I’ve reached a point where writing these feels a bit tedious, which is likely because I keep writing them at the end of the night when I could/should be sleeping instead. Gratitudes might be good first thing in the morning, start off with a pleasant feeling because of the awesomeness all around us. They’re not quite as good when you look at the clock and see all of the minutes passing by that you could be using for sleep… nuts.
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Nuts. An excellent source of protein.
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Peanuts. An excellent source of legumes. (Seriously, I know a guy who has a nut allergy, but he can eat peanuts. Go figure…)
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Weather apps. I like being able to look at my phone and see the weather conditions I’ll be walking into when I take the dogs outside in the morning.
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Weather forecasts. I have three weather apps on my phone. When I looked this morning, the current temperature was 5, 6, and 7 degrees below the predicted low temperature for the day. “The low is supposed to be 43. That’s usually around 4:00 in the morning and sunny at 8:30 will feel like 50, right?” Or just above freezing, which is almost the same thing, right?
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Electricity. It powers the fan in the corner (the gray noise helps muffle sounds that might make Sophie start barking), the lamp next to the bed to help me stay awake and my cell phone to write gratitudes on what’s becoming a semi-regular basis. But no matter how much I might grumble about the time it takes to write them, it still reminds me that there’s a lot to feel grateful for in the world. Maybe that helps me sleep more peacefully, but maybe I should try starting the day off right instead…
