so much

How have I neglected my gratitude posts when there is so much to be grateful for? A few things:
Weekend at the Russian River where I had the most beautiful run and also got to be naked outside
Exciting projects coming up
My apartment! Mine, all mine!

green gulch

I am grateful for green gulch farm, and for the B's zen girl gang reunion we had yesterday. And also for having the whole day off yesterday.

I'm also grateful for the performers who brought my piece to life at the gallery this weekend, and to everyone who helped to make it happen. I sometimes try to do everything myself, and I got a lot of help on this one.

I'm back and...

I'm grateful for the fullness and variety of life

belated

Though I have not been posting much lately, I have been filled with gratitude, mostly for the people in my life who pour out love and support when it is needed.

list

I'm grateful that things are not worse
I'm grateful for the moment when I pulled up on my bike next to a car and looked over and the driver and I exchanged a smile
I'm grateful that Becki was there to pick up the phone
I'm grateful for the warm weather
I'm grateful to have a job
I'm grateful for a mutual friend's kind words
I'm grateful to not be in (much) physical pain
I'm grateful for ODK's awesome Irish meal and the time I got to spend with wonderful people
I'm grateful to have spent a little time with TB today

advice

I am grateful for this advice from my friend Jesse:look up at the sky. as often as you need. and just fly right up there and look down and KNOW that all this is bigger than you. the sky is good for that. its a big old world.

luxuries

I am grateful for the luxuries I have enjoyed this weekend: massage, amazing food (including an insane salumi platter and the pairing of panacotta and muscato d'asti), fancy cocktails with friends, dress up opportunities, and time cuddling with a maltese.

I'm most grateful for all of the people who I've spent time with.

And also, an extra hour of daylight! Hallelujah!

nature

I am grateful for the natural beauty that abounds so close to the city. A hike on Mt Tam made me feel grounded, calm, human, even happy.

confusion

In the midst of a lot of confusion, I am grateful for love.

friends

Once again, I am grateful for friends.

Things that happened today for which I am grateful:

30 minutes of snoozing and spooning this morning
The rain stopped in time for me to ride my bike home (on my new bike seat, a gift from TB after mine was stolen yesterday)
The sky was beautiful with dramatic multicolored clouds and my city looked shiny and gorgeous
I made dinner - pasta, broccoli, lemon, olives, cheese, mucho garlic - and it was delicious

impractical

I am grateful that people are willing to do something so impractical as making art.

creative work

I am grateful to have several creative projects in the works. It feels good to be making stuff.

healing

I am so grateful that my neck is healing. I can sleep through the night! I can even sleep curled up on my side instead of flat on my back! I can ride my bicycle! I can dance (gently)! I'm not in constant pain! Hooray!

Fullness

I'm grateful for the fullness of life. Sometimes I think of it as busyness or distraction, but I think fullness is as true as anything else.

delicious

Tonight I am grateful for good food and great company. Dinner this evening at 1550 Hyde with A & B was delicious, thoughtful, fun. It warmed my heart.

chances

I'm grateful for the neverending opportunities that life presents to be the sort of person I want to be. Though I fail regularly, I get another chance, and another, and another. I'm grateful, too, for the moments when I get a glimpse of the similar efforts that other people are making. It makes me feel like it's just... human.

basics

I am grateful for the general comfort of my life... a warm bed, plentiful food. I need for nothing.

health

Today I am grateful for my health, such as it is. Slipped disc, the beginning of a cold, ingrown toenail, sore ankle.. whatever! I am walking around, I rode my bike today and worked and went to dance rehearsal. It could be so much worse, so I'm grateful for all the things that work fine and hopeful that the things that don't will make me a smarter mover.

muse map walk

I'm so grateful to my muse map walk peeps (we get together and talk art and dance, we try things out, we talk some more). Tonight we talked about honesty and realness in art and made pieces out of lies. The results were surprising and inspiring. It really woke up my curiosity and excitement about making performance pieces. I'm lucky to get to hang out with such a talented and creative group.

time, tb

I'm grateful to have the day off today to be luxuriously wasted or to catch up on chores. Maybe a bit of both.

And I'm grateful for TB, who calls me out with love.

love everywhere

Jonee's response to my last post re-inspired me to start again. I'll make a habit of this yet.

I usually think of this as a place to remind myself to be grateful for small, everyday things in my life. Mundane moments of grace. But sometimes something big and obvious comes along... I'm so grateful for the experience of creating and performing Love Everywhere. I loved walking down the steps of city hall, playing the viola, and taking in beautiful surroundings and all of the people gathered to see the performance. I loved the applause that broke out when Jen and I kissed. I loved looking up at Jessie speaking vows from a balcony with audience members standing right beside him. I loved dancing a raucous klezmer dance with everyone. I loved being part of a service at Glide. I loved the joy and kindness and love radiating from all of the performers involved, and the smiles and tears of the audience. Stuff like this doesn't come along every day, but it is in some way a channeling and magnification of love and joy that are a part of the every day world. Now it's just a matter of remembering that...

new year

The beginning of a new year seems like a good time to start this up again. Practicing gratitude is once again one of my intentions for this year (that's intentions, not resolutions, mind you).

So... I am grateful for the time I got to spend up at Green Gulch. It was meditative, educational, social, beautiful, restorative, thought-provoking, and inspiring.