Gratitude for studying books online

Dear friends,
I am grateful to study books I read online with friends. I have mostly studied Julia Cameron's books on creativity and am doing The sound of paper at the moment. I have also done books on art online and it is wonderful to read along and do homework with friends. Do you study books online?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for Sooty

Dear friends,
I had my beloved cat Sooty for 13 years. She was a stray and feral although I didn't realise. She wasn't very affectionate but would come on my bed every night to be with me. She died a few years ago and I still miss her like today. I have had a few pets but have none now except the neighbours cat and I will talk about him in another gratitude. Meanwhile I am grateful to have known Sooty. Tell me about the loss of your pet(s) and your gratitudes.
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for fountains

Dear friends,
10 years ago we were in drought and the fountains in the city of Melbourne and elsewhere were turned off and emptied. we were told with global warming they would be unlikely to be ever working again. Not so. I was in the city this week and saw the fountains working. Blessed be. I was so pleased. We have had a lot of rain this winter and spring. I hope the fountains stay working for a long time to come. I am grateful for fountains that flow. Do you have fountains where you live?
lots of love from susan in australia

gratitude for my 80 year plus friends

Dear friends,
I have a few friends who are 80 years old and more. I am amazed at how much energy they have. they go on monthly cruises, long hikes, swim, play tennis and do lots of voluntary work and socialising. As you know I have poor health at 55 years old and am amazed at what one can do in their 80s. Do you have lots of energy to do what you want?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for a great dentist

Dear friends,
I did my six monthly visit to the dentist. Mine is a wonderful gentle, caring man. I get so nervous and have to have huge doses of pain killers just to have my teeth cleaned. I am so grateful for a great dentist. How are you with your dentist?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for the Hotel Windsor

Dear friends,
Had a chauffeur driven car to and from the Hotel Windsor to stay the night in a lovely old fashioned suite. a friend joined me and stayed the night as well which was a nice surprise. we had a lovely evening meal in the restaurant and breakfast in our dining room. It was fantastic and special and I am so grateful I could do it.
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for libraries

Dear friends,
I did my weekly trip to the local library. i am a librarian and have loved books ever since I was a child. i love that there are free libraries for people to go and get what they need. My library orders in most books I would like. Do you have a library close by? Do you go often?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for lily of the valley

Dear friends, another gratitude for flowers which feature big in my life. Another friend who is a neighbour to my mum and a mutual friend gives me a bunch of lily of the valley each year. it is usually around my birthday but a bit later this year. I love it's wonderful perfume and such delicate flowers. Do you like lily of the valley/
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for eat pray love movie

Dear friends,
I went to the movies yesterday and saw Eat pray love. A few of my friends didn't like it and a few did. I liked it even thought there wasn't much to it. I was needing a relax and to forget things for a while and i find going to the movies to something light is really good at helping me unwind.
Do you go to the movies? Have you seen Eat pray love?
lots of love from susan in australia

gratitude for lilac

Dear friends,
Every October 5th for my birthday the lilac is in bloom and every year since I was a child and used to get my neighbours lilac I have enjoyed lilac. Over the past few years one of my neighbours brings me a bucket full around my birthday and I have it now. i am so grateful. Do you like lilac?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for comforting someone in grief

Dear friends,
Yesterday I met a local shop keeper outside his shop who had lost his dad recently from throat cancer. We stood in the street as he spoke of his grief. I felt so honored that he would share such intimate feelings with me. i am grateful that I was able to be of support and comfort at this difficult time. Have you helped someone grieving recently?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for bathing a baby friend

Dear friends,
Last night I shared time with a girlfriend bathing her baby. It was such fun and I am so grateful for the opportunity to share the experience. I haven't bathed a baby since my nephews 24 years ago. Some experiences don't come often. When was the last time you bathed a baby?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for morning text from a friend

Dear friends,
Every morning I get up I am welcomed by a text from my closest girl friend. I live alone and it is such a comfort to me. Do you have someone who welcomes you to your day and or do you welcome someone else to their day?
Lots of love from susan in australia ♥♥

Gratitude for plants from friends

Dear friends,
Yesterday I was given some violas and other plants for my garden from a friend. i love the plants that are from friends that are in my garden. They remind me of them. DO you have plants from friends in your garden? Do you give some away?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for Snow white and the seven dwarfs

Dear friends,
I have loved Snow white and the seven dwarfs ever since I have been a child. My brother and sister in law bought me the DVD of it and I watched it last night. I am so grateful for Walt Disney and his crew for making such a fabulous movie. Do you have a favourite children's movie? What is it?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for feeding a baby

Dear friends,
I don't have any children and only one of my friends has a baby at the moment so bottle feeding a baby is a rare event. My friend asked if I would like to bottle feed her son and apprehensive as I was i did it. I am a scaredy cat around babies...don't know why. Anyway I fed my friends son and it was wonderful. He sure can drink fast!!!
Are you bottle feeding at the moment or do you have fond memories of your children or friends children or are you a proud grandparent?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for reading

Dear friends,
When I had my first day at school many years ago i came home disappointed because i didn't learn to read fluently the first day! I soon learnt to read well and haven't stopped in the passing 50 years. I love reading with a passion. There is so much to learn and know. I think now of the computer and all the reading I do now each day there. I am so grateful for reading. Do you enjoy reading?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for shopping

Dear friends,
Unlike most of my friends I am grateful for grocery shopping. I love it. I love having my list of items and going around the store and getting them. I think of all the things that I will be eating and using over the coming weeks and am so grateful I can afford to select whatever i want. i am single so can always buy what I choose and don't have to worry about restrictions. I am indeed grateful for grocery shopping. How do you find grocery shopping?
lots of love from susan in australi

Gratitude for bed and cool sheets

Dear friends,
I am grateful for cool sheets when i slide into bed to have a rest. I love the coolness on my legs and body and I feel safe and secure. Do you like cool sheets?
Lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for surprise visits

Dear friends,
I am grateful for the surprise visit of a friend yesterday. It was fantastic. I usually make appointments with my friends as we are busy people and best way to stay in touch so very few people just drop in on me. It was so nice to have a chat with my friend unexpectedly.
Do you have friends who drop in unexpectedly?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for pancakes

Dear friends,
A few years ago i got a cook book that is made up of recipes with 4 ingredients and one of the recipes was for blueberry pancakes and so the tradition began of making the pancakes every time I went into zippy mode with my bipolar and up early.
I love them with honey. Maple syrup isn't a favourite. i like walnuts and cream or custard. I like raspberries. Haven't done banana yet.
Do you make pancakes? what are your favourite?
lots of love from susan in australia

Gratitude for the bees

Dear friends,
Today i am grateful for the bees everywhere. A friend was mentioning a bee hive she has and I was thinking of how so many bees are dying and not being born due to various problems. Without the bees things aren't pollinated and crops don't grow. we need the bees.
I am blessed with bees in the garden. They love the flowers particularly the rosemary flowers and parsley flowers.
Do you have bees where you live? Bless them.
lots of love from susan in australia
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Pots of tea

Dear friends,
I am grateful for tea and tea pots. Yesterday i bought my first tea pot at 55 years old!! You guessed it I am not a tea drinker except for green and licorice tea bags. I have recently discovered chai and my local cafe serves it in a tea pot and I am so pleased to have finally joined such a wonderful tradition. This morning I am enjoying my first pot of chai. Do you use tea pots? What is your favourite tea?
lots of love from susan in australia

Birdsong at dawn

Dear friends,
Yesterday i said how grateful I was for my blackbirds and other birds. Today I think of the birdsong at dawn. When I am in zippy mode I am usually up before dawn and love hearing the birds greeting me at dawn. I love them during the day as well but mostly at dawn with the silence broken. Do you like dawn birdsong?
lots of love from susan in australia

Black birds

Dear friends,
i am grateful for the black birds in my garden. They flit about outside my library window and have fun in the birdbath. One of my girlfriends has colored parrots at her place and galahs but i am happy with my black birds. They are a comfort to me. What birds do you have where you live that you like?
lots of love from susan in australia
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Gratitude for birthdays

Dear friends,
I am grateful for wonderful friends and family for my birthday month and day...today. My online friends are especially great the way they show their love and care over the miles. I had a wonderful day yesterday online and with family and friends. How loved I feel.
Do you like celebrating birthdays?
lots of love from susan in australia
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Gratitude for helium balloons

Dear friends,
A special gratitude for a wonderful friend who brought me 5 helium balloons for my birthday as part of a wonderful birthday present for me of home grown flowers and a bag of presents and a picnic basket ready to celebrate a picnic. I loved the helium balloons as I have never had them as a gift before. They are turquoise, pink and purple.
Lots of love from susan in australia
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Gratitude for I Ching

Dear friends,
I am grateful I am finally anointed to do iChing. It has been a mystery for me until yesterday and I finally threw my first real reading. It was awesome. The adventure begins in earnest. I have a master book on the iChing and a lovely japanese purse with my coins in. I am so pleased. As many of you would know I love oracles and have done the runes for years. The runes are a much simpler oracle for me. I also do tarot which is a little harder for me but still easy. The runes are very poetic and I find poetry very challenging to get the deeper meaning.
Do any of you do iChing?
lots of love from susan in australia

Grateful for online workshops

Dear friends,
I am so grateful for workshops that are online. I can't go to workshops in the physical world as I get too tired an confused. COuldn't even manage 2 hours of playing with a friend. SO my solution is online workshops and 21 secrets is an online workshop that has 21 artists doing workshops over 4 months for around $60 australian. It is amazing and I have already done my first two workshops which were awesome.
Lots of love from susan in australia

I am enough

Dear friends,
Yesterday I got an email from a friend talking about how he was trying to learn to be grateful for just the way he was as he is like me and hooked on always improving himself.
I am always on about self development and being better today than I was yesterday.
Today I am grateful to be enough just the way I am.
How about you?
lots of love from susan in australia