Friday, February 27, 2009

February 27, 2009

Today I am grateful for Kyrie and Evelyn.

Today I am grateful for Amy, Mike, Leslie, Dee, and Jody.

Today I am grateful for success stories who arrive in the flesh to show that our program works!

Today I am grateful for 3-hole punches.

Today I am grateful for email.

Today I am grateful for Mexican food.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

February 26, 2009

Today I am grateful for a quiet day at work.

Today I am grateful for my wonderful doggy.

Today I am grateful for curry and brown rice.

Today I am grateful for Emi, Barbara, Cheryl, Wayne, Dione, and Rob.

Today I am grateful for beautiful weather.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

February 25, 2009

Today I am grateful for comp time which allowed a morning shopping trip at Trader Joe's.

Today I am grateful for Emi, Bonnie, and Cheryl.

Today I am grateful for Sally and Leslie.

Today I am grateful for Evelyn and Kyrie.

Today I am grateful for Erika, Scott, Bill, and Lorrie.

Today I am grateful for Toastmasters - the organization, the educational program, and the people you meet there.

Today I am grateful for Mike.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

February 24, 2009

Today I am grateful for beautiful weather.

Today I am grateful for safe travel.

Today I am grateful for Linda, Leslie, Sally, and Devaren.

Today I am grateful for Karen and Dave.

Today I am grateful for Evelyn and Kyrie.

Today I am grateful for pumpkin seeds.

Today I am grateful for my flash drive.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Monday, February 23, 2009

February 23, 2009

Today I am grateful for free parking.

Today I am grateful for beautiful weather.

Today I am grateful for a productive day at work.

Today I am grateful for learning some new software tricks.

Today I am grateful for Emi, Melissa, Ann, Vinay, Siobhan, Jeff and Kaitlan.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

February 22, 2009

Today I am grateful for my sleep mask.

Today I am grateful for a quiet day in which to get a lot done.

Today I am grateful for meeting up with old friends via Facebook.

Today I am grateful for beautiful weather.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

February 21, 2009

Today I am grateful for Sally, Ed, Dan, Lynn, Tim, Rose, Don, Emi, Connie, and all the other Toastmasters at the Rio contests this morning.

Today I am grateful for cheap Mardi Gras beads so I can have fun throwing them around at Toastmasters this week. And I am grateful for my new jester hat with the jaunty bells on it. Whooo hooo!

Today I am grateful for thrift stores and their eclectic selection of books and CDs.

Today I am grateful for naps.

Today I am grateful for coconut milk ice cream.

What are you grateful for today? Share the gratitude and change the world.

Friday, February 20, 2009

February 20, 2009

Today I am grateful for grass and weed spray coming in a pump dispenser.

Today I am grateful for tuna.

Today I am grateful for green tea.

Today I am grateful for Emi and Rob.

Today I am grateful for the Light Rail Pirates.

Today I am grateful for discovering old friends on Facebook.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

February 19, 2009

Today I am grateful for Bosco, Vince, Bonnie, Emi, Rob, Wayne, and Dan.

Today I am grateful for Barbara!!!! and Peggy!!!! and Deanna!!!!

Today I am grateful for green salad and curried lentils.

Today I am grateful for Sally and Scott.

Today I am grateful for Dione, Carissa and Corine.

Today I am grateful for my car and for light traffic after work.

Today I am grateful for my goofy dog and his wet sloppy kisses.

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to speak at Toastmasters twice this week.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

February 18, 2009

Today I am grateful for a warm shower in the morning to wake up my brain.

Today I am grateful for Sally.

Today I am grateful for Jane, Ryan, Robert, Celia, and Dipak - courageous Toastmasters all.

Today I am grateful for EMI!!!!

Today I am grateful for Sally, Erika, and Leslie.

Today I am grateful for Scott, Erika (wow, two Erikas in one day), Edwinna, Bill, and Lorrie.

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to share a speech about the Youth Leadership Program and how it blessed me.

Today I am grateful for coconut milk ice cream sweetened with agave syrup. Yum!

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

February 17, 2009

Today I am grateful for Emi, Rob, Tamra, and Erika.

Today I am grateful for finding my desk at work. Such a decrease in stress level! Sweet!

Today I am grateful for beautiful veggies and a yummy tossed salad with chicken breast. Thank you, Linda!

Today I am grateful for Karen and her wonderful massages.

Today I am grateful for carnations on my desk at work.

Today I am grateful for my flash drive.

Today I am grateful for Livvy and Dave.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change your world.

Monday, February 16, 2009

February 16, 2009

Today I am grateful for wonderful weather and a visit to the dog park with Barbara and Batman.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

February 15, 2009

Today I am grateful for online traffic school. And I swear I will never speed again, no matter how late I am for a Toastmasters meeting.

Today I am grateful for Kinkos.

Today I am grateful for the dog park, and the wet labrador retrievers, and Barbara, and Batman, and my own very tired dog.

Today I am grateful for a sunny day.

Today I am grateful for mexican food.

Today I am grateful for green tea.

Today I am grateful for whole rye bread.

What are you grateful for? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

February 15, 2009

Today I am grateful for my washing machine.

Today I am grateful for green tea.

Today I am grateful for authors who maintain blogs and are accessible to their readers for questions.

Today I am grateful for my flash drive.

Today I am grateful for my Internet connection.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

February 14, 2009

Today I am grateful for a comfortable bed and lots of pillows.

Today I am grateful for my sleep mask.

Today I am grateful for my ice pack.

Today I am grateful for green tea.

Today I am grateful for vindaloo chicken from Trader Joe's - none of my allergens are in it!

Today I am grateful for my goofy dog.

Today I am grateful for Open Office.

Today I am grateful for Barbara and Emi.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

February 13, 2009

Today I am grateful for Leslie and Linda.

Today I am grateful for Dione.

Today I am grateful for clean drinking water.

Today I am grateful for my computer and my Internet connection.

Today I am grateful for second chances.

Today I am grateful for Trader Joe's Spicy Hummus dip.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

February 12, 2009

Today I am grateful for taco salad.

Today I am grateful for Rob and Emi.

Today I am grateful for Leslie.

Today I am grateful for my job.

Today I am grateful for Erika.

Today I am grateful for my home club, Gilbert Toastmasters, and the wonderful people who make it so special.

Today I am grateful for the waitress at the IHOP who was patient with my special order.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

February 11, 2009

Today I am grateful for all the boys in my Youth Leadership Program. My heart is so full of gratitude for everything that they've taught me that I can't think of anything else.

I am grateful for the original poetry they shared and the stories they told. I am grateful for the speeches they gave, showing their gratitude for the opportunities this program offered them.

I cannot even describe how grateful I am to these boys. I wish I could, because they should know. I am so proud of them.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

February 10, 2009

Today I am grateful for Sally and Leslie.

Today I am grateful for almonds.

Today I am grateful for my paper punch and my stapler.

Today I am grateful for TINA!!!!!!

Today I am grateful for Karen and her wonderful massages.

Today I am grateful for Dave, Daniel, and all the boys in the Youth Leadership Program.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Monday, February 9, 2009

February 9, 2009

Today I am grateful for my car.

Today I am grateful for rain.

Today I am grateful for C and T.

Today I am grateful for Leslie, Sally, and Mike.

Today I am grateful for Emi and Rob.

Today I am grateful for Trader Joe's.

Today I am grateful for warm blankets.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

February 8, 2009

Today I am grateful for the gratitude party on Twitter today and to @yoga_mama for organizing and promoting it.

Today I am grateful for leftover curry and a Netflix movie to watch while cuddling with my dog. That's a lot of blessings in one sentence!

Today I am grateful for cantalope and blueberries.

Today I am grateful for all of my inner child's toys, and especially my Raggedy Ann.

Today I am grateful for Wayne and Barbara.

Today I am grateful for clean drinking water.

Today I am grateful for a warm home on a cold rainy day.

What are you grateful for today? Share the gratitude and change the world!

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to live joyously

Saturday, February 7, 2009

February 7, 2009

Today I am grateful for Evelyn, Brian, Kyrie, and Ryan.

Today I am grateful for Rob and Emi.

Today I am grateful for Daniel and his Gratitude Watch which mentioned my article. Here is a terrific article that he linked to that gives the keys to gratitude. I'm grateful for this article, because it helped me realize that, without knowing it, I'm doing a lot of things right in this process.

Today I am grateful for this picture on Flickr.

Today I am grateful for cookbooks. I rarely use the recipes as it's written in them, but I love having a place to start playing from.

What are you grateful for today? Share the gratitude and change the world.

February 6, 2009

Today I am grateful for rabbits (thanks Emi for the tip!).

Today I am grateful for Tina and Mike.

Today I am grateful for Mary.

Today I am grateful for Trader Joe's.

Today I am grateful for Cheryl.

Today I am grateful for green grapes.

Today I am grateful for grapefruit.

Today I am grateful for my new George Foreman grill.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change your world.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

February 5, 2009

Today I am grateful for Emi in so many ways.

Today I am grateful for Leslie.

Today I am grateful for another beautiful spring day, fresh air, and sunshine.

Today I am grateful for chips and salsa. Ole!

Today I am grateful for Tina.

Today I am grateful for Dee.

Today I am grateful for Target.

Today I am grateful for Gilbert Toastmasters, especially Rob, Dan, Steve, Barbara, Corin, Cheryl, Vince, Matt, Wayne, Jessi, and another Dan. And did I mention that I'm grateful for Emi? Because I really am!

Today I'm grateful for Dave, who goes into the lion's den next week. It is going to be so exciting to watch him discover that there's no lion in there, just kids who are going to really enjoy working with him.

That's me. What about you? What turn you on today? Share your gratitude and change the world!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

February 4, 2009

Today I am grateful for members of RioCopa and Gilbert Toastmasters who volunteered to help a small club hold their spring contest. Way to go Toastmasters!

Today I am grateful for Amy, Dave, Dan, and Sally.

Today I am grateful for the beautiful sunshine we were blessed by today.

Today I am grateful for squeaky toys and tug ropes.

Today I am grateful for Emi.

Today I am grateful for Pat.

Today I am grateful for El Pollo Loco.

What are you grateful for today? Share the gratitude and change the world.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

February 3, 2009

Today I am grateful for Mary.

Today I am grateful for Cindy, who brought me grapefruit from her tree.

Today I am grateful for acupuncture.

Today I am grateful for massage.

Today I am grateful for finishing the Youth Leadership Program. It's been so awesome to see the boys improve and to know that Toastmasters has given them a belief in their worth and their ability to change.

Today I am grateful for curry!

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Monday, February 2, 2009

February 2, 2009

Today I am grateful that I felt well enough to go back to work.

Today I am grateful for Roberto who killed the scorpion that was coming for me. Ewwww!

Today I am grateful for a gorgeous spring day.

Today I am grateful for Fred and Karl.

Today I am grateful for Natalee.

Today I am grateful for Cynthia.

Today I am grateful for acupuncture and moxibustion.

Today I am grateful for Emi.

Today I am grateful that I have so many people in my life to be grateful for!

Today I am grateful for water.

What are you grateful for today? Share your gratitude and change the world.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

February 1, 2009

Today I am grateful for a restful night's sleep.

Today I am grateful for a call from Lorrie.

Today I am grateful for roasted potatoes.

Today I am grateful for Emi.

Today I am grateful for squeaky toys and the silly dog who loves them.

Today I am grateful for my recliner.

Today I am grateful for raw almonds.

What are you grateful for today? Share the gratitude and change the world.