A Hundred Things

1.  the Friday Noon Poets holiday luncheon at Mangionnes
2.  sitting next to julian waller and hearing about his medical work to help curb the rate of death on the highways due to drunk driving.
3.  sharing my experience with ASAP in Virginia and the controversies therein, especially with a certain judge (Snidow) who was easy on drunk drivers.  Being an alcoholic himself, he refused to take their licenses.
4.  buying make-up at Sephora today -- fun!
5.  leftovers from the restaurant
6.  walking for an hour and a half, including doing chores
7.  getting home in time to go to the gym
8.  lenox baker tomorrow -- yay, heated pool!
9.  makings for pumpkin soup
10. picking up a few things at Aldi
11. new spa, Flawless, where i'd like to get my hair cut and colored
12. refraining from watching the news
13. had a Diet Coke at the bar in Mangionnes, which was refreshing!
14. got the 5 poems to Doug Stubbier
15.  talking with the mgr of Mangionnes about how much our group enjoyed our experience.
17.  Aruna for making the arrangements for the restaurant today
18.  buying 2 of Aruna's books -- hope they are in the car!!!
19.  the secretary is closed up
20.  a trip to the Carolina Inn to meet Savannah in marketing
21.  hearing Thich Naht Kanh's book on audio
22.  nice chat w larry and molly in the library
23.  going to raleigh on Monday
24.  nick and blair's children
25.  my dad's WWI letters
26.  Mike Tyus
27.  the phrase "Movement is the Movement"
28.  maybe getting a tee shirt made with that phrase w Mike's photo underneath
29.  remembering i gotta get a new printer
30.  my phone working again
31.  not taking pain meds
32.  jogging in the pool yesterday and being sore today
33.  moving slowly and being ok w that
34.  john harmon stone (john has his daguerreotype)
35.  archives
36.  my poem about george moses horton
37.  my poet friends  -- all of 'em!
38.  the sundance now channel
39.  diana at the Y
40.  hazel also
41.
42.  my jazz poems
43.  determination
44.  hillcrest
45.  friend bill jones there
46.  not rushing
47.  beverly
48.  history
49.  tim tyson
50.  the lessons of grief
51.  the lessons of suffering
52.  doing the best i can
53.  on Saturday i need to apply for the AF grant to travel to d.c. for the cause
54.  new books
55.  the Daily Tar Heel -- outstanding student newspaper
56.  the Carolina Inn
57.  stopping
58.  this phrase -- the courage to change the things i can
59.  neil not calling me
60.  Kathy T and I are going to see Mary Queen of Scots
61.  Canada and New Zealand
62.  Ireland
63.  Dr. Murano
64.  ShaLeigh Fairbanks
65.  letting go of the job of Barnes & Noble since i don't want to work in retail
66.  moderate dinner
67.  the book The Mindful Diet
68.  the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
69.  already have 69 things!
70.  George Harrison
71.  a fantastic son
72.  reading The Blood of Emmett Till
73.  Dorothy -- Duke student at Hillcrest.
74.  Robert Frost
75.  participating in Toys for Tots this year
76.  talking to my bro this morning
77.  Cousin Andy
78.  the WWI Hell Fighter and jazz musician by the name of Europe
79.  the gym up the hill
80.  Thich Naht Hahn's book that I'm reading
81.  the dancer Mike Tyus
82.  really good night's sleep last night
83.  roasted brussel sprouts
84.  dinner almost ready
85.  a walk in the wintry air
86.  snowfall tonite
87.  Durham Museum of History
88.  chill'n for the rest of the night
89.  Stagville Plantation
90.  Not having to go to the store
91.  relaxing
92.  Sundance Channel
93.  Magionnes for a holiday luncheon
94.  quinoa pasta
95.  the idea of the Yoke of Christ
96.  NPR
97.  my galoshes
98.  nice new neighbors
99.  letting go
100. Kim Stafford

A Hundred Things I'm Grateful For Today, Sunday, May 27, 2018

1.  Coming to UU today
2.  Jacqueline's sermon
3.  Glad she got her M. Div.
4.  She might be staying on
5. Being here
6.  Good night's sleep
7.  The color green
8.  Desire to do some writing
9.  The counselor at CC Spaulding
10. UU in Boston
11. Love for Franklin and family
12. Desire to invite Franklin to lunch
13. I can stand.
14. "Just for today"
15. I'm still here
16.  I'll be joining UU
17. Let it be
18. John Lennon
19. How Jacqueline's face lights up
20.  The music this morning
21. Rachmaninoff
22. Kate Lewis, the pianist
24. She played I've Got Plenty Of Nothing
25. She introduced me to Bruno Mars, who is so cool!
26. Joan Brett, she read a poem this morning.
27. Langston Hughes
28. Langston Hughes : "The Negro Mother"
28. Langston Hughes:  The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
29. Got to 2 meetings
30. NC Museum of Hist. has WW1 exhibit
31. Daddy's birthday is the 31st
32. I'd like to see the Sohm some day
33. I've been to the American Cemetary at the D Day Beaches--so inspiring
34. Going to see Pilobolus
35. Resting today and not working out
36. Doing stretches
37. My health
37. It's cooling off
38. Cleaning today
39. 40 binaural Hz
40. Avoiding the news
41.  Done with food for today
42.  Realizing i need to switch to decaff tea
43. Tomorrow is Memorial Day
44.  The Wall Street Journal articles I clipped out last night.
45.  Integrative medicine has primary care.
46.  The sound of a water fall.
47.  It's all good.
48.  Netflix
49.  Financially stable.
50.  Interesting people I've met
51.  Bruno Mars
52.  Beyonce, "Single Ladies"
53.  Mindfulness
54.  My docs
55.  Almost finished eating for today.
56.  No need to stress.
57. Avoiding email
58.  Having my feet up
59.  Having the power to live my life the way I want
60.  Adam Stone is my nephew
62.  Tomorrow's a holiday.  (Memorial Day)
63.  The music of David Wingo
64.  The people in my Tuesday meditation group
65.  Megan Yankee, new friend at ADF
66.  Her partner is John Osborn
67.  Kate Lewis, musician at UU
68.  My cat has a new home!
69.  the ADF summer season starts soon
70.  morning stretches
71.  Elaine from Cambridge
72.  My World Pulse postings are getting hits.
73.  Where I live
74. In the forest
75.  Our Y
76.  Deep breaths
77.  Got an iPhone
78.  Finally  Morgan's offered to help me set it up
79.  quilts
80.  Sounds of waterfalls
81.  Peter Makuck and the memory of writing a poem inspired by his poetry
82.  Janis in Arizona
83.  Ed in Boston
84.  Duke Blue
85.  my dad and his letters that I inherited
86.  Uncle Ed's rare book collection at U. Va
87.  Mel in Palm Springs
88.  Julie and her Alaska Native archives
89.  job interview went well
90.  libraries
91.  financial stability
92.  Rusty
93.  Washington, CT
94.  Black Mountain College
95.  Rubenstein Library
96.  strength
97.  not dating at the moment
98.  God brings the most interesting people into my life.
99.  gentle movement
100. my accomplishments