(not necessarily in that order)
It was indeed an honor and a blessing to spend a delightful evening with Jyotish and Devi, eating delicious pizza and watching a classic holiday movie I’d never seen before, “The Christmas Story.”
The perfect corrective to recent days of overwhelm and stress; I feel ever more grateful for the friendship of these great souls. 💖
There’s nothing like out-of-the-blue gut issues to make one realize just how much we take a happy, functioning gut for granted.
I have no idea what set mine off but I sure hope it’s back to normal tomorrow. In the meantime, I am feeling super grateful and appreciative for how well it usually works.
I love all the gratitude quotes and memes that appear every Thanksgiving.
In fact, I love them so much that, instead of struggling to narrow it down to just one, I decided to share a bunch of them instead!
And finally…
There’s no doubt about it, I have lived and am still living a singularly blessed life.
I have so much family: immediate, extended; near, far; American, Swiss; human, spiritual.
And I have so many friends: from childhood; high school; music; church; Ananda; local and global.
I have a loving husband with whom I share the spiritual path, a commitment to serving through music, and the joy of living in spiritual community.
I have amazingly good health, all things considered.
I’ve always lived in pleasing, healthy, safe environments, and many were stunningly beautiful as well.
I could go on and on, but I think I’ve made my point.
Thank you, God. Thank you, family. Thank you, friends. Thank you to every person who’s been part of this blessed life.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
It was actually a fairly crazy morning.
We were missing singers due to illness; had to make last-minute changes to the Festival of Light musicians; and a miscommunication meant one of our quartet singers didn’t even know we were performing until it was time for rehearsal (yikes!). 🤦♀️
So, I’m obviously very grateful that all those glitches got worked out…thank you, God!
But there are other things for which I’m even more grateful…
🎉 Jyotish and Devi giving their first Sunday service since their return from three months of traveling in Europe and India.
🎉 An incredibly beautiful Thanksgiving-themed altar.
🎉 And a fun and successful CD-signing after service.
All in all, a joyful and productive day.
Today I’m feeling so grateful for the awareness that I am rich in every way that counts.
Thank you, God!
It’s such a joy having Jyotish and Devi back home at Ananda Village once again.
I’m soooo grateful to be able to call such great souls my friends.
Here’s Dad, Uncle Rudy, and their Aunt Tommye at yesterday’s birthday party.
Buster Allen Brooks, Jr (the father of Gil and Rudy) was one of eleven children. Because Buster was born in 1912 and Tommye not until 1933, she and Rudy (Buster’s firstborn) entered the world only two months apart.
Now Dad has just turned ninety, while Rudy and Tommye are both ninety-one. So grateful they’re all still with us! 💖
Today Ramesha and I celebrated twenty years of marriage by going out for dinner at a lovely Italian restaurant in Grass Valley.
In looking through wedding photos, this one really jumped out at me. I mean really! Doesn’t Ramesha’s smile just say it all?!?
What a fortunate woman I am, indeed!
Today, on International Women’s Day, I celebrate all the strong, determined, visionary, committed women whose struggles — over many years — made life better for the women of today.
And I pray not to fall into complacency or take those gains for granted.