thank heavens

I've been thinking a lot lately about gratitude. I don't necessarily mean the 'leap out of bed in the morning and thank God you are alive" kind of gratitude. I mean more like the "this taco is really good and I'm grateful" or the "no one sent me a rude email today and I'm grateful" kind of gratitude. So, even though it's not Thanksgiving, I thought I'd make a short list of everyday things that I am grateful for.

• Good coffee and cold half and half every morning
• A computer that works
• Being accepted into graduate school
• Having a car that is nice
• Having friends, colleagues, and family that are encouraging
• Not being married to the first idiot that came along
• Not having babies, yet
• Crushed ice at Sonic
• Tiger's Blood sno cones with cream
• The found ability to say what I mean to people, even if it hurts their feelings
• New apartment complete with courtyard and serenity fountain

So, these things are mostly lame. But, I've decided that loving and appreciating little things about where you are right now is important. I've decided that every day you wake up your life is a little more complex, a little more involved, than it was the day before. It will never be like it is right now again.

Enjoy.