1) turkeys and indians who received the unfortunate end of the thanksgiving stick.
2) true love, in all varieties. the kind where actions never cease to speak louder than words.
3) the earth, our home, and its entire abundance and splendor.
4) animals - short ones, tall ones, skinny ones, fat ones, scaly ones, two-legged ones, four-legged ones, no-legged ones, ones with fur, ones with feathers - each and every one.
5) human beings (not human doings).
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7) birds. birds. birds. (whoops, this probably falls into the animals category, doesn't it?)
8) all the great teachers who never give up showing us how to live in the moment.
9) art. seriously, what would the world be like without it?
10) self-employment and doing business for people who tell you how much they appreciate you on a regular basis.
11) people who really listen to you and not just hear you.
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13) hawaii. you will always be my home no matter where i am.
14) rainy days, a comfy chair, a good book and a cat in your lap - or even just a good book, a comfy chair and a cat in your lap.
15) a crispy hawaiian "winter" day.
16) the first glance of the sun as it peeks over the horizon and casts brilliant hues of purple, pink and gold in the sky.
17) wow, once you get going, it's really hard to stop.
18) trees and sitting underneath one that envelopes your soul with its sweeping branches and fluttering leaves.
19) early morning before the world starts to wake up.
20) the shama that sings outside my window at dawn. (wait, birds again.)
21) making fresh, healthy meals from local produce.
22) national tropical botanical garden for developing in me an even deeper appreciation for these islands and plants. and, of course, for limahuli (nuff said).
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24) seriously, i can't stop now.
25) the days i get to turn off my cell phone and computer.
26) hiking everywhere and anywhere i can.
27) glorious mountains i can never stop staring at.
28) save out shearwaters (i know, again with the feathered ones), for allowing me to help care for hawaii's precious birds and because, without you, how many of them wouldn't be here anymore?
there is so much to be thankful for.
each. and. every. day.
what's on your list?
