February 28, 2010

Today, I am grateful for….

1. Remembering to bring at least one computer on his business trip.
2. Finding a small amount of kona extra fancy beans in the freezer.
3. How far beyond the call of duty our corrugate sales rep goes for us.
4. This crazy and eventful week.
5. My orthotics finally fitting in my favorite shoes.
6. The long battery life on my macbook.
7. The clarity I got from an impromptu fast.
8. Sleeping in.
9. The Miles and Coltrane box set.
10. This red wine from Minervois.
11. Getting a lot done this weekend.
12. An eventful and promising business trip.
13. Bone marrow and parsley.
14. Moving forward with the new website.
15. The Adam Carolla Project.
16. Discovering a new pizza place in town.
17. Being in the mood for a summery beer.
18. Not worrying about running out of firewood
19. Bertoli.
20. Not having to file FSA claims anymore
21. What’s looking like an exciting work week.
22. This month’s Esquire.
23. One less trip he’ll have to go on this year.
24. My stereo amplifier finally being fixed.
25. Warmer weather.
26. The ice slowly melting away.
27. MS Office 2008 not pissing me off yet
28. Water and everything it does.
29. My earbuds at work.
30. A relaxing night with Jessica.
31. Not being tempted to go back to Bacaro so soon.
32. Things chugging along
33. Slowly figuring out what to give a shit about.
34. The possibility of the unknown affecting my life in the near future.
35. DVR
36. The filing that will get done tomorrow night - hopefully.
37. Planning ahead - somewhat.
38. Seeing old friends.
39. My PC still working well enough to use it for MS Money.
40. How quickly we forgot about our tough week at work.
41. Being productive.
42. Job security
43. A great part time job that gives me constant contact with creativity of the highest order
44. My new Macbook - I now believe the hype
45. Some semblance of financial security after some scary and lean years
46. Jessica - everyday I am surprised at how much we love each other
47. Not worrying about where my next meal is coming from
48. Facebook being an easy means to keep in touch with friends all over the world
49. How exciting this year is shaping out to being
50. How Jessica and I can’t seem to stay mad at each other for very long
51. Adam Carolla podcast
52. How much Jessica and I make each other laugh
53. Old friends.
54. Breathing
55. Any form of nuanced thinking
56. Active wear
57. Keeping my cynicism in check
58. Still not completely believing in the concept of being comfortable
59. The ability to have some fucked up and entertaining dreams – Suddenly waking up in Infomercial Hell.
60. Having a washer and dryer in our apartment
61. Mike Ross, the director of Krannert Center
62. Foreign languages
63. Life forcing me to multitask
64. Anthony Bourdain
65. The rush of positive thoughts and feelings I have every time I see Jessica
66. Tiki
67. My smart and talented friends old and new
68. My increasingly reliable intuition
69. My Brita filter especially on those days when Illinois Water decides to put WAY too much chlorine in it
70. The music playing in my head – Blue Trane
71. Competent and dedicated coworkers at both of my jobs
72. How great I feel after riding my bike to work
73. This computer stand from Ikea
74. Jessica's cute faces
75. How Jessica can pick me up when all seems lost
76. How good of a listener Jessica can be
77. Google Wave
78. Suits that hide my potbelly.
79. Bill Simmons
80. No longer worrying if today will be the day our car will completely fall apart
81. My new Ted Baker glasses
82. The moktak that my mom sent me
83. The copy of the Korean Zen Buddhist prayer CD that my mom made me
84. How good cracking various joints feel
85. My new earmuffs that don’t mess up my hair
86. Jackson 5 version of "Who's Loving You"
87. Everything I have yet to learn
88. My passion for music slowly returning
89. Our Simmons Beautyrest
90. The bizarre yet surprisingly effective baby talk that Jessica and I have developed for communicating
91. Jessica's hourglass figure
92. Memories, good and bad
93. The pavlovian response Jessica induces in me when I hear her keys just before she opens the door when coming home from work
94. My desire to seek out the positive in my life
95. Sensodyne
96. Free floss from the dentist
97. My orthotics
98. Not having to worry too much about what to wear for work
99. Having hope
100. Completing my fifteenth post

Object of my metta practice - myself

Reflection of the Day – I’m still trying to figure out a way for this new devotional routine to be such an integral part of my life that I maintain it even on busy days. There have been some new possibilities in my life that seem to be just over the horizon. Some days this excites me, some days it freaks me out. Just gotta push forward.