i am grateful

After talking to Jason about trying to plan tonight, and feeling frustrated about various things, I started thinking about everything that I was angry about. I felt myself tense up, and I realized quickly that this was not going to help. So, instead of continuing to focus on that, I decided to make a list of things I'm grateful for. (And I feel better!)

I am grateful...

• For a wonderful sunny day. For the melting snow.
• For Jason. He evens me out. (Even though he drives me nuts sometimes.)
• For the chance to graduate in May.
• For Josh not caring when papers are late.
• For Bill not failing me.
• For Justine, who showed me it’s possible to go for what you want.
• For Cassie, who reminds me that all things are possible… with the right attitude.
• For my jobs… for feeling like I should pay the families for the chance to learn from their kids.
• For stupid Scott Walker, who managed to get a group of apathetic young people to care about politics.
• For the chance, every morning, to start again.
• For having the means to decide to be healthy.
• For my new computer, which allowed me to sit at Starbucks this morning to work on my paper.
• For having the option to choose: I can choose to eat healthy, to spend less money, to put stuff away, to get some exercise, to be positive instead of negative.
• That I can read.
• For the high school and middle school teachers who are teaching their kids to protest when someone is doing something other than what was agreed upon.
• For having the means and time to go to school. I forget sometimes that it’s a privilege.
• For living in a place where we can object to political activity. I cannot imagine being persecuted simply because I don’t agree with what the government is doing.
• For all my blue things. Blue calms me and brings joy to my life.