By: Gentle Gardener Oracle
I’m grateful that I maintain a supply of paper goods, water, chicken, and a variety of other essential supplies. No panic buying here. I’m grateful my sprinkler repairs are above ground during a heat wave, so I don’t mind getting muddy and wet. And, I’m grateful for the delays and detours in my life this past week. I realize it’s Divine Intervention, and that I’m exactly where I need to be.
I’ve spent the better part of the last week fixing sprinklers, replacing pool equipment, cutting through overgrown brush, and going to Home Depot more often than I’d like. I’m grateful for my power tools, hand tools, YouTube vids, and my determination to work my way through annoying s**t! I’m grateful for the slow change of seasons. Temps are cooling, fruits are ripening, Labor Day is around the corner. And, I’m grateful for Cottage Cheese. It doesn’t look very appealing, but it’s versatile and really good for you.
I’m so grateful that my cousin came to visit me for Easter. It’s always good to see him, but I’m really the most grateful for all the stuff he fixed around my house. As handy as I am, I only have two of them. Four makes a big difference. Fixing stuff is like cleaning stuff. I don’t necessarily enjoy it, but I feel less anxious and much more in control of my life when it’s done. I’m also grateful all my irrigation and sprinklers are working perfectly. Massive respect for the men who do that work. And, I’m grateful the job market is strong. Despite some tech layoffs, no one has enough people.
I’m good at a lot of things, but I’m grateful for the reminder than there are so many things that I don’t do well. It keeps me focused, and humble. I’m grateful I made sure that everything in my garage is 2″ off the floor. And, I’m grateful for sprinklers.
I’m always happy to see people in love. And, even though I’m not in love today, I’m still grateful to see others enjoying their Valentine’s Day. I’m grateful I finally figured out how to program my sprinklers. Fixing broken sprinklers is the worst; it involves digging, mud, tree roots, getting wet. In the end, you ultimately uncover someone else’s gross incompetence. And, I’m grateful I get paid tomorrow. Much needed.
I awoke this morning very grateful for my small, tidy house and garden. For a good part of my life, I lived paycheck-to-paycheck, without credit, on the edge of homelessness, and dependent on food banks. And, even though I’m successful and self-made now, things could have turned out very differently had I let it. I’m grateful for information on demand. How amazing it is to Google any question you ever had about anything and get a plethora of information about it. And, I’m grateful for my sprinkler system. Even though it’s annoying, it’s a rich-person problem, and I’ll take those over taking the bus any day.
365 Days of Simple Gratitude 