thankful #10

I am thankful for these little blondes that wake me up when I stay in San Francisco.  They have been know to sit next to my bed and watch a clock until it is time to wake me up.  Even if I want more sleep, I smile at the sight of them.

Thankful #9

I am thankful for my family.  My dad called from Europe today (granted that made me a little worried until I picked up the phone and he'd just called to chat).  And my sister just got back from a family trip so I got to talk to her for the first time in a week (which is a long time for us).  So, what I am grateful for is familial communication. :)

Thankful #5 through 8

I am thankful for a few things today...
5. I am thankful for visiting friends that I got to dine and hang out with. (yummy and fun dinner and wandering).  I am also thankful that they are the type of friends to whom I can say just about anything.
6. I am thankful for the teachers that also act who are willing to jump in to sub when I get a gig.  Hugely thankful.
7. I am thankful for the reike work I had done today.  I feel so much more grounded.
8. I am thankful that my mother raised me as her "beautiful child" so that I have never doubted my beauty.  Even when I was at that "awkward stage," I figured I was beautiful even if people couldn't see it.

Thankful #4

Okay, I get two today.  I am thankful that I got taken out to dinner by my best friend and her daughter.  It was fun.

Thankful #3

Tonight I am thankful that I am tired enough to go to bed early.  Tomorrow is an early day.  Granted early for me is before midnight.  I am pooped and it is a good feeling.  Goodnight moon.

Thankful #2

I am thankful for the Eta Sigma email list.  Those men make me laugh every day, often out loud.  They make me smile and they cause me to think.  When I am around them I simultaneously feel like a princess and one of the guys (and thinking of what they would do with that statement makes me smile). I feel so very lucky to be included in their conversations and their lives.

Thankful #1

I am thankful for that moment just after you have explained something to a student and you ask "does that make sense?"  And they light up and say "yeah."  Even, "yeah, I think so."  It is when something that I have said resonates with them and they get it on some level.  And having that, that resonance, is what takes them farther on their journey.
So on a broader level, I am thankful for my students.  They truly amaze and delight me.  They make me proud.  They push me to be better and expand myself.