About Freelance Writing + https://aboutfreelancewriting.com Original and other resources to help freelance writers and other creatives earn more money. Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 Thanksgiving, 2024 https://aboutfreelancewriting.com/thanksgiving-2024/ https://aboutfreelancewriting.com/thanksgiving-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:04:19 +0000 https://aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=421 More Thanksgiving, 2024 →]]> A drawing of an owl in a tree - AI generatedSome of you may remember that maybe a decade ago I began posting 108 things I’m grateful for on Thanksgiving. It started when Rev. Guy Williams challenged each of us in a class to list 100 things we were grateful for every day for a week.

I ended up wanting to combine this with a walk and soon realized it was utterly beyond me to 100 on my fingers as I walked. I needed a counting device of some sort. It took me a day or three to remember I have a small collection of Rosary beads. I grabbed my Buddhist set and was able to happily walk and count at the same time.

The Buddhist Rosary has 108 beads. When I decided to post gratitudes every Thanksgiving I continued with the numeric theme.

Yes, there are 109 this year – I decided to let it stand. And I could add both curiosity.and the ability to say ‘hello’ and ‘yes’ often.

Here you go!

  1. Barry
  2. The six dogs
  3. Warm weather
  4. Our Constitution
  5. Good roads 
  6. Cait
  7. Trish
  8. Frederick
  9. Claudia
  10. Loubella
  11. Rob
  12. Indian dance on Tik Tok
  13. Mr 2020
  14. Victoria
  15. Friends in other countries 
  16. Mike
  17. Linda
  18. Steve
  19. Ben
  20. Emily
  21. Cole
  22. Valerie 
  23. Stephanie 
  24. Gloria
  25. Jana
  26. Marty 
  27. Kyle
  28. Barry’s family
  29. Julian cabin
  30. Imperial Beach
  31. Barry’s dad 
  32. Michael Anne
  33. Dr. D.
  34. Native Americans who have so much to teach us.
  35. Sailboats powerboats
  36. RVs
  37. Bear Bear 
  38. Tara
  39. Fatboy
  40. Blue
  41. Lulubelle
  42. Foxer
  43. Optometrists
  44. Kaiser
  45. Brenda 
  46. Loki
  47. The Zen center
  48. Diana
  49. Bobby
  50. Siesen
  51. Dogen
  52. Ando
  53. Jennifer 
  54. Rev Guy Williams
  55. Betty
  56. Refrigerators
  57. Freezers
  58. Washing machines
  59. Dryers
  60. Microwaves
  61. Safe water
  62. Hot water 
  63. Stove
  64. Ovens
  65. Fire
  66. Good knives 
  67. Cathy Miller
  68. Sharon
  69. Medium
  70. Herb
  71. 12 Step programs
  72. Trish
  73. Frederick
  74. Cats
  75. Buses
  76. Trucks of all sizes
  77. Trains
  78. Planes
  79. Decomposed granite 
  80. Garage door opener 
  81.  Beds!
  82. Chairs
  83. Tables
  84. Electricity 
  85. Computers
  86. So called smart phones
  87. Juicers
  88. Vegetable gardens
  89. The Internet
  90. Craigslist 
  91. Doctors 
  92. Lawyers
  93. Nurses
  94. School teachers
  95. Dog trainers
  96. Cats
  97. Butterflies and white moths
  98. Humming birds
  99. Teachers
  100. Coaches
  101. Life coaches
  102. Construction workers
  103. Writers
  104. Editors 
  105. Printers
  106. Postal workers
  107. Cooks
  108. Servers
  109. Lori

For those of you who are curious, most days I write out a list of 8, 9, or 10 things I’m grateful for. I find a fistful of things I’m grateful for will usually move me mentally a better place.

Love and blessings,

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