Gratitude

Dragonflies are the first thing.

I have been so busy lately with school and work, that I haven't really taken enough time to feed my soul. I know I haven't been updating my blog, but I have such little time since I'm working on my Action Research Project for grad school.

Thank-goodness I'm back into sculling three mornings a week, and my calluses are building up. The early mornings before the sunrise are gorgeous. So, just for the record, here is a list of the top ten things I am grateful for:

10. Xanex for sleepless nights

9. Figuring out how to put my itunes on another computer (which ipod says you cannot do.)

8. Good wine

7. French Condessa, Dragon Queen, Ms. Sicily, and Hope(less) in a Bottle

6. The incense in the night air at the pagoda

5. Smiles on the faces of my students, especially when I'm feeling down

4. The blue Bee Eater bird that sits on the wire by the lake and doesn't even fly away when our scull goes under it

3. The fact that I'm flying to Europe tomorrow

2. Strong coffee in the morning before the sun rises

And the number 1 thing I'm grateful for:

The two dragonflies that follow me across the lake and back each morning.

They COULD sit on the scull, but they don't. They fly with me, dancing across the water and skimming the surface like two little brown fairies, without a care in the world. They always make me smile and serve as a reminder that everything is going to be okay.

Comments

[bluest eyes]

...just recently I found a dragonfly in the forest, handicaped with a broken wing. having it sit right there on my hand, becoming less and less scared, showing me it´s most beautiful colors in the world,...the most beautiful moment!

...and to look forward to meet great people again, in indian summer, having coffee before or after dark!

[bluest eyes]

oh dear, it´s a pitty that a meeting of great people in indian summer didn´t work out, at least so far. hope you´re enjoying Europe at it´s best, without a glance of hermiting!

[Datta]

Hi there.

[shamash]

Hey, Datta! Where have you been?
Hey, Bluest Eyes! We will meet again, just not this trip to Europe. Berlin changed to Prague at the last moment... I'll post when I get a chance. Back to the books. Thanks for the Berlin invite, though! :-) Maybe next time. Excuse me while I get back to my Holland cheese and an entire case of siroopwafelen. :-)