Gratitude Journal

Gratitude > Crankiness

1) Moroccan salt & pepper holders I bought from Pier 1 yesterday for 98 cents each. They were marked down from $8 each.

2) My pets

3) The Northern Flicker I saw in my cherry tree this morning

4) A clean laundry room with a radio

5) Playing Humoresque on the violin after struggling with rhythm after the refrain

6) Chocolate

7) A woman holding the door open for me

8) Fresh coffee

9) Going to bed early and falling right to sleep

10) A thank you note from a poet in Iraq

11) New Facebook friends

12) Finding new blogs to read by inspiring women

13) Winning a $6 General Mills coupon

14) Knowing that other poets, writers, and artists are following their own path each day. I gain strength from that.

15) Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
is now out.