Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013

Today I Am Grateful For…
All That This Year
Has Brought Me

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

Safe Travels Home

Today I Am Grateful For…
Safe Travels
That Brought Me Home Again

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

Blessings Not Yet Discovered

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Blessings
I Have Not Yet Discovered

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

The Gift Of Music

Today I Am Grateful For…
The Gift Of Music
That Touches My Heart

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

Clouds

Today I Am Grateful For...
Clouds That Enhance
A Sunset
& My Life

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
With My Open-Hearted Friends

~ click here to hear the prayer being spoken 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

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

The Unique Gift In Each Moment

Today I Am Grateful For...
The Unique Gift
Contained In Each Moment

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