Today, I am grateful. I am. And it is easy today to feel grateful

Yesterday, the day before, the week before, for a while, I could not find the gratitude.

That’s why there are blessings. That’s why there are religious and meditative practices. Gratidtude must be cultivated. I must cultivate gratitude.

Must?

Only if I want to be happy. And I do want to be happy. I want to be happy.

I’m grateful for the sunshine of the last few days.

I’m grateful for this long commute, which is allowing me to check things out, write, think. (I am also grateful for the other vanpool driver.)

I’m grateful to be headed home — my beautiful home with my loving partner and sweet, healthy Boo Bear.

I’m grateful to have had the luxury of spending my lunch hour practicing yoga.