Gentle reminders...

I was told to be grateful recently....so here it is...

I am grateful that my kids feel safe enough to tell me they're unhappy with me. 

I am grateful that I can talk about the complex layers of homelessness with my kids. It's not criminal but a symptom of this fucked capitalistic machine. 

I'm grateful my kids know how to be ethical without some "savior" threatening them into "goodness."

I am grateful to be aware of what it takes to make anything in this world. ie. phones, clothing, cars, etc.etc.

I am grateful for truth. 

I am grateful to understand that I don't know it all.

I am grateful for the clean water I drink.

I am grateful to have food.

I am grateful that I have a warm place to live.

I am grateful for the wind. Seriously! Almost on par with being at the beach. 

I am grateful for a working vehicle.

I am grateful for barefooted moments in nature.

I am grateful for sunrises, and sunsets. 

I am grateful for darkness.

I am grateful for knowing how incredibly small I am in comparison to the macroverse. 

I am also grateful in knowing how my small self can move mountains, if I just put my mind to it. 

I am grateful for sunlight through red autumn leaves.

I am grateful for falling leaves. 

I am grateful for art and the artists.

I am grateful for Pado. 

I am grateful for breathe.

It's a good thing for me to remember the things I am privileged to have. I never want to forget about all the things that help me continue to grow, especially since many others, somewhere else, are fighting to survive without. I want to help those people. And I will. 

Just some simple reminders for myself...

All my love,

Amber