Daily Reminder # 446

Bird watching is boring...  Do we have to?

Well, I slept REALLY late but woke up pretty rested and to the good news that Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm and that New York came through it all with some flooding, but generally unharmed. My friend in Cape May is safe with a friend and so far all seems pretty good.  I didn't feed the birds yesterday and I think I won't today. Originally I had planned to do extra but I think I'll see how the wind blows.... literally.  Horrible as these storms are, they do leave the air feeling clean and alive in some way. That's it. On to gratitude.

Is that the chipmunk? I like the chipmunk... no.... sigh.

Some things I'm grateful for today: (Items in red are pre-gratitude, an attempt to persuade the Universe, with all it's creative capacity, to respond to my gratitude by manifesting that which I have thanked it for. )

• Angel and Tara Grace
• my little house
• the downgrading of Hurricane Irene
• the amazing preparation by government for the storm
• that my friends are safe
• water
• electricity
• my Tibetan salt lamps
• my TV
• the remote
• the mute button
• computer games (especially when I'm anxious)
• my camera
• my back door
• my back yard
• the wonders of nature
• the colors of the rainbow
• my rock collection
• my chair/walker
• my cane
• that my legs still get me around with help
• my mattress
• a good night's sleep
• Sam-e
• Omega-3
• IP-6
• Vitamin D-3
• music
• ear phones
• Pandora radio
• the joy of singing
• a clothes dryer
• more flowers in my back yard
• a sun room on the back of the house
• freshly painted living and bedroom walls
• a ceiling fan in the bedroom
• Nintendo
• the return of Katgo and Cedarific to online stores
• a truckload of money
• winning lottery numbers
• $5,000/week for life from PCH
• a paid off mortgage
• zero balance on my credit cards
• new curtains
• blinds for the front window
• seeing the red list turn to black
• reiki
• angels
• miracles
• my nieces, my nephew and their families
• that they are safe and healthy and happy
• my friends
• my neighbors
• less storm than feared
• granola bars
• peanut butter
• fans
• indoor plumbing
• my refrigerator
• my microwave
• my kitchen
• coconut oil
• Nintendo
• SKYPE
• AIM
• Google
• YouTube
• the internet
• words
• poetry
• wordzzles
• creativity
• inspiration
• imagination
• the ability to read and write
• the ability to type
• the capacity for change
• email
• Greater Good.com and Care2.com
• humor
• resilience
• determination
• hope
• love
• life

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!