Friday, December 16, 2011

Start #1: Gifts 307...

307. The feeling of Molly under my feet as I sit here typing, her warm body rising and falling with her breath that I can feel under my foot.

308. The soothing, cozy fragrance and amber light of this Ginger Pear candle that burns beside me as I type.

309. Participating in my first reiki for world peace on Wednesday night.  I did have to duck into the bathroom to join in, but it was worth every second tucked away by myself, yet part of something so larger than I.

310. Andy, Lily, Emmy and I hugging each other, swaying back and forth as we listened to Lady Antebellum's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas tonight after dinner.

311. A woman inviting me onto the freeway in front of her on the on-ramp in rush hour traffic on my way home, even with the hand gesture that says, "You go ahead, right here."  That is virtually unheard of in Phoenix.

312. Taking a different way to work today that is much prettier than the way I usually take (I could see silhouettes of mountains and the tops of cacti and palms in front of the brightening dawn sky as I made my way to the central corridor, and I was 15 minutes early!  I'll have to try that route again.

313. So thankful I don't have my boss' job to be a part of four firings and one performance plan all this week, the week before the holiday.

314. Emmy's preschool that provided hot chocolate with the largest marshmallow (singular, as in one per cup) that I have ever seen. The marshmallow took up the entire top of the Styrofoam cup.

315. Seeing Lily's face when she saw that I saved this hot chocolate and marshmallow just for her:)

316. Enjoying this moment as I am going to be in bed by 9:30 and will get the most sleep in a night than I have had for what feels like two weeks.  Ahhhh, my pillow is calling me now!

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