I used to post gratitude lists fairly regularly, along with other lists. That’s supposed to be what blogs are for: thoughts too long for Facebook, but too short or too rough for more polished forums. I’ve been in one of my shy-about-blogging phases, so here’s something to break the ice.
Great Mother, thank you for:
- Oranges
- Clean water
- My job
- Going home from my job
- Deborah, Eugenia, Kelly, Wandajune, and other friends
- Having $1.50 in change so I can buy a soda from the vending machine
- The guys I sit with in the company cafeteria
- The window next to my cubicle (I waited eight years for that!)
- Daily coincidences that show me the Universe is on my side
- Ball point pens
- Clean underwear
- Modern pharmaceuticals
- Good healthcare
- Barbara Helfgott Hyett’s workshop
- Poet friends near and far
- Jellyfish Magazine
- Oddball Magazine
- The Queer Open Mic at Fazenda in Jamaica Plain
- The people coming to my poetry workshop this Thursday
- The Boston Dyke March
- Sweet, sweet sleep
- My comfy bed
You’ve inspired me to savor some oranges this week!