Monday’s Gratitude List

counting some blessings

1) The sound of the trees rustling outside my window
2) Sandalwood oil
3) That I got up for Bikram this morning and sweated for 90 minutes
4) The crazy fecundity of the farmer’s market
5) Corn
6) That I’m not having a baby right now (everyone else seems to be)
7) Summer
8) Learning that Saraswati–one of my divine homegirls–literally means “one who flows”
9) Remembering “My Baby’s Got Sauce”
10) The deep peace and sanity I sometimes feel when I first wake up in the morning–it’s like it’s my brain, but better
11) The low humidity