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Today I’m grateful for my practice. Grateful for the inspiration I receive from folks here on caf as well as those in the “real” world to aid in the practice. Grateful for the breath.
 
God, everyone in heaven(including the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints), and the Catholic Church
 
Today I’m grateful for sunshine, warmer temperatures, village walks, being able to hang the laundry out to dry in the fresh air.
 
Today I’m grateful for the ability to be grateful and to forgive others and myself. Grateful for physical strength. Grateful to be able to get out and till the garden again. Grateful for fresh air and sunshine. Grateful for the rain.
 
Tonight I hopped into bed and felt an overwhelming gratitude for having nothing to worry about,for each and every peaceful day passing free of drama .Thanks be to God 🙂
 
Today I’m grateful the lawnmower started and its blade seems sharp enough to do the job this season once the grass gets high enough to mow. Grateful I didn’t have to run a full tank of gas out of the snow thrower to put it away until next time it is used. Grateful for my practice. Grateful for health.
 
Today I’m grateful for continued strengthening of the body. Grateful for continued spring like weather. Grateful for modern medicine and medical techniques of healing.
 
Grateful for being part of my little Grandaughters life ,and seeing life through a child’s eyes again.
 
Today I’m grateful to have had the discipline to get out for a walk around the village. Was feeling a bit lethargic, unenergetic, etc… so I got up and out and enjoyed some fresh air and exercise. Feel so much better now. Grateful a sister-in-law is feeling reenergized after being a bit under the weather for a few days. Grateful for the beauty of nature in all its forms.
 
Today I’m grateful for my wife, my mom and all the moms I know. Blessings to you all.
 
Thank you Lord, thank you.

Thank you for all the gifts that you have given me today,
Thank you for all I have seen, heard, received.

Thank you for the water that woke me up, the soap that smells good, the toothpaste that refreshes.
Thank you for the clothes that protect me, for their color and their cut.
Thank you for the newspaper so faithfully there, for the comics (my
morning smile), for the report of useful meetings, for justice done and for big games won.
Thank you for the street-cleaning truck and the men who run it, for their morning shouts and all the early noises.
Thank you for my work, my tools, my efforts.
Thank you for the metal in my hands, for the whine of the steel biting into it, for the satisfied look of the supervisor and the load of finished pieces.
Thank you for Jim who lent me his file, for Danny who gave me a cigarette, for Charlie who held the door for me.
Thank you for the welcoming street that led me there, for the shop windows, for the cars, for the passers-by, for all the life that flowed swiftly between the windowed walls of the houses.

Thank you for the food that sustained me, for the glass of beer that refreshed me.
Thank you for the car that meekly took me where I wanted to be, for the gas that made it go, for the wind that caressed my face and for the trees that nodded to me on the way.

Thank you for the boy I watched playing on the sidewalk opposite.
Thank you for his roller-skates and for his comical face when he fell.
Thank you for the morning greetings I received, and for all the smiles.
Thank you for the mother who welcomes me at home, for her tactful affection, for her silent presence.
Thank you for the roof that shelters me, for the lamp that lights me, for the radio that plays, for the news, for music and singing.
Thank you for the bunch of flowers, so pretty on my table.

Thank you for the tranquil night.
Thank you for the stars.
Thank you for the silence.

Thank you for the time you have given me.
Thank you for life.
Thank you for grace.

Thank you for being there, Lord.
Thank you for listening to me, for taking me seriously, for gathering my gifts in your hands to offer them to your Father.
Thank you, Lord.
Thank you.

(From Michel Quoist’s Prayers of Life)
 
Today I’m grateful for this beautiful day of sunshine and warmth, of smiles and laughter. Grateful for receptivity to all that comes my way.
 
“Liking” your post metanoia 🙂

Grateful for gentle threads in amongst the others on CAF ,those that build up,reassure and give affirmation .
Grateful for those with sound knowledge and experience helping the rest of us,giving their time and being patient.
This week grateful for kind neighbours and God’s gifts of wood to cut,mushrooms growing wild and a suprise of pickable and pickle-able olives in the garden 😃
 
I’m grateful especially to the people who serve our country as Memorial Day nears. :medal_military: 🇺🇸

I’m grateful for the beautiful weather we are having and that I can walk on the bike path along the lake of our city.

I’m grateful for the Farmer’s Market with the flowers and produce that is starting up again. 🥕 🌽 🥒
 
Today I’m grateful for friends and neighbors and their offerings to bring me to dr. appts, treatments and to the store to pick up groceries since my wife is out of town for a week. While I haven’t accepted all offers it is nice that so many people have offered. Grateful to be able to rest as needed and for the ability to know when that is.
 
Grateful for the changing season and rain.Discovering tiny tree seedlings and laughing with amazement at the Bay of 8ft as I clipped it today…just a short time ago it was a tiny rescued seedling 😃 Beautiful nature.
 
It’s a beautiful sunny morning here , and it’s a Bank Holiday (what a horrible way of describing a public holiday ) . 😎.

Later in the day I’m taking young Jack , aged 12 and part of a family who are dear to me , to see Solo: A Star Wars Story . I don’t know what I am letting myself in for . 🙃 But I’m thankful for the opportunity .
 
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