Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thanksgiving and Gratitude Day by Day

Here in the yoga world, November is the month of gratitude.
Okay, maybe I just made that up. 
 It is in my world anyway.
Here is my day-to-day gratitude journal.


Monday November 1st. 
I am thankful for my laptop computer.  It caught a nasty, nasty virus and needed in-patient, intensive care.  Poor Pretty Green Machine.  However, it was emptied, cleaned out, spit-n-shined, rebooted, and better protected than ever! She's even more spiffy, quick and witty now!  But, while she was gone, I missed having all access to the world right there at my kitchen desk.  Sure, I used the home office computer, but it is/was big and slow and seemed like a dinosaur compared to my little zippy gal.  So she is back, and I am happily tickling her keys and I say "cheers" for my Pretty, Green Machine laptop!

Tuesday November 2nd
I offered to teach yoga to my youngest daughter's Daisy girl scout troop.  Wow, twenty-seven, five-year-olds all in their adorable pink t-shirts sitting upon their sit-upons.  They were all so cute and all so well-behaved!  I taught two sessions and we did things like volcano breathing, down dog and wagged our tails, hopped like a frog and finished with half lotus, some breathing and a quick lesson on the word and meaning of namaste.  How could I NOT be thankful for the fact that I get the opportunity to teach such life long valuable breathing techniques and respect to twenty-seven beaming, bright-eyed little Daisy Scouts.