Another silly and shallow one but it takes the small and the big things, the silly and the sacred, things, and the in-betweens to compose a grateful life.  So Netflix it is for today!  :) I am grateful for Netflix.  I've gotten to see some great documentaries, movies, and shows because of it. We've used it for school projects (documentaries), for family movie nights, and yes - for getting hooked on TV shows. :) And I'm grateful for it, as silly and shallow and first world as it may be. What about you?  What are you grateful for that is silly and shallow and yet it prompts Gratitude Attitude in your day?

There is nothing like a baby sleeping/snuggling in your arms. It makes the world slow down and everything, for a brief time, is right and good in the world.  Today I got to hold a sweet baby girl and put her to sleep and let her rest in my arms.  It's rare that I get to do this anymore so when I have the chance I feel so grateful. To breathe in that baby smell and to be reminded of peaceful rest, it's such a gift!

I'm so grateful for invitations.  Invitations to events that celebrate someone or something, invitations to participate in a ceremony/a cause/a program, invitations to walk alongside of someone in their joy/sorrow/confusion, invitations to be a part of someone's life and not just on the fringes.  I'm sure there are more ways invitations happen but those are the ones that came to mind immediately.  Tonight I received an invitation from my youngest brother and soon to be sister-in-love, they asked me to participate in their wedding ceremony by adding my voice in with a reading of their choice. How special, how honored I feel to be a part of their day in this way.  I'm always honored when people invite me into their lives and I try to make sure I express my gratefulness for their belief that I would add to their life in some way.

I really like our DVR.  I really like that we can record a bunch of things and I can take my time watching them.  I like that the DVR gives me the opportunity to record something I like to watch but also affords me to opportunity to do other things - like spend time with family/friends, read books, well pretty much anything else!  It sounds a little silly and shallow to say that I am grateful for our DVR but you know what? I am.  :)

This is one of those Gratitude Attitudes that in theory I am grateful for, that with my words I say I am grateful for, and sometimes with my actions I also show that I am grateful for.  But I don't always succeed.  I say I want diversity, I say that I am grateful for it but when I get pissy because other people won't fall in line and see my point of view on something then I prove I don't really want diversity. Diversity, according to Webster's, means this: the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc. Today I read a lot of different view points on a particular subject.  I would say that a diverse range of opinions were verbalized. And while approximately half of the diverse opinions broke my heart and made me mad I am sitting here tonight grateful for the diversity we have and the freedom to have those opinions.  And I'll be grateful for each situation that pops up that helps me to practice accepting diversity.

So silly but I'm grateful for headbands. They can help redeem a bad hair day. Need I say more?  I don't think so.  *wink*

I've mentioned eyes before, but it was in a totally different context.  Today I'm sticking with the literal.  :)  I'm grateful for the sense of sight.  What our eyes take in every day is miraculous if you think about it. The eye and its functions are absolutely incredible, super intricate, very delicate, and yet very resilient.  I try to not take my eyesight for granted, what I get to see everyday is a gift.  From creation to words to faces, even those pesky stoplights.  :)  And all the things in between.  Tonight I saw the prettiest dusk laced sky. It was gorgeous.  What did you see today that makes you grateful for the gift of sight?