Exercising the Gratitude Muscle.

An attitude of gratitude is the winning attitude, I hear.

I believe it's so.

Be grateful to the universe for what you have. Trust in the universe to give you what you need.



Today I am grateful for:

• My slightly sunburned face. The heat radiating off of Vitamin D-fulfilled cheeks.
• The gorgeous, warm winter Sunday that generated the Sunburn.
• The community so graciously, freely extended to me so soon after meeting the new friends I have made at CrossPoint church.
• Feeling comfortable at this point in my life going to church.
• CrossPoint, the church I found in smalltown, Kentucky, which is the most open.minded, love.oriented church I have ever freaking heard of. Every time I go I cry tears of joy. I am so moved and feel so connected, I can't stop leaking eyejuice!
• Ice cream in a cone. Chocolate chunks and sugar rushes.
• Five dollars to put gas in my tank.
• A happy feeling I can spread to others, on a sunny Sunday, full of the spirit of love, post.church.service.
• Friends who come to help build the Tiny House.
• Bean soup and my increasingly awesome cooking abilities.
• Massive amounts of donated fresh organic produce, and the mounds of canned pears and kimchi and cucumber mango broccoli salads that will result.
• Mike and his willingness to take me target practicing.
• Improving my aim with a gun.
• Having all 3 kitties in the house and safe and warm and happy with me at night, while the coyotes howl outside.
• Elvis and TK curling up together and cuddling and kissing like the cutest fluffiest sweetest little loveballz they are.
• Every star in the sky. Being able to see them all from here.
• Being small. 
• Jessamine. Her tender friendship and sweet, funny, quirky intelligence. Love her.
• Wood for the fire. Warm tea.
• A kitty on my lap.
• Exposure for the Time Bank. Momentum building and so much potential for unifying my community.
• Warm clothes and layers and good snow boots.
• Soap.
• Sharp axes. Splitting logs - it is so fun! And what a reward - being warm twice! Once outside using my human body for good, and once in, relaxing and enjoying nature's awesome gift of fire.
• Spaceheaters.
• New friends.
• My favorite sound in the world: a kitty purr.
• Making meals with new friends. Enjoying freaking delicious, fantastic meals with friends.
• Peanut butter. Parmesan cheese. Crockpots. Bean soup that *damn!* is so good yet so simple. Did I mention I make good bean soup?
• Igniting passion in others.
• Thesurvivalsummit.com and the week-long free survival seminar starting tomorrow morning.
• Skillsharing.
• Love.

But the greatest of these is love.