Good morning gratitude!  First thing that comes to mind writing those three words is my thankfulness for my life and ability to come here each day and leave a tidbit of myself.  Tomorrow will be 290 days in a row I have written something and frankly I am amazed that I have been able to do it!  I am pushed for time this morning and am resorting to filling this space mostly with something borrowed from the internet.  Some of the rules are whimsical, but all contain at least some good advice. 

13 Rules of Life:

1. Never give yourself a haircut or call an old boyfriend/girlfriend after three or four margaritas.
2. You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use the tape.
3. The five most essential words for a healthy, vital relationship are, “I apologize” and “you are right.”
4. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
5. Never pass up an opportunity to pee.
6. If he/she says that you are too good for him/her – believe them.
7. Learn to pick your battles; Ask yourself, “Will this matter one year from now? How about one month? One week? One day?”
8. When you make a mistake, make amends immediately. It’s easier to eat crow while it’s still warm.
9. If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance!
10. Living well really is the best revenge. Being miserable because of a bad or former relationship just might mean that the other person was right about you.
11. Work is good, but it’s not that important. Money is nice, but you can’t take it, or anything else, with you. Statistics show most people don’t live to spend all they saved; Some die even before they retire. Anything we have isn’t really ours; we just borrow it while we’re here… even our kids.
12. Be really good to your family and/or friends. You never know when you are going to need them.
13. If you are going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you may as well laugh about it now.

Every day when asked how I am, my response is “Every day is a good day.  Some are just better than others”.  The more I am come to believe those words, the more true I have found to be in them!  I am grateful to have learned that largelyI find what I go looking for.

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn’t, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there.
Monica Baldwin