100 Gratitudes Part One

I make it a point to write down my gratitudes every day. It’s something I really enjoy doing. Here are 25 gratitudes I have recorded over the past year.

1. That I eat cheese now (I used to be afraid of it)

2. My allowance

3. That my brilliant friend NIck Yuk gave me a copy of his chapbook

4. That I got to share my poem “Monopoly”

5. My ever supportive boyfriend

6. Who buys me popcorn every time we go to the movies

7. His patience and understanding

8. That we have enough resources for me to self-publish

9. Literary agent databases

10. Sushi

11. My library card

12.  Coupons

13. Having my own platform

14. Poetry as an outlet

15. Bosco and Shadow

16. Winnie the Pooh

17. Second chances

18. My Snuggie (thanks Aunt Dorothy)

19. My fan

20. Headphones

21. Negative Co-vid tests

22. Toast

23. Spotify

24. Christopher Nolan movies

25. The brain’s capacity to heal