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#18-20: Little altars everywhere
November 20th, 2006
Today I am having trouble feeling grateful.
There are squillions of things in the world - my world - to be thankful for, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that today for whatever reason, it’s easier to feel grumpy about all the other things.
Bogged down as I am in foggy, swampy poopitude, I search my brain for that for which I am grateful. And little things come to me… humble things, shining like tiny lamps…
- Dogs. Happy dogs, sad dogs, loyal dogs, playful dogs, stinky dogs, ugly dogs, pretty dogs. Even nasty, trained-to-eat-babies dogs are pure in their souls - it’s their owners who have that special place in Hell reserved for them. For the most part, dogs just wanna be loved as unconditionally as they love us, and who can argue with that?
- Shoes. Good, comfortable, stylin’ shoes. My black Merrell loafers trotted me all over the cobblestone streets of old Europe recently, and my feet felt nary a twinge of soreness. Back at home in the Pacific Northwest, they keep my feet toasty warm and dry as I plow through the rain. I wear the shit out of these shoes and will cry when they fall apart.
- Red. The most mysterious color in the world. Symbolic of a myriad of contradictory things: happiness, danger, weddings (in China), adultery, energy, blood, Christmas, emergency, fire, stop, holiness (in Africa), forbidden areas, passion, good luck, and AIDs awareness. The Virgin Mary’s robes are blue, but her mantle is red. Red makes no apologies. Red is the color of my heart.
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I’m thankful for your and your wonderful thoughts and feelings.
*hugs*