Today I Am Grateful For…
All That This Year
Has Brought Me
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
This New Day
Today I Am Grateful For...
This New Day
Filled With Possibilities
Just Waiting To Be Experienced
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Old Photographs
Today I Am Grateful For...
Old Photographs
That Help Me Remember
Who I Am
(photo: one-year-old Roger with Miss Boo)
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Family, Friends & Love
Today I Am Grateful For...
Family, Friends
& Love
(photo: my daughter's wedding next to Whatcom Falls in Bellingham, Washington)
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Christmas Elegance
Today I Am Grateful For…
Christmas Elegance
(Photo: the historic Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane)
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Living My Life In The Flow
Today I Am Grateful For . . .
Living My Life
In The Flow
(photo: Whatcom Falls in Bellingham, WA)
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
This World Filled With Majesty
Today I Am Grateful For…
This World
Filled With Majesty
(photo: Mount Rainier as seen from Whidbey Island)
Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Joy Of Being Alive
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Joy Of Being Alive
- - - - - -
a year ago today I landed in the hospital
with what turned out to be
massive bi-lateral pulmonary embolisms
(blood clots in my lungs)
from which I could easily have died
- - - - - -
I am grateful that I'm here to tell the tale
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Guidance
Today I Am Grateful For...
Guidance That Invites Me
Beyond My Comfort Zone
& Into The Heart Of Mystery
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
New Ways To Experience God
ishq allah mabud lillah
(God Is Love, Lover & Beloved)
* * * * * *
Today I Am Grateful For…
New Ways
To Experience God
(in celebration of the Rumi Night experience I shared last night with my Spokane Sufi Community)
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Variety & Continuity
Today I Am Grateful For...
Variety & Continuity
(each sunset is unique
& yet we know it is a sunset)
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Being Present In My Body
Today I Am Grateful For…
Being Present In My Body
In This Amazing World
(photo: Spokane River on a cold December day)
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
Cold, Crisp, Sunny Days At The River
Today I Am Grateful For...
Cold, Crisp, Sunny Days
At The River
(photo: ice at the edge of the Spokane River with temperatures hovering around 15° F)
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Singing And Dancing The Lord's Prayer In Aramaic
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Joyous Privilege
Of Singing & Dancing
The Lord’s Prayer In Aramaic
(photo: the artwork that decorates my flute - depicting the Dances of Universal Peace)
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Fully Alive & Fully Human
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Remarkable Gift Of Being
Fully Alive
& Fully Human
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
My Eyes
Today I Am Grateful For...
My Eyes With Which
I See The World
(photo: sunset at the Spokane River)
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
A Larger Whole
Today I Am Grateful For . . .
The Ways In Which
My Life Is Encompassed
By A Larger Whole
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Light That Shines In The Darkness
Today I Am Grateful For . . .
Light That Shines
In The Midst Of
The Darkness
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Morning Stillness In The Mountains
Today I Am Grateful For…
Morning Stillness
In The Mountains
(photo: Warm Creek near the Lochsa River in northern Idaho)
Friday, November 29, 2013
The Amazing Beauty Of This World
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Amazing Beauty
Of This World
(Warm Creek near the Lochsa River in northern Idaho)
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
The Opportunity To Get Away
Today I Am Grateful For…
The Opportunity
To Get Away
For A Few Days
*****
So There May Or May Not
Be Any New
Gratitude Posts
Until Sunday
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Color, Light, Beauty and Friends
Today I Am Grateful For...
Color, Light, Beauty
And Friends To Share It With
Sunday, November 24, 2013
The Setting Sun Paints The Sky
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Lovely Ways In Which
The Setting Sun
Paints The Sky
Friday, November 22, 2013
My Dances Of Universal Peace Community
Today I Am Grateful For...
My Dances Of Universal Peace
Community
And All Of The Love And Grace
That Flows Into My Life
Through That Connection
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Small And Ephemeral Gifts
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Small
& Ephemeral Gifts
That Fill Me With Awe
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Every Breath I Take
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Gift Of
Every Breath I Take
And Every Moment
I Am Alive
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
My Full Rich Life
Today I Am Grateful For...
My Life That Is Filled With
Meaning And Purpose
And Love And Beauty
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Days That End With A Splash Of Color
Today I Am Grateful For...
Days That End
With One Last Splash Of Color
(photo: the Spokane River at sunset)
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
The Transforming Illumination Of Spirit
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Many Ways In Which
My Life Is Transformed
By Spirit's Illumination
Thursday, November 14, 2013
My Life That Amazes & Surprises Me
Today I Am Grateful For...
My Life That Continues To
Amaze & Surprise Me
In Such Grand & Glorious Ways
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Magic Just Waiting To Be Noticed
Today I Am Grateful For . . .
This Amazing World
Where There Is Magic Everywhere
Just Waiting To Be Noticed
(photo: bison in the snow in Yellowstone National Park)
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The Majesty & The Mystery Of My Life
Today I Am Grateful For...
The Majesty
And The Mystery
Of My Ever-Unfolding Life
(photo: the Crazy Mountains in Montana)
Monday, November 11, 2013
Friends
Today I Am Grateful For...
Compassionate & Caring
Friends
Who Enrich My Life
Beyond All Measure
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Music & Dancing & Fun
Today I Am Grateful For...
A Day Filled With
Music & Dancing & Fun
(photo: the Celtic band Floating Crowbar processed with the Manga Camera app on my iPhone)
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