Gratitude is free to all, yet pays exponentially. Forget Apple. Invest in Gratitude.
This is the monthly download of my daily gratitude practice–everyday I try to post five things I am grateful for. Gratitude continues to alter my life in so many ways. I don’t expect anyone to read this list, but I hope you discover the power of gratitude.
January 2013
Thank you for the way my son puts his hand on my heart when we sleep together; my wife being such an amazingly successful doctor; Frankenweenie for movie night with the family; the wonderful massage my wife gave me; my older son’s joy for play.
Thank you for the way my son pulls me down by the ears and says, “sweep wit me”; my parents inviting us to go on a cruise; Mark Matias my insurance agent; the break my wife gave me to watch a movie; all the videos we have of my sons.
Thank you for storytime at the local library; all the multicultural children books that are available nowadays; poker with friends; burritos with guacamole; peace of mind.
Thank you for everyone who listens compassionately; the wonderful dialogue I had with my wife tonight; puppies; the workers who provide us with food; understanding without judgment.
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Thank you for my 3 year old’s self-drawn Yakuza tattoos; the wonderful conversation with Johnnycrabcakes; rediscovering the heart-trembling voice of Natalie Merchant on iPod shuffle; my sons’ love for Bob Marley; the self-compassion I am cultivating.
Thank you for the wonderful tennis facilities we have here; our iPad; the health I enjoy as I grow older; my step-father’s concern for me and my family; the wonderful mother at my son’s school who always says hi with a smile.
Thank you for Happy Hollow Park; the Year of the Snake–time to shed some skin; agedashi tofu; my son’s basketball game which revealed my impatience and selfishness; iMovie.
Thank you for my 3 year old waking me up from a bad dream by yelling, “No, Daddy”; my 3 year old prohibiting me from thinking about an argument by yelling, “No, Daddy”; spam musubi; the forgiving women in church who put up with my sons running around the pews during service; the well needed rest my wife got yesterday.
Thank you for morning play-doh with the kids; synchronicity with my BBFs; Maddy sharing Bashar with us; all the lessons I am learning about how to raise children using positive energy; Rumi.Image may be NSFW.
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Thank you for peeled skinless grapefruit; my older son’s Picasso pencil drawings; Alia’s wonderful comment about my son on the Thought Ninja post; microwave ovens; being able to speak English.
Thank you for random acts of kindness; how sensitive my son is; the peace we enjoy IN our country; clean air to breathe; having an incredible woman to love on Valentine’s Day.
Thank you for the safety of my sons and wife on their trip; time to write; IZ Kamakawiwo’ole’s soothing voice; NPR; bell hooks.
Thank you for my family’s safe arrival in NY; time with my cousins; my faith; Facetime; the way my son tells me he loves me when he senses that I need a hug.
Thank you for grandparents who love my children; my son saying he wants to come home from NY already just to be with me; Silver Linings Playbook; Tomas’s post on Patriarchy and Yin; letting it be.
Thank you for Japanese Fried Rice from Trader Joes; TedTalks; less violence against women and children; all the wonderful comments on the conflict resolution post; 9 hours of restful sleep last night.
Thank you for my wife and sons coming home tomorrow; our public library; modern dental care; Rarasaur’s #peacecat; being able to spend so much time reading, writing, and experiencing love, peace, and gratitude.
Thank you for my wife and son safely catching their plane; all the faithful and generous followers of Everyday Gurus; haiku poetry; Eckhart Tolle’s speech on youtube; the awakening of oneness in my peace practice.
Thank you for the time to read to my children; letting go of things I can’t change; sleeping with my sons again; faith in the present moment; the continued support from my friend from elementary school.
Thank you for Boba tea; Imahara’s market; the wisdom of children; pull-up diapers; my love of life no matter what my present circumstances.
Thank you for how my sons hug each other; possible career ties with my wife; getting my haircut with my boys; Pho; positive sentiment override.
Thank you for watching my son do cartwheels; my wife’s silly sense of humor; vegetarian meals; finding God on the internet; being able to go to Jeff Foster’s day-long meeting on Saturday.
Thank you for peaceful sleeping children; the warm moist smell of my son’s breath as we sleep nose to nose; imaginary spaceships, boats, and forts; {{{Group Hugs}}} with my sons; the power that is me and my wife.
Thank you for sunny t-shirt weather in February; the realization that I already am rich beyond measure; “thank you walks” with my sons; how my youngest son says “Hi” to random people on the street; the new career inspiration.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and/or smiling.
Related articles
- Everyday Thanksgiving – January 2013 (everydaygurus.com)
- Are You Thankful? (shirley-mclain.net)
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