Nobody lives a small life.

No one is forgotten by the universe.

All of us can greatly brighten the world.

—Laura Lynne Jackson, The Light Between Us

Thank you for bird wings flapping against the bedside window as I typed that. 

Thank you for a peaceful place to stay.

Thank you for the opportunity to connect with carriers of light.

Thank you for fresh cherries on sale.

Thank you for a fireworks display on an evening walk.

Thank you for concoctions high-speed blenders make possible.

Thank you for peace.

Thank you for graffiti landscapes on bellies of train cars.

Thank you for dogs at play in yards at sunrise.

Thank you for the generosity of strangers. 

Thank you for the passenger next to me who offered snacks, then a butterfinger, and finally a Bud Light.

Thank you for cars full of travelers soundly asleep.

Thank you for sidewalk snail trails.

Thank you for eucalyptus-scented breeze.

Thank you for dark, prickly scrub oak leaves. Thank you for the scrub jay joining K and me in her yard.

Thank you for hummingbird nests stretching to accommodate their families.

Thank you for the first in-person meeting together with AV and RP (and Audrey). Thank you for future friendships.

Thank you for plant-based restaurant options.

Thank you for quality time with beautiful Bruin ladies AH and KB in the city, for their non-judgmental acceptance, for our talks and walks and laughs together. 

Thank you for friends who, just by listening to anger or darkness, add light.

Thank you for BJ Fogg writing in Tiny Habits: One of my personal themes for the last year has been to “strengthen others in all my interactions.”

Thank you for the gentle sounds of voices.

Thank you for the beauty of eyes.

Thank you for the warmth of hugs.

Thank you again for life changes in the past few years. Worries aren’t always so searing. Relationships feel connected. Respected others treat me as worthy of friendship when I don’t feel that way.

Thank you for sauna sessions promoting bliss. Thank you for the dream of a sauna at the new place to share with neighbors.

Thank you for loving family in NM and CA.

Thank you for a white fluffy dog tail waving out the window of a pickup truck.

Thank you for the Fatal Conveniences author speaking on the Rich Roll Podcast.

Thank you for bamboo dental floss breaking less when it’s wet before use.

Thank you for family, friends, neighbors, and strangers—and their pups and kitties.

Thank you for parrots and squirrels sharing breakfast outside the seminole clubhouse.

Thank you for life thriving in KG’s garden.

Thank you for Fairy the Pomeranian at the vegan sushi place.

Thank you for the fulfillment of connecting when there’s no big agenda.

Thank you for BH’s wit, generosity, and vegan BBQ skills.

Thank you for a morning with BO and Hero at Peter Strauss Ranch.

Thank you for folks enjoying summertime. Hopefully that includes you!

Thank you for a short and sweet meeting with SH. Thank you for her kind attentiveness.

Thank you for JM looking me in the eyes and saying, “You don’t have to make yourself small. You’re here. That means this is where you’re supposed to be.” Thank you for her hubs, SHM, sharing about non-attachment. Thank you for his compassion toward Samson. Thank you for everyone who saw Samson home.

Thank you for garden bounties.

Thank you for injuries healing.

Thank you for emotions healing.

Thank you for tinctures of time.

Thank you for acceptance, trust, and transformation.

Thank you for everyday love. Sending it your way <3