEMS IN YOUR HEART

Weekly Wordzzle Challenge # 182

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... 

Words for this week's 10-word challenge:  pampered, snow on the roof, alchemy, music, polar bear, number one, sneezing, join, traffic, hanging   And for the mini: shampoo, shattered, cosmic harmony, curvature, caterpillar

My mega:  


They decided to risk updating Psycho on recent events with the painter Purpose Perfidy and found him still in his greenhouse removing a caterpillar from a hanging fuscia plant. His pampered gardens brought out the best in Psycho and seemed to have restored him from the shattered state in which the Paragon had last seen him. Outside, there was snow on the roof and it was cold enough for a polar bear's paradise, but greenhouse was a veritable wonderland - an alchemy of sound (the Count had soothing music piped in for the plants), color and the redolent aroma of roses and other plants. Even the curvature of the walls and decorations created a kind of cosmic harmony that reached into the heart and lifted the spirit. Even the layout was designed to make the flow of human or other traffic flow with a kind of easy harmony. "This place is magnificent, Psycho. I think it would rate as the number one greenhouse not just in the Kingdom of Sunday, but in the known universe." Fred exclaimed. "It truly is a horticultural treasure house," McFlash joined in. "The Count has even created a corner for me where he grows some of the rarest and most desirable healing herbs and plants. I use his herbs for everything from shampoos to remedies for sneezing, coughing and a host of maladies. But, alas, we did not come here to bask in this healing beauty. We have serious news to tell, both good and bad."  

My mini:

As McFlash spoke, the sense of peace and cosmic harmony seemed to be briefly shattered, but the Count quickly recovered himself and said, "Before you go on, let us have this conversation in comfort. Let us go to my special place where we will be ensured of both comfort and privacy. So saying, he lead them to a corner of the greenhouse where the curvature of the wall, it turned out, concealed a small room - well and apartment really -filled with some of the most beautiful plants Fred had ever seen. Leading them to a small sitting room, he offered them each a cup of tea. Even more surprising - to Fred at least - they were joined by two very affectionate cats - Shampoo and Caterpillar by name - who, after a brief nose-rub with The Paragon's dog Cane, settled happily in Psycho's lap. 




And the 10-word: 


Looking at their surroundings - an eclectic mix of the sophisticated and the child-like - Fred felt deeply moved by this deepening new vision of his former nemesis. The same subtle and soothing music played in this private area as in the outer gardens. Also, despite the odd mix of decor - one corner contained a large stuffed polar bear, several teddy bears and variety of other toys, while hanging on the wall was a collection of exquisite paintings of various types - the room had the same alchemy of some deep spiritual and sensual fusion as the more public parts of the greenhouse.  It was almost as strange to see Psycho snuggling the two pampered and sneezing cats as it had been to see the vulnerable child within just a day earlier. He knew he should hold on to caution, but he had a deep, intuitive belief that this space reflected the real Psycho and that speaking the truth about his mother had broken some kind of powerful spell. He knew it was a risk in some ways to offer total honesty to the Count, but it also seemed the only path forward, because his intuition also told him that once the spell was broken, the danger to Psycho's mother would deepen rapidly. As if sensing the Paragon's thoughts, Psycho broke the silence among them. "I have never allowed anyone but the cats to join me here before this day. This greenhouse and this secret room were created for my by my grandfather on my mother's side, that gentleman with the snow on the roof as they say, I believe,"  he said pointing to a startling portrait directly of a dignified but kind-faced gentleman across from him. There could be no doubt that this was Amelia Purist's father. The resemblance was unmistakable. I always feel like he is still watching over me somehow.  "He told me things as a child that I didn't understand, that my father was trafficking in the dark arts and that if I came to him here, he would watch over me. There was a poem he told me to remember. He said that a time would come when it would save my mother and me and the kingdom. I had forgotten it until you spoke of her portrait last night... until you awakened me. It's a kind of song, I guess. "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."  They were all silent for a moment after he had recited his grandfather's song, which the Paragon was simultaneously transmitting to Paraphrase and Spark. He could feel the dragon laughing with each word and his own spirits lifting. There was hope for them yet. 

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Words for next week's 10-word challenge:  speaker, moose, garbage, clouds, SOS, simple, calendar, entertaining, wool, bananas

And for the mini: sweet, whimper, orange glow, flute, dose

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.

Daily Reminder # 547

Well, to be honest, I'm not much in the mood for posting this evening. Tired and cranky. I have been pretty pleased with myself regarding Tara Grace. I got two doses of anti-inflammatory medicine into her with minimal strife and a dose of antibiotic. So, a couple of hours ago, I went forth with the next syringe of antibiotic feeling a bit too cocky. It was a cruel battle. She squirmed and tried to get away, I kept dragging her back, doing the whole nape of the neck hold that's supposed to make them calm. No such luck. She squirmed, she got away, I dragged her back. Finally, I thought I had the syringe at her mouth... I pushed the button. She twisted. I don't think that any of it got into her. Most went onto my hands. And of course I feel horribly guilty about torturing a tiny 5 pound creature who is as gentle as a can be. Looking at the bottle, I'm thinking there are two more doses. Agggghhhh.  Didn't take any pictures today either, but did get this in the mail. I think it's funny.

MOOSE HUNTING.....

Maybe I should have read Neale Donald Walsch's What God Wants You to Know from today before I approached Tara this evening.  Less trying to overpower her and more trying to find a way to let it be her choice. (I dream, I think, but you never know....)

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that happiness never derives from power over others.

Thomas Jefferson made that observation and he was right.

Seek, therefore, power with, not power over.

This includes people in the world, people in your home,

and whoever else may be in your bed...

The best way to experience power (or anything)

is to give it away. Make someone else powerful and

you become twice as powerful as you were before.

Make someone else loved and you become twice as loved.

Make someone else feel good and you feel twice as good.

It doesn't get any better than this. And it's all so... simple.

Love, Your Friend.... 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an effort to embrace abundance and encourage the Creative Forces of the Universe to respond to that embrace by delivering truckload of abundance right to my door.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• water
• coffee and Int'l Delight
• Margaret
• music
• Pandora radio
• my awesome Bose speakers
• the joy of listening
• the joy of singing
• Christmas carols
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are happy, healthy and successful
• that I got SOME meds into Tara
• that Tara is doing well
• that Angel is happier with Tara home
• my home
• my furnace
• my fuzzy robe
• weatherizing
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• Coconut oil
• lavender
• all spice
• cinnamon
• Netflix
• my computer
• the internet
• email
• computer games
• my camera
• paper towels
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• a clothes dryer
• a truckload of money (big bills)
• zero balance on my credit cards 
• lower interest rates
• paid off mortgage
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• more flowers/landscaping in my back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• a reading and healing with Nancy DuTertre
• company/companionship
• Nintendo
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• getting paid for reiki
• Healing with the Masters
• Dennis Puffett
• care2.com
• thehungersite.com
• Christmas package for my great niece and nephew got mailed
• litter box change and garbage out and gone
• the garbage man
• plastic bags
• sales
• indoor plumbing
• Dr. Bronner soaps
• Dr. Ihhiru probiotic soaps
• chocolate Soy Silk
• my refrigerator
• my microwave
• my hair clip
• SKYPE
• Google
• YouTube
• ideas
• inspiration
• words
• poetry
• resilience
• determination
• imagination
• creative people
• the boom box by  my bed
• sight
• smell
• taste
• touch
• hearing
• my fingers
• my body
• breath
• ordinary miracles
• the view from my front window
• blue jays and cardinals and crows and squirrels
• Jon Stewart
• Stephen Colbert
• humor
• giving
• my brain
• the capacity to think and change
• possibilities
• hope
• love
• laughter
• life

I WISH YOU HAPPINESS!