Bullet points • broth • the awesome reach of Substack • the new lamp I bought for the bathroom that turns on when you touch it • Cameron for all his trips to the airport • Annette for all the quiet times • Ativan for allowing me to do some things I enjoy • Clean water • Mango for being so generous and devoted • Emma K • My two wheelchairs • Gratitude lists • My sponsor • The fact that I'm about to go take a nap • Kent Quaker Meeting • My new psychiatrist • The morning light •
•that when I wake up with nightmares at 2 am my friend is awake in mumbai •for other sick people that make things and share insights that help me survive this better • for the respiratory therapist who told me that I would get better and gave me his phone number so he could send me the names of doctors who had helped his friend when I was hospitalized and got closer to death than I'd been in a while, so I left the hospital feeling hopeful and grateful, not scared •that my neurologist yesterday said it was ok to not be ready to try SSRIs for brain fog after the last time a new medicine messed me up and also gave me more of the drug that stops me from shaking so I can eat more easily •my friends who love me even though I am sick and none of us really know what that means
Happy Thanks Giving everyone and thanks, Hal, for your prompt!
• Freedom • yoga • sunshine after the rain • friendships • my adorable dog, Penelope the mini pincher • my heating mat that keeps me cozy all night • plush furry fleece royal purple sheets I bought at Ross 6 years ago! • my note book • my sister, Merritt • my brother Josh • Selma Morgen Thomas • my grandfathers old summer home that I now watch over •. View of the SF Bay and Angel Island • my dog parent friends • Penny’s other quasi parents, Lark & Jerry and Leila dog, Loral and Spencer dog and Cody dog, Vanessa and Gizmo dog, Nikki, Beverly and Emily dog, my iPhone camera, my charger, my e-vehicle, Berkeley Bowl, New Way Ma, persimmons, my fruit trees • Netflix (but am I really??) • warm water • having electricity back • my recovery program • hp • my health • the locks Brian fixed • my Wedgewood Stove that works when the electricity doesn’t • breathing • my garbage can that opens when I wave my hand • my Kevin Murphy conditioner • all my friends and fellows • mobility • the power of action
First off, gratitude for "option-8" who knew • coffe made in a moka pot• the feeling (getting it now) that this simple exercise has already lifted me • the companionable silence ot two life partners at their keyboards • the interruption of that quiet with :did you know...?" discoveries shared • that coffee I mentioned, gurgling and pulling me away • that I came back • birds in the garden • my studio • friends • ideas • art, enjoyment of, the doing of • capacities remembered and brought back • peanut butter on spiced banana bread • sleep
:) I googled it this morning. All the other numbers offer interesting characters with the option key ... none quite as cool as a bullet point. Sounds like a good life, John. H
It's reminders like this that are important in remembering that a good life co-exists with travails that seem insurmountable and grief one knows cannot end. • (<— !! ) aiming to remember that it's a good life daily, especially when that seems like a faint remembrance Your courage is its own inspiration if I may say. • must see if there's an option-? to create a line feed for cleaner notes
a TENS unit at 2:00 am•a fire on the hearth when it's in the twenties outside•enough food to freeze half for Christmas dinner•guys like Hal to remind me to be grateful.
• unsubscribe buttons • long bus rides • audiobooks • green tea • prayer • meditation • seeing someone lugging a suitcase, backpack, tote bag, travel pillow... and knowing they are a world traveller • fresh drinking water • mountains to stare at • flowers • incense • women • wifi • affirmation cards • miso soup sachets • bananas • stretching • bus driver humour • fresh air • bare feet • purging things and feeling better for it • comfy jeans • kookaburras • comfy bed • lamp light • sobriety • journalling • hal's substack • walnuts • post-its • saying no • celebrating people i love for doing amazing things • strangers singing or dancing in public • red licorice • markets • quiet time • rain on windows • getting lost in listening to a song •
• warm dog by my side • chance to have a slow morning • father-in-law living in town • daughter coming home for Thanksgiving • meal planned out • snow coming soon • beautiful view from window • trip to see friends • family getting together • Memory Cafe new visitors •
•my friends •my health •my job •my favorite tv shows I watch over and over again •my parents •my mom for teaching me how to cook •teaching myself how to make healthier food options that I like to eat •unhealthy meals ever now and then •my life •my body •my favorite memories •new opportunities •my mistakes that I can learn from •music •sleeping in my comfy bed •anime •weekends to relax and have fun •the different seasons of the year •my education •a job interview I have this week •my apartment •time I can spend with friends •time I can spend alone with myself •my ability to grow •my ability to change •Hal Walker •Low Key Gliding •being here in this moment right now
my family near & far • my kids & husband • my animals & their uncomplicated love • the blue sky • my job & colleagues to laugh/cry with • dear friends • tennis • good quality socks • Colorado’s progressive leadership • my little book light •
• Metu, my dog, snoring with her snout on my feet • tea my husband made for me • space in the basement for morning yoga • my husband • room for my son and his two dogs to move home while he figures out how to do life without his wife • food in the fridge to cook for Thanksgiving • my parents • my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew and the joy they’ll bring to our table • a great night’s rest • a good book to look forward to reading at nap time
Sarah! What a delight to read your gratitude list, thank you. I hope Mississippi is continuing to treat you well. Believe it or not, I’ve never been to Mississippi. Seems a shame… Sending love. Hal
• figured out the "how to" for laptop bullet point! • our quirky pets • daughters, sons-in-laws, baby grandsons • blankets & warmth • bluegrass, Americana and Pandora • friends far and near • family near and far • opportunities • Heinen's & Aldi's • food, glorious food • our friends who are chosen family • my husband, and special shoutout for his cooking • movies, books, the fine arts, theater, live performances and music • our gas log fireplace • that gratitude naming has no end •
Playing fetch with my cat Calvin • hanging out with the cats Miles and Calvin • slowing down and really being present with what is happening now • making soup• sharing soup with friends • the vibration plate • whenever I really am present enough to receive the beauty all around especially the light• my husband (please don’t tell him he’s this far down the list 😅)•
Music • moving my body is satisfying ways • this offering •. Thanks Hal I will continue this it feels really good! Love and blessings to you Hal 💕
Some of my close friends still do and Don my husband, but the name has morphed into treeber dee or treeber deeber dee…mostly inspired by our friend Libby Kirkpatrick ❤️
Thanks for that exercise. It’s really good. I feel like my list was way to short. There’s so many things to be grateful for.
Bullet points • broth • the awesome reach of Substack • the new lamp I bought for the bathroom that turns on when you touch it • Cameron for all his trips to the airport • Annette for all the quiet times • Ativan for allowing me to do some things I enjoy • Clean water • Mango for being so generous and devoted • Emma K • My two wheelchairs • Gratitude lists • My sponsor • The fact that I'm about to go take a nap • Kent Quaker Meeting • My new psychiatrist • The morning light •
•that when I wake up with nightmares at 2 am my friend is awake in mumbai •for other sick people that make things and share insights that help me survive this better • for the respiratory therapist who told me that I would get better and gave me his phone number so he could send me the names of doctors who had helped his friend when I was hospitalized and got closer to death than I'd been in a while, so I left the hospital feeling hopeful and grateful, not scared •that my neurologist yesterday said it was ok to not be ready to try SSRIs for brain fog after the last time a new medicine messed me up and also gave me more of the drug that stops me from shaking so I can eat more easily •my friends who love me even though I am sick and none of us really know what that means
• for hp • knowing that I'm not alone in living with illness •
This is awesome. Makes me want to start my Joy Journal again but in a simpler fashion
Happy Thanks Giving everyone and thanks, Hal, for your prompt!
• Freedom • yoga • sunshine after the rain • friendships • my adorable dog, Penelope the mini pincher • my heating mat that keeps me cozy all night • plush furry fleece royal purple sheets I bought at Ross 6 years ago! • my note book • my sister, Merritt • my brother Josh • Selma Morgen Thomas • my grandfathers old summer home that I now watch over •. View of the SF Bay and Angel Island • my dog parent friends • Penny’s other quasi parents, Lark & Jerry and Leila dog, Loral and Spencer dog and Cody dog, Vanessa and Gizmo dog, Nikki, Beverly and Emily dog, my iPhone camera, my charger, my e-vehicle, Berkeley Bowl, New Way Ma, persimmons, my fruit trees • Netflix (but am I really??) • warm water • having electricity back • my recovery program • hp • my health • the locks Brian fixed • my Wedgewood Stove that works when the electricity doesn’t • breathing • my garbage can that opens when I wave my hand • my Kevin Murphy conditioner • all my friends and fellows • mobility • the power of action
So much gratitude! Thank you Margaret. ❤️
I’m grateful for the part Of me that didn’t listen when another part of me said I didn’t do this exercise good enough
* I’m grateful for my sisters
* I’m grateful I can still play harmonica
* I’m grateful for Hal for teaching me how to play harmonica
* I’m grateful for the feeling of life in my body
* Grateful for my inner smile
* grateful for my relationship with my father
* I’m grateful for my bed
* I’m grateful for my friends
* I’m grateful for Hal‘s living in a body Podcasts
* I’m grateful her my caretaker Gregory and the wonderful food he cooks
* I’m grateful for games
* I’m grateful for the band goose
* I’m grateful for all the technology that supports me having a comfortable life
* I’m grateful for my physical therapist
John P Allen! Well, I'll be. So good to read your list brother. Love love love. Hal
First off, gratitude for "option-8" who knew • coffe made in a moka pot• the feeling (getting it now) that this simple exercise has already lifted me • the companionable silence ot two life partners at their keyboards • the interruption of that quiet with :did you know...?" discoveries shared • that coffee I mentioned, gurgling and pulling me away • that I came back • birds in the garden • my studio • friends • ideas • art, enjoyment of, the doing of • capacities remembered and brought back • peanut butter on spiced banana bread • sleep
:) I googled it this morning. All the other numbers offer interesting characters with the option key ... none quite as cool as a bullet point. Sounds like a good life, John. H
It's reminders like this that are important in remembering that a good life co-exists with travails that seem insurmountable and grief one knows cannot end. • (<— !! ) aiming to remember that it's a good life daily, especially when that seems like a faint remembrance Your courage is its own inspiration if I may say. • must see if there's an option-? to create a line feed for cleaner notes
÷ (option-?)
a TENS unit at 2:00 am•a fire on the hearth when it's in the twenties outside•enough food to freeze half for Christmas dinner•guys like Hal to remind me to be grateful.
• unsubscribe buttons • long bus rides • audiobooks • green tea • prayer • meditation • seeing someone lugging a suitcase, backpack, tote bag, travel pillow... and knowing they are a world traveller • fresh drinking water • mountains to stare at • flowers • incense • women • wifi • affirmation cards • miso soup sachets • bananas • stretching • bus driver humour • fresh air • bare feet • purging things and feeling better for it • comfy jeans • kookaburras • comfy bed • lamp light • sobriety • journalling • hal's substack • walnuts • post-its • saying no • celebrating people i love for doing amazing things • strangers singing or dancing in public • red licorice • markets • quiet time • rain on windows • getting lost in listening to a song •
• warm dog by my side • chance to have a slow morning • father-in-law living in town • daughter coming home for Thanksgiving • meal planned out • snow coming soon • beautiful view from window • trip to see friends • family getting together • Memory Cafe new visitors •
Thank you Diane... so much to be grateful for. H
•my friends •my health •my job •my favorite tv shows I watch over and over again •my parents •my mom for teaching me how to cook •teaching myself how to make healthier food options that I like to eat •unhealthy meals ever now and then •my life •my body •my favorite memories •new opportunities •my mistakes that I can learn from •music •sleeping in my comfy bed •anime •weekends to relax and have fun •the different seasons of the year •my education •a job interview I have this week •my apartment •time I can spend with friends •time I can spend alone with myself •my ability to grow •my ability to change •Hal Walker •Low Key Gliding •being here in this moment right now
Casey! Thanks so much for participating. It’s a great list. Low Key Gliding! ❤️
my family near & far • my kids & husband • my animals & their uncomplicated love • the blue sky • my job & colleagues to laugh/cry with • dear friends • tennis • good quality socks • Colorado’s progressive leadership • my little book light •
Love you sister. ❤️
• Metu, my dog, snoring with her snout on my feet • tea my husband made for me • space in the basement for morning yoga • my husband • room for my son and his two dogs to move home while he figures out how to do life without his wife • food in the fridge to cook for Thanksgiving • my parents • my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew and the joy they’ll bring to our table • a great night’s rest • a good book to look forward to reading at nap time
Sarah! What a delight to read your gratitude list, thank you. I hope Mississippi is continuing to treat you well. Believe it or not, I’ve never been to Mississippi. Seems a shame… Sending love. Hal
• figured out the "how to" for laptop bullet point! • our quirky pets • daughters, sons-in-laws, baby grandsons • blankets & warmth • bluegrass, Americana and Pandora • friends far and near • family near and far • opportunities • Heinen's & Aldi's • food, glorious food • our friends who are chosen family • my husband, and special shoutout for his cooking • movies, books, the fine arts, theater, live performances and music • our gas log fireplace • that gratitude naming has no end •
Playing fetch with my cat Calvin • hanging out with the cats Miles and Calvin • slowing down and really being present with what is happening now • making soup• sharing soup with friends • the vibration plate • whenever I really am present enough to receive the beauty all around especially the light• my husband (please don’t tell him he’s this far down the list 😅)•
Music • moving my body is satisfying ways • this offering •. Thanks Hal I will continue this it feels really good! Love and blessings to you Hal 💕
Hi Tricia! So nice to read your list of gratitude. ❤️. Do they still call you Tree?
Some of my close friends still do and Don my husband, but the name has morphed into treeber dee or treeber deeber dee…mostly inspired by our friend Libby Kirkpatrick ❤️
Thanks for that exercise. It’s really good. I feel like my list was way to short. There’s so many things to be grateful for.