A friend just called to ask me if I was going to do my Annual 108 things I’m grateful for. So this is first for her.
Years ago I was challenged by a spiritual man, Rev. Guy Williams, to write down 100 things I was grateful for every day. I soon discovered I’d rather name them while walking and grabbed a rosary from my home alter. It happened to be a Buddhist rosary which apparently has 108 beads – I’ve never counted.
This morning I woke up to the reddest sunrise I’ve ever seen. Hence the picture above which only hints at what I saw. So here we go:
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Cait
- Loki the black cat
- Avalanche, the piebald cat with blue eyes
- Tia the dog
- My landlady who has let me stay even though I’m way behind on my rent.
- Brenda
- My kids:
- Linda
- Mike
- Steve and the grandkids
- Emily
- Ben
- Cole
- Valery
- Dan
- Suzanne
- Victoria in Chicago
- Phillip
- hummingbirds
- Stacey
- Gloria
- wild finches
- doves
- eagles
- Red tail hawks
- Cormorants
- Seagulls
- Pelicans
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Sunfish
- Halibut
- Sharks
- Sea snakes
- Turtles
- Dolphin
- Oceans
- Land of all sorts
- Water
- Hot water
- Fresh water
- Clean air
- Meds to help my breathing
- My ability to walk up at least 5 flights of stairs over the course of a day.
- Dr. D.
- Dr. Peace
- The Zen Center
- Dianna
- Herb
- Ando
- Doshin
- Brenda
- Shawn
- Jennifer
- Florida Victoria
- Jamie
- Jason
- www.AmericaCounts.us
- AI
- ChatGPT – try it
- AI Lab nightly on TikToc
- Michael Ann
- Carol
- Thomas
- Keto
- Loss of most migraines
- Music of all sorts
- Pianos
- Good mattresses
- Electric blankets and throws
- Ellie
- Emily of Scrutineers
- Trish
- Fredrick
- Claudia
- Dudley
- Toulouse
- MzTiz
- Patricia
- TigerLilly
- Jennifer
- Dianna
- Bobby
- Seisen
- Rev. Kevin
- Jill
- Shelia
- Electricity
- Computers
- Gas for cars
- Gas for stoves
- Gas for heat
- The San Diego Zoo
- Balboa Park
- Studio 6 in Spanish Village
- World Beat Center
- Chris
- Skip
- 12 Step Programs
- Enjoyment of the out doors
- Walking
- Washing machines
- Dryers
- Refrigerators
- Dark chocolate
- Sewer systems!
- Ackshay
- Cathy M.
- Lori W.
- Paula
I could go on, but this is enough
Be grateful often,
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Hi Anne,
When I saw, “Anne Wayman restarts AboutFreelanceWriting.com”, I had to click and read. I started receiving your newsletters somewhere around 2010! Time flies.
It would be great to restart. Some of your article titles stuck with me, like “White Privilege and Thanksgiving” and “Decluttering for Writers”. I used to look forward to receiving your newsletters because I knew I would find useful information.
I was disappointed when I couldn’t find some of the links I had saved to read again.
The White Privilege article is actually on Medium which I find a valuable place to read and to write – I’ll do an article on the platform. The 108 things I’m grateful for is an annual tradition. Some find it valuable. I don’t remember decluttering and I don’t find it on Medium… any idea where you found it?
the actual link to the site is https://aboutfreelancewriting.com/ and there are only 4 or 5 articles.
If you have suggestions about what to write I’d love to hear them.
A
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