Then I remembered the quote posted over there on the right:
"What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life." – OprahIt’s time to make another list of all of the things that make me happy. In no particular order…
- My grandchildren
- The smell of fresh cut grass
- The wop wop wop brrrrrrrr of rainbird sprinklers
- Quail in the back yard
- Summer
- Swimming pools
- Freshly pedicured toenails in pink
- New followers on my blogs
- Comments on my blog posts
- Scoring a Bag of Crap on Woot!
- Sees Candy, especially butterscotch squares
- Heated leather seats
- Rain hitting the window when I’m in bed
- Corn on the cob
- Hearing from old friends
- Dexter…yeah, it’s dark, but it’s soooo good!
- Road trips with a good audio book
- Road trips with rock and roll
- Road trips with Broadway musicals
- Live music
- A pension that is above US median income…I get paid to not work!!!
- New cute shoes
- Lunch out with friends
- Never using an alarm clock
- My hot tub
- A good book
- Huge white puffy clouds on a bright blue sky
- A full moon
- Diet coke
- Tulips
- The smell of babies
- Warm breezes…not wind, gentle warm air washing over me
- A good haircut
- A healthy family
- Finding just the right word when I’m writing
- Good dance music
- A comfortable chair
- Down pillows and a down comforter
- A reliable car
- Good credit
- Compliments
- Tivo
- Watching the ocean
- A fire in the fireplace
- My dishwasher…how did I ever live without one in the olden days?
- Slurpees
Throughout the day I expect that I will think of other things that I should have listed. I had to fight the demons a few times while writing the list…a few irritations popped into my head. I drove them out with gratitude. I know the more I focus on what is good in my life, the more I am open to receive it.
