A Day Full of Riches

Today I am grateful for the beauty and quietude of a snowfall and to be physically able to shovel it.

Each day is a day full of riches, if we are paying attention and taking note. I was doing just that yesterday and here are some of the things I noted:

• extended time to talk with Sam as he and I drove a couple of hours together
• appreciating his thoughts and ideas on things pertinent to his life
• noticing the countryside as we traveled through southeast MN and into northeast Iowa
• time to visit with my mom and just being with her for a time
• homemade cinnamon rolls
• safe travels on a 300-mile round trip 
• sunshine in advance of a snowstorm
• an opportunity to get a run in on clear roads and trails before it started to snow
• the way the store Trader Joe's is set up and items we like there, especially their coffee
• phone conversations with my sisters Aileen and Danita
• the phrase "Real writers really write."  That makes me a real writer!
• the idea of "maximum alertness" as another way to consider the idea of paying attention
• patience 
• good music on the radio
• several poems to recite to an audience of three--me, myself, and I
• a nice meal with just Darcy and I

Today is a new day. More riches await. With maximum alertness, I will receive more of those riches.

I wish the same for you. Have a good day!