appreciation

DianaK

Year 1, Day 36: smooth roads, blue sky, Mary

I appreciate:

  1. The new smoothness of Park Avenue — and the people who do that work! I love driving on well-paved roads, but would NOT want to do the work. Thank you road workers!
  2. The sharp blueness of the sky this morning. I know we could use some rain, but the sky against the turning leaves is breathtaking and I’m loving it.
  3. My friend and fellow Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, Mary, who got the wheels turning for us to teach laughter yoga for the MS Society. Can’t wait to start!
DianaK

Year 1, Day 34: improv show, fun breakfast, fun brunch

I appreciate:

  1. Yesterday’s fantastic show at Comedy Sportz – brilliant!
  2. Today’s hilarious and fun family breakfast with my brothers and our families. The idea of Jeff in that t-shirt…..Oh hahahaha!
  3. My delightful late-morning brunch with T & R — plus Katie! Oh, so good for my heart. (Plus, Terri makes THE BEST gluten-free pancakes ever!) Wow!
DianaK

Year 1, Day 32: arms – bending, reaching, hugging

I appreciate my arms:

  1. For being willing to bend and stretch if I should be in a yoga-ish or stretchy-ish mood
  2. For being able to reach up and help me get things off the top shelf. If I stand on my tippy-toes. Or a big chair. Or a giant.
  3. For being able to reach out and hug my kids and friends and family. ♥ Not all at once. They’re not THAT long. 😛
DianaK

Year 1, Day 31: nervous systems – somatic, autonomic, sympathetic

More body appreciation…I appreciate:

  1. My somatic nervous system for helping me move when the spirit says move, dance when the spirit says dance ♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.• ♪♫….
  2. My autonomic nervous system, for taking care of all that stuff required to, you know, continue living… including my my parasympathetic nervous system for taking care of everything when there’s no emergency, and
  3. My sympathetic nervous system for making fight or flight possible (you know, for when I encounter my next super villain!)
DianaK

Year 1, Day 30: ears, ears, ears

Ears! Three separate reasons I appreciate my ears

  1. I love being able to hear my favorite musicians sing, the soft sound of my old kitty snoring, the wind in the trees, an audience laughing, the early-morning, dark-still clock ticking.
  2. I love having a place to hang my glasses
  3. I love to decorate ’em — and how the decorations make me feel connected to my family: I got my latest pierce when Katie was getting a new pierce (you know, your average mother-daughter outing….), and the diamond stud is my mom’s (she lost the other and gave this one to me). Thank you ears! ♥

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DianaK

Year 1, Day 29: ability to laugh, taste buds, toeses

More of body appreciation week. I appreciate:

  1. All the parts of my body that work together to produce laughter — AND all the cool physiological stuff that happens because of laughter. (Plus I appreciate Show X and Laughter Yoga club). All of these things add up to Monday being my favorite day of the week. Monday!
  2. My taste buds for making breakfast so perfect – especially the coffee, and nectarine, strawberry, and cantaloupe yumminess.
  3. My toeses – for helping with that whole walking and balancing thing….and for letting me dress up their toenailses in pretty colors. 🙂
DianaK

Year 1, Day 28: fingers, legs, eyes

I don’t know about you, but I am often guilty of thinking critical and/or complaining thoughts about my body, so this week I am, instead, appreciating:

  1. My fingers for enabling me to use my computer, text my children to stay in touch, pet my cats, and scratch my itches and a million other little everyday tasks.
  2. My legs, which easily carry me wherever I ask, including to classes, on errands and to visit friends.
  3. My eyes, for showing me the people I love, the changing colors of autumn leaves, colorful artwork on my walls, and the smiling faces of lovely people I encounter. 🙂
DianaK

Year 1, Day 27: new challenges, my hubby, weekends

I appreciate:

  • The excitement of reaching just past my comfort zone and doing something new. Last night’s show was So. Much. Fun!
  • Patrick Boyle, for being there, rooting for me, no matter what shenanigans I’m up to.
  • The luxury of the weekend….since I didn’t settle down until about 2 am and woke up, thinking about last night again, at 6. So nice not to have to go to work today! 😉