Gratitude for 5 minutes. Subject to change

[irisblue]

I live in an area where kids can still drive bikes & skateboards on the street.
Lucky
Rex my freaking wonderful neighbor just pulled my recycle bin to the street...
" No sister I got it l" ( We are not siblings)
Lucky
The kid down & across the way who is learning Tuba 📯 is much better, last fall was kinda rough in the garage. Might make middle school marching band soon. She/ he is enthusiastic & there are scholarships for band. I hope kiddo gets one.
Lucky.
I talked to both my next door neighbors, we got a resolution to wobbly 30yr old fences.
Lucky
I apparently own both of them (😐 ). The very wobbly east side is coming down, the west side will be shored up by her sons& son in laws next week.
Lucky.

As per my usual gratitude statements

I got flush toilets, hot & cold running safe drinking water. I got heat & electrical to my house.
I live better then 80% of the women on this blue marble in space
Today the cats got food & clean litter.
I got food & dish soap to clean up after.

I am a richly blessed woman.

[LoisB]

1. Thank you for this. I sometimes forget how blessed I am.

[irisblue]

2. Safe drinking water, flush toilets & heat at night with a lock on my door is a big thing.

Thank you Lois

[jfz9580m]

3. I am 50-50

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I am lucky and grateful some. But I have also met some real jerks.

[marble falls]

8. Don't use the jerks as bumps in the road, use them as examples of how things could have been and be thankful.

[Clouds Passing]

4. Yes Gratitude rocks!

[ilivedthrulife]

5. Ty

Recovery, Is hard,.
Been there.

[marble falls]

6. Welcome back. Don't let down your guard. There are plenty here to give you support.

[marble falls]

7. What I answer back to anyone who mentions my life's hiccups: it could always be worse, I coulda woke up this morning ..

... in Bangladesh. "Be grateful in all things."