Blessings

Well, we have been given our first assignment in connection with FISH, a program we are implementing at the school where I teach. FISH is meant to boost workers' morales and to infuse energy into the workplace. So far there has been a difference which was desperately needed and that is a good thing.
Which leads me to our assignment. We are to think about the blessings and good things in our lives this week that could be taken away from us in a minute both at home and at work. First and foremost we are reminded to be grateful for life itself.
No one likes to think about losing that which we love but it does give one pause to ponder about what we take so for granted in our lives. So this week I'll start a list right here in this blog and I'll keep coming back and adding as things come to mind. Here goes--today I'll think about the people in my life I am grateful for:
1. My family in particular my husband who is my support and best friend. He is the best model I have in life for what unconditional love represents.
2. For my oldest daughter and her sense of humor and creativity and musical ablilty.
3. For my younger daughter who is artistic, insightful and funny too.
4. For my two crazy dachshunds in particular for the healing of my brown dachshund and the complete recovery of his back after major surgery last April.
5. For my good friends who listen to me whine and yammer at them about how miserable I can be and for their support and companionship.
6. For my priest who is a blessing to me with his support and love.
7. For my physical therapist and the aids who work with me and my cranky knee that just gives us all frustrations but they are all patient and supportive.
8. For my birth family who live in Pittsburgh in particular for my brother and my aunt and uncle and my cousins.
9. For a noisy cranky jumpy out of sorts guinea pig named after a knighted actor who portrayed a pretty darn good wizard in a few movies. This little piggie reminds me we all need a hiding place.
10. For my students both present and past--they say the teacher learns as much from his or her students as they do from him or her and that is the truth. I have been blessed by the souls I have taught over the years.
11. For my fellow teachers at the school where I teach for their concern and support. They are a special group of people indeed--even if we all smell fishy lately!
Blessings indeed. . .