What are you grateful for today?

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A place to celebrate what we're grateful for. It's fun to think about these things, and apparently it's good for your health too! Embrace your creativity! Go ahead and celebrate your gratitude for anything, no matter how big or small it may be!

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wiffledust

oh a teacher is a wonderful thing to be grateful for, rita. a good teacher is more imporant than any equipment for sure. i'm so glad your kids have good ones this year!!!

Aug 31, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for a super summer and looking ahead to a fantastic fall :-)

Sep 1, 2011
wiffledust

me too, maryrose! rita, i'm so glad for the power returning to most people now too. i have alot of people on my page who are just now getting turned on again. i feel so for what they have been through!

Sep 1, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for all the help being offered my cousin and her school, after the flood took everything the teachers' had!!

Sep 2, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

I am so grateful for my wonderful husband, who's love and support makes feeling this disgusting bearable!!

Sep 4, 2011
wiffledust

you too, rita! it's a big deal for people with kids!

Sep 4, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

So grateful for a new year of experiences, learning, and fun that I'll be sharing with my daughter!!! Happy learning, everyone :-)

Sep 6, 2011
wiffledust

i'm mighty grateful for the cooler air and for cool heads around me when some waters get rocky!

Sep 6, 2011
Helen

After another good check-up at the dentist, I'm grateful that I've never had to have any work done on my teeth.

Sep 8, 2011
wiffledust

oh , helen, that IS something to be grateful for!!! i mean REALLY GRATEFUL! :-))) .....

Sep 8, 2011
Helen

I know!! Super, extra grateful for that one. :)

Sep 8, 2011
wiffledust

in the town where i live, people are wanting to build onto their houses, and the town turns down most requests for additions to houses. they site the need for having only x amount of impermeable space for water runoff. most of the time people grumble and think that's ridiculous. well, today with all the flooding happening i'm grateful that we have town planners that think about things like this so that we have the least amount of flooding as possible. it really IS important to respect the GREEN!

Sep 8, 2011
wiffledust

happy feet area good thing, rita! i might design some new wiffle sneaks this weekend! i'm grateful for the beautiiful color of red the dogwood out my window turns to this time of year. and i'm very grateful for new lightbulbs in the outdoor light so i can seeeeeee !

Sep 9, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for life. It is so precious....

Sep 9, 2011
wiffledust

yes, rita! i am so grateful today for those who put their lives before us. i am so moved by the firefighters and rescue people (and dogs) who went into the fire to save our people. they are the best of us without a doubt. i am grateful for the tremendous good in the american spirit. i am grateful for our love of each other.

Sep 11, 2011
wiffledust

i'm grateful for all the people in the world who make other people's day just a little easier

Sep 13, 2011
wiffledust

well to be honest, rita, it came from me being annoyed at someone who was going out of her way to make my day difficult...but i turned it around and thought of all the people who go the extra mile to make things easier. and while it seems like little things, it's a big thing to just be NICE!

Sep 13, 2011
wiffledust

:-))

Sep 13, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful to be home--there is no place like it :-)

Sep 14, 2011
wiffledust

i'm sooo grateful for the crisp air. the heat was exhausting this summer, and the energy in the air makes all the difference in my ability to get fun stuff done. i feel 100% more inspired. i'm praying for rain for our texas peeps.

Sep 16, 2011
wiffledust

i'm so grateful your mom is coming home today too, rita. that's wonderful news that this was mild!!!

Sep 16, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for the most beautiful weather and the exciting adventures ahead for this week :-)

Sep 18, 2011
wiffledust

keep us posted on those adventures, MR! i'm grateful for this glorious weather too! and for a much needed cable/phone fix!

Sep 18, 2011
Toby McConnell

I am grateful for the happiness I feel living in a place I've only dreamed of living for the last 4 years, after much struggle. I still have to pinch myself to believe I am here. I'm afraid I will be an annoyingly happy individual until I settle down. I too am exhilarated that the summer heat is gone! Hooray!

Sep 19, 2011
wiffledust

my neighbor moved down there and absolutely loves it, toby! i'm so happy you're happy in this move...what do you like best?

Sep 19, 2011
Toby McConnell

Lisa, it's all about the region for me. I went to summer camp in a town not far from here and have fantastic memories of the Blue Ridge mountains. My politics are different, my background is different but I am feeling nothing but warmly welcomed. There really is a Southern hospitality and after too many years in a rude environment filled with stress I am relieved to be slowing down the pace of life. I know you won't believe this but I have heard only one honk of a horn since I moved here in June! Those things seem "important" but I have to also say that having four seasons (and mild ones) are a magnificent change in my life that I have long been craving.

Sep 19, 2011
Toby McConnell

Thank you Rita, very well put!

Sep 19, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

So grateful for beautiful weather, wonderful people, and an excellent instructor, which made for a truly creative, fun, educational day :-)

Sep 19, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for the coming of Autumn, with all it's 'magical' fun and beauty!!

Sep 22, 2011
Toby McConnell

Rita, I'm grateful for your mother's stable condition today. Hopefully you can breathe a little easier now. I cherish my mother too and pray for her health, happiness and longevity each day.

Sep 23, 2011
Maryanne Mesple

Grateful for another day, and more tomatoes, and lots of beautiful sunshine with cooler temps, and loyal doggies, and a husband painting the downstairs after he laid over 300 sq. feet of linoleum, and music, and Alanis Morrisette singing to me, and for amazing wound care nurses taking care of my mom's leg, and light bulbs, and Peroni Nastro Azzurro in a beautiful green bottle, and I am especially grateful for time to meditate. Yep, that about sums it up for this moment.

Thank You Nothingness, Thank you Silence ... thank you :-)

Sep 23, 2011
Sherry Somach

Haven't checked in lately...but I am grateful that a year has now passes since my near fatal heart attack...and I am still here to write about it!

Sep 23, 2011
wiffledust

i, too, am grateful for your mother's stable condition, rita. i'm grateful for your mother's healing, maryanne. i'm grateful for all good mothers, those with us and those with us in spirit. sherry, i'm so grateful you're not only here, but HERE with us and sharing! i'm grateful for this very quiet time this morning where i can be still with some thoughts. yes, maryanne, sometimes the silence can drive me crazy and sometimes it's something i'm sooo grateful for!

Sep 24, 2011
wiffledust

i'm really grateful for cozy dark days. they depress some people, but i get inspired by curling up with my fave books and markers and pens and all the things that make me want to create. this is a particularly dark one here in pennsylvania, but oh the candles look nice! :-)

Sep 28, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for an evening meal with my family. Being able to make the favorite foods of my husband's past for him to enjoy. For another year filled with love and many blessings from above!!

Sep 28, 2011
wiffledust

that's something beautiful to be grateful for, maryrose. i'm sure it was delicious. i hope you had a great holiday. you too, rita. yes, i think that cozy days are productive even if they are filled with pj stuff! i get more interested in cooking on rainy days too. esp when it turns cooler. which it is taking awhile to do!

Sep 28, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful the downpours held off just long enough for the kids to finish their soil study!! Also, tremendously grateful for my great friend and excellent naturalist, Nicole, for sharing her talents and inspiring all the kids, especially Veronica!!

Sep 29, 2011
wiffledust

this is the most perfect weather. and it makes me feel so inspired and energetic. i've done more this morning than i have all week. i'm so grateful for a crisp day!!!

Sep 30, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for a weekend of rest, for feeling better--slowly, but surely. Grateful for wonderful, caring friends and family. Grateful for all the gifts I've been given! :-)

Oct 2, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for the beautiful fall weather & for feeling much better!! Also, grateful for the opportunity Veronica has to work with a wildlife vet and a naturalist at Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary tomorrow!!! So many wonderful things to be thankful for!! :-)

Oct 5, 2011
wiffledust

i'm particularly grateful for the people who regularly come to this site and make use of all it has to offer and whose participation makes it all worthwhile to me!

Oct 5, 2011
wiffledust

i'm also extremely grateful for the life of Steve Jobs. he fought against the most hideous cancer. who knows what more he'd give us if it weren't for that wretched disease. i have used apple products every day since he invented them. he made my life better, he made writing papers easier, designing easier, dreaming up things like wiffledust easier, ..you name it, steve jobs has been a part of my professional life for decades. he was a genius, a creative genius, and he showed us what we can do with our creativity. my prayers are with his family and his company. a REAL american company.

Oct 5, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

I am very grateful for the World of Wiffledust and her creator, Lisa! A wonderful place for art, creativity, and individual expression!!

Oct 6, 2011
wiffledust

awww, maryrose, i just saw this now. thank you for that sweet comment! rita, very positive. i'm sure you can do it!

Oct 6, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

You are so welcome, Lisa :-) Grateful for a truly beautiful day!!

Oct 6, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

Grateful for another 'science-fun' day!!

Oct 11, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

e.e. cummings speaks for me today:

"I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes."

Oct 14, 2011
wiffledust

grateful IS a good word. i caught myself focusing on things i didn't have right this morning, and i tried to turn it around to counting the blessings. it helped turn the day around!

Oct 17, 2011
Maryrose Orlans

So grateful that I had the opportunity to spend the day with Veronica exploring and learning at Liberty Science Center. There is nothing like the excitement of learning in the eyes of your child! I'm filled with joy! :-)

Oct 18, 2011
wiffledust

i love seeing little (and big!) faces light up when you teach something new. it's one of life's big joys!

Oct 18, 2011