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Daily Reminder # 214

Afraid that all I have to offer is another day of just gratitude.  Been slightly ill and am tired and achy and don't feel like thinking too hard, so... just thanks.


Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are pre-gratitude - a hint to the Universe to supply that which I have thanked it for.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my computer
• my microwave oven
• yogurt
• heat/furnace
• HEAP
• my SSD
• my clothes dryer
• my Bose sound system
• my Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my new Canon Powershot with 12 megapixels and 15-20X zoom
• rocks
• the post office
• email
• the telephone
• my neighbors
• books
• the ability to read
• the 5 senses
• ibuprofen
• my mattress
• sleep
• beauty
• food
• water
• indoor plumbing
• ice cream
• friends
• Netflix
• laughter
• music
• life

HAVE A GREAT DAY!
May your 2010 end happily 
and your 2011 start with hope and laughter

Daily Reminder # 213

A little under the weather, so just gratitude and some music... Hildegarde von Bingen... a 15th century nun with a kind of modern ethereal genius and then Lisa Gerrard singing Now we are Free from Gladiator.





Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are pre-gratitude -

• Angel and Tara Grace
• sleep
• youTube
• my furnace
• Dr. Jim
• litter box and garbage taken care of
• ice cream
• Netflix
• my cane
• sleep
• reiki
• angels
• my new TV
• winning the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes
• my Canon Powershot with 12 mega pixels and 15-20x zoom
• my clothes dyer
• zero balance on my credit cards
• winning lottery tickets
• my Bose sound system
• beauty
• tomorrow
• warming temperatures (slightly)
• water
• friends
• music/Pandora Radio
• laughter
• life

HAVE A  BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Live Free with Joy and Hope

Daily Reminder # 212

Just gratitude today.... 

Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are pre-gratitude in hopes of encouraging the Universe to help me manifest what I desire.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my furnace/heat
• warmer temps tomorrow
• mail
• kitty hugs
• reiki
• angels
• my red chair
• my cane
• legs that still get me from room to room
• hearing
• touch
• kitty hugs
• my Bose sound system
• my clothes dryer
• my Canon powershot with 12 pixels & 15-20x zoom
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• my nieces &  my nephew and their families/happiness
• the 5 senses
• Netflix
• music
• Pandora radio
• my kitchen
• my microwave
• my new TV
• indoor plumbing
• laughter
• beauty 
• life

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Daily Reminder # 211

Just some music to go with my gratitude tonight. A couple of songs from the Wailin Jennys. A friend introduced me to them a few years back and thought you might enjoy these two songs.








Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are pre-gratitude for things I hope the Universe will manifest for me.... got a new TV yesterday, so.... ya never know.)

One of my kind neighbors came and
shoveled in the wind and cold. 

• music
• Angel and Tara Grace
• my new TV
• abundant and good drinking water
• yogurt & goji berries
• my furnace (been living large today at 65 degrees)
• reiki
• angels
• the internet
• email
• my fuzzy robe
• plenty of cat toys
• the telephone
• electricity
• running water
• ibuprofen
• my Bose sound System
• my clothes dryer
• my Canon powershot with 12 pixels and 15-20x zoom
• zero balance on my credit cards
• winning lottery tickets
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• kind neighbors
• shoveled snow
• LIGHT snow
• heat
• thermal windows 
• my house
• the 5 senses
• laughter
• beauty 
• life

Mercifully there wasn't much snow today
but there was TONS of wind to and frigid cold temps.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Daily Reminder # 210

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. 


Today's reminder is kind of all "me, me me," but it's all I've got at the moment. My apologies. It was  a good day. I spent quite a while doing reiki - for my friend Sara and my niece's cat Simon and a couple of other mini sessions on other people - and did a mini Netflix marathon of Season 1 of Eureka, a show I like very much. Then Nate and Dan came by for a short visit and brought me a Christmas present.... a 32 inch TV much newer and bigger than what I had. They rearranged the furniture a little so not only is the screen 12 inches bigger, but I can see it.... a novel concept in my house since the old one sat directly behind the computer screen. How interesting to see what I'm listening to. Interesting, isn't it,  that even though the universe didn't come through with the 22" flat screen I've been pitching for with my pre-gratitude, it did bring me an awesome new TV which I can actually watch. How cool is that? Danny also did a toy round-up for Angel so I have a big bag of ammunition for her to watch fly by and occasionally actually chase. Angel's not too happy about the TV. She liked to lie on top of the old one and I don't think this one is going to be comfortable for that. But I'm very stunned and grateful.  It was a such a non-Christmas on my end this year. All anybody got was a bag of mixed nuts. I didn't do my usual thing at Greater Good.com or buy anything for myself and yet I have still be so richly gifted. Wow.


Weatherwise, it has been a pretty good day too. The 10-12 inches of snow predicted has shrunk down to only 1-3. I'm very happy. New York City is expecting 14-16 inches. Whew! This is especially happy news since the man who usually digs me out is in prison. Not sure if it was DUI or fighting while intoxicated. Whatever it was, he won't be clearing my snow this winter. Lucky for me, my neighbors are very kind and have set up a system for dealing with Shawn's absence. 

Some things I'm grateful for today (items in red are advance gratitude to encourage the universe to grant my wishes... something like that...)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• Nate and Dan
• my new TV
• tons of cat toys
• my furnace
• insulation
• indoor plumbing
• my little Christmas tree
• reiki
• angels
• Dennis Puffett
• laughter
• my Bose sound system
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my Canon Powershot with 12 pixels and 15-20x zoom
• my clothes dryer
• winning lottery tickets
• laughter
• visitors
• less snow than expected
• neighbors who shovel my snow
• my computer
• my cane
• legs that still shuffle me around
• my red chair
• ibuprofen
• my camera
• beauty
• my house/home
• my SSD
• the 5 senses
• love
• hope
• life

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

May it be full of happy surprises!

Daily Reminder # 209

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Mine was quiet but very nice. For tonight, even though it's a day late, I'm going with Neale Donald Walsh again and his Christmas message which I liked very much. I'm kind of tired so I'm going to just let Mr. Walsh and God speak for themselves.

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that the reason so much of humanity commemorates

this day is that so much of humanity seeks to give and

receive love.

During this holy time, know that all times are holy, that

every religion holds truth, that each tradition is sacred,

and that it is in the simple sharing of love that we make

our beliefs come alive, and our dreams come true.

Let this Christmas Day remind us that Christ came to

invite us to offer love to all humankind, and to open the

door of God's kingdom to every soul.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are  pre thanking the universe in hopes it will inspire the forces that be to give me what I'm saying thank you for.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• a lovely call from my niece Cindy
• music
• laughter
• reiki
• angels
• friends
• a delightful Jib-Jab card from a friend
• notes from a variety of people
• egg nog (non alcoholic)
• my furnace
• my Bose sound system
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my new Canon Powershot with at least 10 pixels and at least 15x zoom
• my clothes dryer
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• water
• coffee
• indoor plumbing
• my little Christmas tree
• music
• Christmas carols
• laughter
• beauty
• life

MAY YOUR DAY BE MADE OF LOVE!

Daily Reminder # 208

If you click on this, it may will be easier to read... not any
better, but easier to read.... 

Going to let Neale Donald Walsh take our Christmas reminder. This came a few days back and I thought it was beautiful and a good Christmas message. I hope everyone has a lovely holiday and that - whether you are Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, athiest - you experience the light of peace that Christmas is supposed to represent. 

I was reiki-ing a friend of mine in Ohio who was
recently diagnosed with cancer and the whole
time I worked on her the sky had these amazing
rainbow-filled clouds. 

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

..that there is a light which cannot ever be extinguished.

It is inside of you. It is you.

Let your light so shine upon the world that the world will

know Who You Really Are -- and its people will know

why they really are as well, through the light of your

example.

The darkness of our world awaits you -- not to engulf

you, but to be transformed by you. During this Season of

the Light, be its Source for all those who search for Joy.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today: (some people were having trouble seeing the green, so pre- :go Universe bring Raven her wishes gratitude is now in red)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my sister's children and her children's children
• my sister
• Christmas carols
• egg nog
• twinkling lights
• Paint Shop Pro (even when the results are pathetic, it's fun to use)
• reiki
• angels
• hope
• possibilities
• water
• coffee & International Delight
• my Bose sound system
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse win
• my Powershot camera with lots of zoom & pixels
• zero balance on my credit cards
• winning lottery tickets
• a clothes dryer
• my legs
• my eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, 
• touch
• kitty hugs
• my camera
• Christmas carols
• laughter
• beauty
• rainbow clouds
• friends
• life

My apologies, by the way for the sound from the Explore videos. I don't want to unpost them, but I will be glad when they go out of range to be annoying.

Daily Reminder # 207

Thought I'd give tonight to Neale Donald Walsh again (what would I do without him?).  This was an odd one and very different. Something that I probably need to hear and think about. I'm prone to think of myself as someone who has failed to meet the challenges of my disability. I have not powered through life. I do not hobble out into the world bravely facing my panic and my pain. I cower at home alone waging war with the part of me who feels frightened and lonely and defeated and fears wheel chairs and nursing homes and dementia. Quite a number of people tell me they think I'm very brave. I think they are crazy, lying, or just too fond of me to see the truth. Anyway, here's what Neale Donald Walsh says God wants us to know on this subject.  And of course illness isn't the only challenge we face in this life... alas...  Hmmmm. 

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

..that illness is not a sign of spiritual weakness, but of

spiritual strength.

When we fall ill there are some who will say, "Why

did you create that for yourself?" They might convince

you to see it as a sign of spiritual weakness or failure.

It is not. It is a sign of spiritual strength.

All challenges are a sign a spiritual strength, and of

the readiness of the Soul to move on; to evolve even

further.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm  grateful for today: (items in green are things I want to be grateful for... hints to the Universe to provide them.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• Schwans (my main food supply)
• the kind garbage man who comes to the door for my garbage
• a clean bathroom 
• orange pineapple smoothies
• cottage cheese and lime yogurt with gogi berries
• my  little Christmas tree
• Netflix/the movie How to Train Your Dragon
• Janet, who delivers my mail
• plastic garbage bags
• my telephone
• my answering machine
• water
• apple cider
• Pandora Radio
• music
• my Bose sound system
• my Canon Powershot with pixels and zoom galore
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• my clothes dryer
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my camera
• friends
• fellow bloggers (even though I ignore them)
• beautiful skies
• that my blog sometimes makes people feel good/better
• Dennis Puffett
• reiki
• angels
• my furnace
• my cane
• my red chair
• my desk chair
• my mattress
• my funny little Christmas tree with its twinkling lights
• blankets, especially the one Lorraine gave me years ago
• the 5 senses
• laughter
• life

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

OWN YOUR STRENGTH!

Daily Reminder # 206

There are not enough toys in the world for me
to watch you throw..... I am a sad kitty

It was an odd day today. I slept very badly and woke up feeling really really miserable.  Took a shower, which perked me up some but flooded the bathroom pretty thoroughly, which is always annoying. Then Shannon's mother called and asked if I could help her find something on the internet. She came over in the evening we ordered th gift for her husband and then she bought me some ink for my printer and then she offered to help me with the garbage and litter box. Went into the bathroom and decided that it needed to be cleaned out... so... I have ink for my printer, a very clean bathroom and the garbage and litter got taken care of for me. Plus, she's going to mail my gift for my great niece and nephew. Wow.  Don't have any new photos so I'm using some very old ones tonight.  I have something from Neale Donald Walsh but I think I'll save it for tomorrow.

Lake Huntington on a winter  morning.

Some things I'm grateful for today:
(Items in green reflect the concept of giving thanks for what you want as an assist to the universe to get it for you.)

• my neighbor Dawn
• Angel and Tara Grace
• garbage and litter taken care of
• a clean bathroom
• running water
• a hot shower
• apple cider
• television
• friends
• the generosity of neighbors
• shampoo
• toothpaste
• my electric toothbrush
• my washing machine
• my clothes dryer
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my big Publisher's Clearhinghouse Sweepstakes win
• my Bose sound system
• winning lottery tickets
• my Canon Powershot with lots of pixels and zoom
• music/Pandora
• games
• eyes to see
• ears to hear
• taste buds
• a sense of smell
• touch
• laughter
• beauty
• photos
• life

On the road to Narrowsburg. I did like driving, especially on
these roads because there was almost no traffic

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Daily Reminder # 205

Just gratitude tonight. Nothing else.

Some things I'm grateful for today:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• kitty hugs
• an extra blanket
• friends
• reiki
• ibuprofen
• music
• orange-pineapple smoothies
• water
• my Bose sound system
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my Canon powershot with lots of pixels and 15 or 20x zoom
• my clothes dryer
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• the ability to read, write and type
• eyes to see
• my teeth
• the five senses
• my furnace
• kitty hugs
• paper towels
• the telephone
• email
• toothpaste
• my electric toothbrush
• the view from my front window
• my mattress
• laughter
• music
• life

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Daily Reminder # 204

Slightly under the weather this evening, so I'm going to keep it short and grateful and maybe post a video for your entertainment. Found these two very different videos on a fascinating website called Explore.org.  One is about happiness. The other is about animal welfare in India.








Some things I'm grateful for today: 
(items in green are pre-gratitude... an effort to inspire the universe to acknowledge my thanks by providing that which I have thanked it for... something like that.)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• TV
• Explore.org
• my teeth
• food
• mail
• videos
• water
• apple cider
• peanut brittle
• my red chair
• the ability to read and write
• the internet
• ibuprofen
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my Bose sound system
• my Canon Powershot with lots of pixels & zoom (15 or 20X)
• my clothes dryer
• my big Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• friends
• sam-e
• my SSD
• compassionate people
• laughter
• purrs
• kitty hugs
• electricity
• music/Pandora.com
• reiki
• angels
• games
• coffee & International Delight
• laughter
• life

Have a Great Day 
Rich in Happiness and Abundance

Daily Reminder # 203

Going to go with Neale Donald Walsh again this evening.  This one is about money. I really want to improve my relationship with it, to somehow find a way to burn the lies my mother told me about myself and wanting and having out of my system.  I know with a part of my being that this is an abundant universe and that there is enough for every human being on earth to live well. I also believe (something I read) that since the Universe is infinite, there is no limit to what the All That Is can create. Nobody needs to be poor. Yet part of me fights that. Part of me thinks I am undeserving of more than subsistence. I really want that part of me to go take a flying leap off a tall cliff, land safely in the water and swim off to an island somewhere to live out its days in peace and contentment out of my head.

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

...that money is just as holy as meditation, just as

sacred as prayer. It is a wonderful part of God.

If you hold an idea that money is the root of all evil,

you may unconsciously keep it from you. You are

invited to drop that thought now.

All the money you need is coming to you now. Do

you believe that? You must, you know...

You will not have to think but a second to understand

exactly why you received this message today.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today: (green items are pre-existing gratitude)

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my friends
• Neale Donald Walsh
• money
• my camera
• earphones
• music
• my furnace
• water
• email
• cheese
• cottage cheese, lime yogurt, banana & gogi berries
• root beer
• the mute button
• books
• my five senses
• my desk chair
• my Bose sound system
• my new clothes dryer
• my new Canon Powershot with lots of pixels and zoom
• my huge Publisher's Clearinghouse sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my red chair
• my cane
• the ability to get from room to room on my legs
• the view from my window
• beauty
• laughter
• life

HAVE AN ABUNDANT DAY!

Daily Reminder # 202

It was a pretty good day today.  I picked out a bunch of rocks from my collection for each of my niece's children and they are wrapped up to be mailed to Arizona for Christmas. I have to get someone to take them to the post office for me so they aren't likely to get there in time, but at least I have something to send. I enjoyed the process of picking them out. Lots of small ones for my great nephew Trevor because I'm told he likes to carry his around in a little bag.... and some bigger ones for my great niece Annika. 


Then, this evening, I watched the movie A Prairie Home Companion. Not a great movie and not a bad one, but I LOVE the song in the video below. I'm not sure why. Maybe I miss my family at a Christmas time. I'm not sure why there's a picture of Lindsay Lohan (I think that's who it is) since the voices are Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin, but this one had the best sound quality.





Other than that.  Here are...


Some things I'm grateful for today (items in green are advance gratitude):

• movies/Netflix
• Angel and Tara Grace
• Rocks
• the repeal of DADT (something good done in Washington)
• pink skies
• melted cheese and crackers
• cottage cheese, lime yogurt & a banana (Really nice combo)
• especially with some gogi berries
• my new 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes big win
• my Bose sound system
• my Canon Powershop with tons of zoom & pixels
• zero balance on my credit cards
• winning lottery tickets
• my new clothes dryer
• beauty
• Pandora
• music
• a good cardboard box and bubble wrap
• my furnace
• my little Christmas tree
• the five senses
• my teeth
• legs that work (ish)
• ibuprofen
• laughter
• life

HAVE A GLORIOUS DAY!

May You Be Wrapped in Love!

Daily Reminder # 201

Another Neale Donald Walsh offering tonight. I thought it was interesting that this one came the day after I had my therapy session with Dr. Jim talking about my eternal struggle against the belief that I am selfish and greedy. The Universe works sometimes (always, really) in mysterious ways.

On this day of your life, dear friend, 

I believe God wants you to know...

..that kindness is one of your wonderful traits, but

where you really shine is in your generosity.

It is one thing to be kind, and you are that. Yet it is quite

another thing to also be unfailingly generous--with your

time, your talent and energy, your willingness to

"be there" for others, and yes, with you money.

You are a generous person, and that takes kindness

to a new level. Be happy in the knowingness of this.

Love, Your Friend....

Some things I'm grateful for today:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• heat and hot water
• clouds and tree lace
• UPS
• reiki
• angels
• the telephone
• synchronicity
• my teeth
• my new 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my HUGE Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes win
• winning lottery tickets
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my Canon Powershop camera with tons of zoom and pixels galore
• my Bose sound system
• less projectile snot from Tara Grace
• PBS
• Tara at play
• Angel hugs
• my red chair
• my desk chair
• my cane
• legs that still hold me up
• the 5 senses
• my camera
• passion
• laughter
• music
• yogurt
• the smell of white sage
• beauty in all its forms
• life

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Be Kind to Yourself!

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Daily Reminder # 200

I picked up the camera to take her picture and she became fascinated
by the reflections it was making on the wall. Ain't she the sweetest?

Just gratitude tonight:...


Some things I'm grateful for today:

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my furnace
• my funny little fake Christmas tree
• tree lights twinkling in the dark
• Margaret
• purrs
• yogurt
• coffee & Hazelnut International Delight
• water
• 23 degrees out instead of 10 and no snow
• my computer
• my camera
• my 22" Vizio flat screen TV
• my Bose sound system
• zero balance on my credit cards
• my clothes dryer
• my Canon Powershot with lots of pixels and zoom
• my HUGE Publisher's Clearinghouse win
• Jon Stewart
• passion
• YouTube
• laughter
• music
• Christmas carols
• Fritos
• indoor plumbing
• my wonderful kitchen
• my red chair
• my cane
• that I can still walk
• the 5 senses
• reiki
• angels
• beauty
• life

HAVE A PURR-FECT DAY!