Recognize

First I would like to apologize if I offended anyone with previous Aries Spears bit.

It is, as we say in my circle, wrong on so many levels. Because a lot rings true, in my circle at least, I found it funny. The laugh out loud kind of funny. I'm thinking quite possibly not many others share the same thought process.

So please accept my apology if I offended you. Please?

Moving on, I'd like to take a moment to recognize some of the things which brought me happiness this Monday. A gray Monday to boot.

In no particular order

• Jasmine seems to be eating on her own again
• Princess brought her stuffed mouse to the bed early this AM to play
• Said mouse was put back in her food bowl by the time I returned home; she trained herself and obviously gets it
• The kitties and I have our health
• My family (biological and chosen) are blessed to be in the same healthy category
• Princess' lush fall/winter coat has arrived; it is sooooo fluffy and soft
• I was able to spend downtime with some of my favorite peeps this weekend
• The love and friendship of my peeps warms my heart and fills my soul with goodness sometimes I can't put the feeling in words
• Candid conversations and being trusted with personal details of another's life humbles me. I am honored to be a trusted confidante.
• Warm chai tea on a cool fall morning made from the comfort of my own home
• Pumpkin butter on a toasted multigrain english muffin
• "Toys" from the meeting last week being left in random places on my work desk
• An impromptu "lets go see a movie" decision on a Monday night (Pretty Prince and I saw Wanted at the $2.00 discount theater)
• Having the flexibility of being able to take a friend nourishment in the middle of the afternoon when they are feeling under the weather
• The basics to not be taken for granted: a roof over my head, food in my pantry and fridge, a warm place to lay my head, indoor plumbing, money in my pocket and the bank, a job (which I enjoy), the ability to see, walk, talk, smell, touch, taste, hear, read, feel
• Laughter

I could keep going but these are the ones that flowed from my fingers first.

Peace and Love Peeps. Peace and Love.