When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”~Marcus Aurelius
To start this month’s post on gratitude, I want to thank everyone who clicks on this blog. Your presence, your comments, your {{{hugs}}}, and your support give me hope everyday that we can and will make a difference. I feel so blessed that I have found a community devoted towards peace, love, understanding, and compassion. Thank you for everything you do.
This is my monthly post of things I am grateful for. Feel free to post what you are grateful for in the comments. The more gratitude we give, the more love and peace we will experience.
April 2013
Thank you for the moist tropical smell of my son’s breath that reminds me of Hawaii; how my 3 year old likes to undress in public for no reason; the couple’s business meeting I had with my wife; picnics at the library; my wife realizing that she is vitamin D deficient.
Thank you for Earth Day; vibrational integrity; positive feedback; old friends who become new friends; the humbleness to listen to others.
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this black and white bracelet is a compassion reminder. You flip the bracelet from black to white every day after you do something compassionate.
Thank you for new post ideas; my son’s patient kindergarten teacher; my son asking if we can invite God to his birthday party; bunk beds; my “compassion it” bracelet.
Thank you for daily check-ins with my wife; after school playtime with my sons; the Ziggy Marley song we sing in church; rising consciousness in the world; the higher vibrations shared with my blogging friends.
Thank you for how my son uses Wow as a complete sentence; playing in dirt; youth sports; volunteer coaches; corn dogs.
Thank you for how my youngest son says, “I can’t smell” when he has a stuffy nose; Amazon Prime; the ability to change lives, especially my own; catching myself judging others; flying kites.
Thank you for my post about “giving up trying to go viral” going kinda viral; realizing that presence is the most important thing I can give to my wife and children; fruit gummies; phone calls from my working wife; Alison reminding me why we blog–to spread love.
Thank you for alone time with my wife; left-overs and microwave oven; learning how to clean my cache; Sofia Siberia back in the blogosphere; playing soccer with my son and his friends.
Thank you for field trips for my sons; 3 am blogging; car naps; how my sons greet each other–Hello, Fox. Hey, Jett; all the love being shared on Everyday Gurus.
Thank you for Fridays; my new productivity planner; my realization that there are unlimited pieces of the pie of life; my son’s little crushes; riding bikes to school with my sons.
Thank you for my dysfunctional, but accepting extended family; new career opportunities; insights into emotional detachment due to Patriarchy; cousins for my sons to play with; all the work my parents did to give me the opportunities I have.
Thank you for morning meditation with my son sleeping in my lap; learning to give at church; new opportunities to learn new skills; an undying optimism; the realization that God don’t make junk: humans make junk with their judgments.
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“Daddy, what do tigers eat?”
“Other animals.”
“No, they eat cheetos!”
Thank you for my 3 year old telling me that tigers eat Cheetos; losing my temper to remind me to practice peace at all times; my son’s art class and his love of creativity; my creative enthusiasm; my focus on creating a new me every moment of every day.
Thank you for my older son’s Kung Fu skill; 30 minute hugging sessions after my 3 year old’s naps; visits from my creative muse; the way Life challenged me to change and grow; business meetings with my wife.
Thank you for prophesies that are coming true; how both my sons are sleeping together right now; the heart-felt email from Anyes; perfectly timed posting on acceptance by Karen and Zen Doe; reading in the park.
Thank you for happiness with my sons; my return to video production; my past mistakes for motivating me to be a better person; the love I share with my wife on a daily basis; In and Out Burger.
Thank you for the day I got to spend with my wife; finding my niche; picnics at the library; learning to lose without bitterness; fresh strawberries from the Farmer’s Market.
Thank you for my 3 year old son’s curiosity: “Daddy, how do astronauts go poo-poo?”; bulldog puppies; water guns and water balloons on a hot day; sleeping through the night; Gene Wilder’s Willie Wonka.
Thank you for my wife feeling better after taking vitamin D; strider bikes; long walks in our neighborhood; a call from my dear friend, Nancy; my cousin’s critical thinking.
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sleeping with my son
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