Sometimes just giving thanks for the mystery of it all
brings everything and everyone closer,
the way suction pulls streams of water together.
So take a chance and openly give thanks,
even if you’re not sure what for,
and feel the plenitude of all that is living
brush up against your heart. --- Mark Nepo

Today I am grateful for a good night's sleep.

I am grateful for books by Mark Nepo that lift me up and challenge me to see life in new ways.

I am grateful for a few days of overeating just because I can.

I am grateful that it is mild enough and I am feeling good enough to take a walk with Suzy.

I am grateful for a few hours of solitude while Jeff is doing errands.

I am grateful for Dr. Belanger.

I am grateful that I have a lot of work to do today.

I am grateful that the ice cream I ate yesterday has me really congested right now.

I am grateful for my journal.

I am grateful for Melody Beattie.

I am grateful that Minnie likes to sit on my lap.

I am grateful that Raj let me pet him this morning.

Today I am grateful for slower energy even tho my mind/spirit is awake and alert and growing.

I am grateful for the fact that Jeff can give Suzy a bath in the back yard one more time before it gets too cold to do so.

I am grateful for a whole afternoon of rest and quietude.

I am grateful that I had enough energy to go to the grocery store this a.m.

I am grateful for the turkey soup on the stove and that I had good energy to make it.

I am grateful for the fact that I can't take regular morning walks any more.

I am grateful for Suzy's company and Minnie's company and Jeff's big love.

I am grateful that Sasha is still with me in spirit.

I am grateful for Kimee and Kate's help with KSoul.

I am grateful for each and every Kindred Spirit Member.

I am grateful to have such meaningful work and that I am making a difference in the world.

I am grateful for the lessons I am learning in surrender and letting go and living from Love instead of Fear.

I am grateful for my journal.

I am grateful that I am hearing the call to create art again.

I am grateful that I am hearing the call to journal again.

I am grateful for how I have never been alone on my Journey.

Poem by W. S Merwin

This poem seems to me to be so much of what Melody is writing about in her book.
It is lush and beautiful and so so powerful.

Listen
with the night falling we are saying thank you
we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings
we are running out of the glass rooms
with our mouths full of food to look at the sky
and say thank you
we are standing by the water thanking it
smiling by the windows looking out
in our directions

back from a series of hospitals back from a mugging
after funerals we are saying thank you
after the news of the dead
whether or not we knew them we are saying thank you

over telephones we are saying thank you
in doorways and in the backs of cars and in elevators
remembering wars and the police at the door
and the beatings on stairs we are saying thank you
in the banks we are saying thank you
in the faces of the officials and the rich
and of all who will never change
we go on saying thank you thank you

with the animals dying around us
our lost feelings we are saying thank you
with the forests falling faster than the minutes
of our lives we are saying thank you
with the words going out like cells of a brain
with the cities growing over us
we are saying thank you faster and faster
with nobody listening we are saying thank you
we are saying thank you and waving
dark though it is


~W.S. Merwin

Today I am grateful for a healthy, abundant Thanksgiving.

I am grateful that I couldn't eat even half of the things that were on the table yesterday because of my wonky stomach.

I am grateful that I never felt overly full yesterday.

I am grateful for the good food that I did eat.

I am grateful that Stephanie and Allison did all of the work.

I am grateful for Keith and Jeff who cooked the turkeys and did the stuffing.

I am grateful that I had a two hour break from socializing in the afternoon to sit with Minnie and read a good book.

I am grateful for what I am learning about myself.

I am grateful that I don't like social events, even if that social event is family.

I am grateful that Janice got to come here yesterday.

I am grateful that I had enough energy later in the day to make turkey soup.

I am grateful that Jeff didn't go out last night to any Black Friday sales.

I am grateful that insurance is paying for my wig.

Today I am grateful that I woke with lots of energy but it is waning after 5 hours.

I am grateful that Raj came for breakfast even though he has now disappeared.

I am grateful that I don't have to do anything for Thanksgiving except clean out the dining room.

I am grateful for a house full of silence.

I am grateful for Jeff.

I am grateful for rainy November afternoons.

I am grateful that Joe and family are coming tomorrow.

I am grateful that I have meaningful work that I can do on my own time schedule.

I am grateful for Kate and Kimee.

I am grateful for good food and beautiful music and sweet smells.

I am grateful that I don't have chemo today.

Today I am grateful that I skipped two days of this list.

I am grateful that my wonky stomach is back.

I am grateful that they still make Kraft mac and cheese.

I am grateful that my husband is gone for a few hours and I have the house to myself.

I am grateful that I am able to continue my SoulCollage/KaleidoSoul work even tho I'm not 100%.

I am grateful for my returning energy.

I am grateful that I wasn't laid flat out like I was last weekend.

I am grateful for clean water, good food and warm shelter.

I am grateful for a comfortable bed.

I am grateful for all the tears I still shed over Sasha.

I am grateful for the acute ache in my heart when I think of her.

I am grateful that Minnie is still here.

I am grateful for the Carolyn Myss book.

I am grateful for what I am learning about healing.

I am grateful that Jeffrey gets to spend time with Jordan and Jason this week.

I am grateful for Jeff's generosity.

I am grateful for the fact that I am more deeply connected to others during this go-round with cancer treatment.

Today I am grateful that Raj showed up for breakfast and that I could feed him.

I am grateful that my stomach is wonky again.

I am grateful that the chemo is working.

I am grateful for the healing session with John Corsa yesterday.

I am grateful that it is so cold out this morning.

I am grateful that I already know how awful I will feel tonight and tomorrow.

I am grateful that Minnie ate some breakfast this morning.

I am grateful for the times she sleeps on my lap.

I am grateful for the deep ache of missing my Sasha-Girl.

I am grateful that I have enough money for the bills I need to pay this week.

I am grateful for half.com where I can buy books and save money.

I am grateful for spending sprees.

I am grateful that I paid off all those credit cards this spring.

I am grateful that Stephanie is taking over my chores this Thanksgiving.

I am grateful that I am alive and well on planet earth.

I am grateful for this strong, strong body I am living in.

I am grateful for the author of The Shack which I just read yesterday.