i am incredibly thankful......for the kind banker who, in an effort to calm me down about the devastating exchange rate, gave me a cartload of free gifts: ziplock bags, a calendar, toothpaste, a designer knock-off bank book, and rubber cleaning gloves!
...for mandarin oranges and steamed "candy yams" that fill my belly with so much sweetness...and for the gift of chicken wild rice soup and pumpkin pie from a kind friend.
...for the sunlight dancing on the last hanging, crimson leaves of autumn.
...for the exercise bike at the hole-in-the-wall, underground gym that i've been frequenting this november (for free!!)...thank you, barb!
...for yoga and the sound of jack kornfield's voice.
...for the november presidential election results and the lifting of a heavy, collective, 8-year depression.
...for hot ginger tea with honey, lemon, and a few sprinkles of cayenne pepper that has successfully kept the bugs at bay.
...for the heated floors in the new japanese restaurant around the corner.
...for the elementary school student who asked me today, "are you chubby?" i will be laughing for weeks.
...for my dear, dear loved ones way across the ocean...my suitcase is packed, and i'm SOOOOO excited and grateful to be seeing you soon!
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This made me cry!!!
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