It’s Christmas! So it feels appropriate to think about how grateful I am for a lot of things in my life. Certainly there are things that I wish were different or better, but honestly, I’ve really been feeling a ton of gratitude in my life lately - I don’t even have to fake it! Here’s a partial list of some things I’m really grateful for:
I’m grateful, of course, for my family, my Dad and my brother, and in particular the podcast that my brother and I have been making, which is about Mystery Science Theater 3000 - I’ll probably blog about it more in the future, but it’s at http://www.2b3kpodcast.com.
I’m grateful for my job and my financial situation which let me do the things I want to do, basically whenever I want to do them. Especially in this economy and this world I’m so grateful for that.
I’m grateful for my overall health; a few problems nonwithstanding, I’m in great health overall and that’s so important.
I’m grateful for my yoga studio that I teach at and practice at, Left Coast Power Yoga - it’s a great studio and the woman who owns it is amazing and I’m just very grateful for that space to teach and practice.
I’m grateful that I have a nice, comfy house and a safe place to live. I’ll also slip in that I’m grateful for my car, which works great and doesn’t cause me any problems.
I’m grateful for cycling! For my bikes, for Zwift, for Cyclebar, for the ability to get joy out of cycling and being on the bike, both indoors and out.
I’m grateful for Bike the US for MS, the charity that I work with and have done so many rides with in the past.
I’m grateful for my friends, especially Lacie.
I’m grateful for my writing group(s) which are great places to be artistically productive and really fun spaces, especially the one at Ultimate Grounds, and my friend Adam that I met there.
I’m grateful for Ukraine, for my new friend Kateryna that I meet with once a week online from Ukraine who teaches me Ukrainian (or tries anyway!), and I’m grateful that the people of Ukraine stood up for freedom and still are.
I’m grateful to live in Oakland, where the weather is amazing and the job opportunities are good and I get to do lots of interesting things and live near my brother.
I’m grateful for Toastmasters, which has been a really fun way to meet some nice people and get some time public speaking.
I’m grateful for ArtHaus, which is honestly a really fun coworking community.
I’m grateful for lots of other things besides - for coffee in the morning, for my computer that works really well and lets me pursue creative stuff, for being safe, and I’m sure there are other things I’m forgetting but I think that’s a good place to stop for today!
Merry Christmas!