Today, in light of it being a Friday and the weekend nearly arrived, I felt the need to shake my fears and frustrations from my head with the ever sobering and inspiring tonic of gratitude.  Remind myself of the wonderful little things that make my days bright and worthwhile…

• Tea, an essential part of socializing here but also such a comfort at any time of day.
• Woolly socks, warm, cozy, and friendly…best when stuffed into even warmer woolly slippers to realize their full potential for heart warming warmth.
• Almonds, protein rich and portable…savoury or sweet?  Doesn’t matter…tasty anytime of day.
• Maps, like little windows into a world…they almost never paint the most accurate picture of the place but are such neat and tidy renditions of what is usually much more chaotic.
• Flexibility, both in the muscle stretching, elastic body kind of way, but also in the ease of mind that comes with simply letting things flow.