Stream-of-consciousness appreciation:

I’ve been thinking about this appreciation practice. It’s easy to find people I’m grateful for every day. It’s easy to think of things I own or experiences I have that I appreciate. But it’s also easy to overlook some things. I’m not worried about it, just interested.

It’s easy to overlook things like vision. I read until midnight last night, a little while past the time when my eyes started complaining. That little bit of irritation made me realize how lucky I am that my eyes work so well. Sure, I need glasses, but I still get to read whenever I want, do work on my computer, see my kids and family, watch the snow falling. And then I thought how lucky I am to have a sense of balance that lets me do goofy, spinning scenes with my improv group and not fall over. And then I remembered shoveling. How great is it that this old body can still get all the muscles to work together to shovel those 8 inches of snow?! (We’ve had 3 or 4 since then, but that’s what it was at the time.)

Yes, yesterday it was easy to be grateful for my warm house, my wonderful friends, the beautiful weather, things that were somehow obvious…. but all these other amazing things are still easy to take for granted. So today I appreciate all THOSE things, even if I forgot to think of them…. 😛