donkeyshins

don't take it for granite

2009-07-21T09:38:00.000-07:00

ok, let's do it
being a geology lover, i'd felt incomplete living in Lassen County but never having traveled the Bumpass Hell trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Well, now i have! and i am grateful for the experience. it was amazing.

cool sign
boiling water at bumpass hell (melted pyrite floating on surface)
gorgeous. lassen national park

mineralized water
i wanted to get into that water so bad!

lassen park sign
another cool sign. lassen park

she shoots, she scores!

2009-06-16T15:20:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for my new job!!! THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!!!
and all that.
the synchronicities and the feng shui and thank you dear Jesus and Heavenly Father.
Amen.

thank you so much

2009-03-19T16:56:00.000-07:00

it's been almost exactly a YEAR since i was purposefully grateful on my gratitude blog!
today, i was prompted by a random urge to check my horoscope on freewill astrology... to start posting more.

it said:

Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt drew up an index to categorize the discomfort caused by stinging insects. The attack of the bald-faced hornet is "rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door." A paper wasp delivers pain that's "caustic and burning," with a "distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut." The sweat bee, on the other hand, can hurt you in a way that's "light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm." In bringing this to your attention, Gemini, I hope to inspire the rebel in you. Your homework is to create an equally nuanced and precise index of experiences that feel good. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be able to call on tremendous reserves of intelligence as you identify the numerous modes of pleasure that are available to you, and define them in exquisite detail.

i guess i can START with a big thank you to freewill astrology.

thank you for my gratitude blog

2008-03-27T09:48:00.000-07:00

okay, so lets see, i am thankful for having a place to live which is warm and i have my own bedroom and there is always plenty to eat and i have plenty of clothes to wear and people frequently tell me i am pretty and that i seem like an intelligent person and they compliment my hair. i am thankful that i am able to read. i am thankful that i am able to access the internet. i am thankful for my cellphone. i am thankful that i have people who like me. i am even thankful sometimes for the people who don't like me. i am thankful that people care about me.
i am thankful that i can walk (really fast) i am thankful for creativity. i am thankful for freedom of speech. i am thankful for times when i am not noticed when i don't feel like being noticed.
okay, i feel complaints creeping in.
i am thankful for Eckhart Tolle's New Earth.

i am grateful for ...

2007-09-16T16:43:00.000-07:00

youtube and these artists and these songs.

thank you for

2007-09-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

my grandma.
good feelings.
different qualities of life.(i meant light)
my imagination
my hair being long and pretty.
thrift stores.
familiarity.
the universe.
that i have my B.A.
sight. vision. ability to SEE.
stability
change

i'm thankful for

2007-09-12T21:05:00.000-07:00

yoga.
breathing.
counting breath.
zen
pema chodron
typing
writing
painting
grass
trees
birds
galaxies
stars
stephen hawking
that i am not shivering out in the cold right now.
my mom.

thank you for the increase in abundance for us

2007-07-11T08:13:00.000-07:00

i am grateful that my boyfriend just got a significant increase in pay. he's basically retired, now. it's nice.

THANK YOU

2007-06-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

for buying my paintings and supporting my craft!

chikken and heather you are the best!

thank you for...

2007-06-10T19:51:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for

...my natural artistic ability

Three things i love

2007-05-15T04:00:00.000-07:00

1- 3 Things You Love in your boyfriend.
i love how he can tell you just about any actor's name and what movies they have been in but he can't remember what he did yesterday.
i love his extensive knowledge about everything you would ever want to know about any car.
i love his willingness to do what i want if i just ask nicely.

2- 3 Things You Love in a Friend
i love friends who stimulate me to grow and expand my horizons
i love friends who are funny
i love friends who are honest

3- 3 Things You Love in a Book
i love books written in an unusual writing style.
i love books that get me to think about new things or in new ways
i love books that help me learn more about everything!

4- 3 Things You Love in a Movie
i love movies that make me cry whether in joy, understanding, or sorrow.
i love beautiful visuals in a movie, like cinematography, costume
sometimes i just love nostalgic movies that remind me of my youth.

5- 3 Things You Love in a Blog
PICTURES taken by the blogger and OF the blogger
blogs that are frequently updated and constantly changing things
honesty/being unafraid to say what they think

6- 3 Things You Love to Talk About
shakespeare's writing
celebrity gossip
human behavior

7- 3 Things You Love to do in Vacations
eat at restaurants
shop
take pics

8- 3 Things You Love to Eat
cottage cheese, tomatoes, spinach & wheat germ
thai green curry chicken with basmati rice
honeycomb candy, aka seafoam, velvet crumble, spun molasses

9- 3 Things You Love to Happen in Your Life
get free stuff
find awesome stuff at thrift stores/yard sales
find new music i love
10- 3 Things You Love in 1 Million Love Messages
i'm a sucker for inspirational quotations
it's cool that you can choose to listen to each post
a positive web presence in a blog-eat-blog world.

this meme was started by 1 million love messages

i was tagged by The Love Blog by Barbara Doduk

thank you for

2007-04-18T20:05:00.000-07:00

yoga

i'm grateful for humor!

2006-07-29T10:35:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for

2006-06-29T19:21:00.000-07:00

inspiration

i'm grateful for water

2006-05-19T22:05:00.000-07:00

i am thankful for

2006-05-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

love

i am grateful for

2006-01-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

all the free baby stuff we've received

i am thankful for dreams

2005-10-25T15:33:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for my new crash pad

2005-08-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

it'll be like i'm camping for the next six months.
i think it's perfect.

i am grateful for flowers

2005-07-25T17:45:00.000-07:00

i'm thankful for blogs in general

2005-07-05T05:12:00.000-07:00

You are funky, outdoorsy, and down to earth.
While you may not be a total hippie...
You're definitely one of the most free spirited people around.

You are very impulsive - every day is a new adventure.
However, you do put some thought behind all your actions.
Still, you do tend to shock and offend people from time to time!

The World's Shortest Personality Test

thank you

2005-06-23T17:08:00.000-07:00

sadness

2005-06-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for

2005-06-11T18:27:00.000-07:00

my new digital camera that scott gave me for my birthday! thank you, scott!

i am grateful for

2005-06-03T06:16:00.000-07:00

this birthday present from my mom. (the m&m's aren't from her, though.)

I am grateful for Post Secret

2005-05-29T16:27:00.000-07:00

This blog where people confess their

i am grateful for

2005-05-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

art

i am grateful for

2005-05-21T10:25:00.000-07:00

FOOD

I am grateful that another semester has ended!

2005-05-13T04:57:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for

2005-05-07T09:39:00.000-07:00

music

2005-05-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for:

my dextrous hands

yummy, greasy pizza

movies

blogging

my working eyes

2005-04-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

i am grateful for my sister

I am grateful for my nephew

2005-04-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

I'm grateful for Calvin & Hobbes

2005-04-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

Calvin and Hobbes

2005-04-25T19:00:00.000-07:00

I am grateful for books.

2005-04-23T06:18:00.000-07:00

I am grateful for Atticus

I am grateful for Scott

2005-04-22T05:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Scott! I love you.

2005-04-21T14:50:00.000-07:00

I am grateful for Irises

i am grateful for

2005-04-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

the fact that I live within a 7 minute drive of the ocean.