I love the circus.  CeCi invited me to go with her family,  Rockford is a hour’s drive from […]

It’s Monday: Time to count my blessings, tiny and not. [icon name=”smile-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Hugs from Mr. R1. There’s […]

January is behind me.  My least favorite month.  Cold, long, annual and quarterly bills due, the holidays are […]

First, a 3-inch snowfall right in time for my flute solo at the annual Epiphany concert. Next we […]

I’m back after about a two week hiatus. You know.  The holidays.  I’ve been grateful. Of course I […]

Gratitude required a bit of work today.  I have so much, yet I felt blue.  For one thing, […]

(Yesterday, as I drove CoCo to work, I listened to my favorite radio station, WBEZ. The mellow voice […]

[tweetthis]It’s almost here. Thanksgiving. [/tweetthis] One day to concentrate on gratitude.  Today, I heard that gratitude can actually make […]

I spent the weekend on the road: sitting in the car, sitting in the pee-wee football stands, sitting in a hotel.  I had a lovely getaway. And, I’m so happy to be back home again.  Here’s my list in no particular order:

[icon name=”heart” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]  Cuddly cat sisters.  It really is nice to have a companion who sits on my lap while I stroke her.  When they come in pairs, it’s just that much nicer.

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[icon name=”heart” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]   Yoga.  I mad today’s intention gratitude.  Along with several things that popped up, was the very practice.  Plus, my muscles shouted out, “too much sitting” in a way they rarely do.

[icon name=”heart” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]   Children with good manners.   I ran into some people who lacked manners this weekend. Perhaps that highlighted that I take it for granted the consistency “please and thank you,”

OMGosh! It’s early evening already and I failed to take a moment to collect my thoughts around gratitude. […]