giving thanx
2004-11-25 4:19 pm
as painful as life can be on occassion, it can also be bliss. and without one, we cannot even hope to experience the other.
in no particular order, i am thankful for the following:
- coffee flavor tofutti cuties of which ive just finished my eighth today
- each breath that fills my chest, providing me with life and energy
- my mother for always doing her best, even when she was tired and hurting and wanted to give up
- oatmeal and cream of wheat two of the best foods ever
- YF who loved me as his own and never stopped looking
- my sister and brother who i love with all my heart and miss more than i would miss chocolate if it were to vanish from the planet
- VP for always remembering me
- running water cascading over my shoulders via shower or waterfall
- TS for encouraging me to apply to WWU anyway, and letting me turn in my papers late when i couldnt do homework b/c i was sleeping in my truck
- SG for finding work for me, even when it meant paying me from the lollipop fund
- guitars and all the beautiful sounds that come out of them
- ASL who supported me through high school and college as best as possible and helped me grow into the person i am today
- love, because it feels good even when it hurts
- ML&LL for sharing your roof and food when i had none
- ML for apologizing after all those years
- MK who is here, even when 3000 miles away
- SH for taking me and Cubito in and sharing your heart and couch with us
- MH who nurtured my creativity and sense of self as i was in that cocoon trying to sprout wings
- G&J for giving me a warm place to stay when id come home from college for the weekend
- Boston which welcomed me, keeps me safe, and has made me feel more at home than any other city ive met
- dishwashers like the one i dont have
- soul mates including DB, KDK, LW
- writing which has saved my life countless times
- LE for being kind and caring and too much fun
- SW who can be trusted with the most important things and is the most honest person i know
- the color pink because it makes me feel warm and cozy
- LOM for teaching me that its okay to spend my money on me, and to buy nice things
- ann taylor which makes elegant and beautiful clothing that feels so good against my skin
- KG for loving me unconditionally, even when i didnt know how to help him make poop
- rainbows to remind me that the pot of gold is already here, i just have to see it
- vision with which i can experience art and the sky and your face
- manny, papi, veritek, johnny, pedro, pokey, curt, nomar (even though he was traded), dougM, millar, muelar, mr. C, and any other cutie patootie i left out
- sunshine which warms my back, povides necessary vitamins, creates beatiful shadows on the buildings in the city and nourishes the seeds which become food and flowers and trees
- being able-bodied because i can do anything id like to, from simple to complex
- rain all the 65 forms we refer to in the seattle area weather forecasts
- CFL which created an avenue for me to dig deeper into my spiritual sense of self and create the life i desire
- music which is the sound of beauty and life and love and pain and everything else
- children reminding me of how wonderful and cruel the world is, and why i must keep moving forward toward change
- your soft hands touching my face
- soy products because they are yummy
- good health because so much else depends upon it... and the red wheelbarrow
- poetry, which allowed me to make reference to the red wheelbarrow above
- dreaming because there is so much i cant deal with while awake and that my mind processes while i sleep, plus i really like jumping off buildings and flying in UFOs
- direct communication even thought its scary and difficult
- my body because it is a source of awe and pleasure and beauty and love
- anyone who has ever given me the benefit of the doubt
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ani difranco: both hands
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previously:
weather or not - 2006-03-07
My Flight - 2006-03-02
poetree in motion - 2006-02-28
ultimate personality test - 2006-02-25
limerick e-trip - 2006-02-22