Every year I make a list of 101 things that I am grateful for, and even at a time when there is so much questionable and unwanted stuff going on in the world, it is good to know that there is way more than 101 things to be thankful for -- and that's even with mentioning the Muppets only once!
Here is my list of things I am grateful for:
1. My ever expanding, unfolding, adventure of a path. 2. Heroes 3. Diversity. 4. Forests and woods. 5. The Fae. 6. Charles Schulz. 7. Everything that got me to where and who I am at this moment. 8. That undefinable, primal and untamable wild part of my soul. 9. Egg Nog. 10. Gluten Free French toast. 11. Walt Whitman. 12. Friends who are family. 13. Family that are friends. 14. My parents and my upbringing. 15. Hurdy gurdies. 16. Tenacity and resiliency. 17. Puppy breath. 18. Xena Warrior Princess. 19. Passions. 20. The Society for Creative Anachronism. 21. Pizza (especially Hawaiian). 22. Whimsy. 23. Hope. 24. Unicorns. 25. Muppets. 26. Gene Kelly. 27. Goddess. 28. Deloreans. 29. The Dalai Lama. 30. Sherwood. 31. Jeshua ben Joseph. 32. Comic books. 33. Joseph Campbell. 34. Star Trek. 35. Mystery and Awe. 36. Connection. 37. Wild places. 38. Christmas. 39. Music. 40. Myths and Stories. 41. An artistic mind. 42. Intuition and the trust thereof. 43. Elvis. 44. Gifts of Feathers. 45. Rainbows. 46. Real magick. 47. Quantum Physics. 48. Elders and Ancestors. 49. Santa Claus. 50. The Spirit that lives in all things. 51. Furry loved ones. 52. Tapirs. 53. Wombats. 54. Movies. 55. Campfires. 56. The Shamanic life. 57. Quality self time. 58. Intimacy. 59. ...nudge, nudge, wink, wink... 60. Miracles. 61. Horses. 62. Spirit guides. 63. The Bigger Picture. 64. My day job and my vocation. 65. Imagination. 66. Cheshire moons. 67. Hugs. 68. Laughter. 69. Heliotrope. 70. Root Beer. 71. Paganism. 72. Dreams. 73. Drum circles. 74. Rituals and ceremonies. 75. Chai! 76. Words to write and pictures to draw. 77. My teachers and mentors. 78. The courage to step into my power more and more. 79. Experiences and knowledge enough to teach. 80. Sun dogs. 81. Creativity. 82. Faerieworlds. 83. Art quilts. 84. Dragons. 85. Archery. 86. Self discovery. 87. Stillness. 88. Different shades of green sunlIght filtering through various layers of leaves in the trees. 89. William Shatner. 90. Bridges. 91. Sea shanties. 92. Skinny dipping. 93. The bright and beautiful Future. 94. Dreamers. 95. Paddington. 96. Winnie the Pooh. 97. Taoism. 98. Alan Watts. 99. Redwall Abbey. 100. Books. 101. Love.