I’m thankful…
- That my dad and mom happened to meet and were still in love when I was born.
- That Rob Sherrill wrote that radiology journal article that brought me to Northern Idaho where I meet my true love.
- That she still sees something in me.
- That my mom passed her “happy” genes on to me.
- That I have a safe and wonderful home.
- That my dog Boykan, likes to take me for walks in the woods.
- That even in spite of me, my health is excellent.
- That I have a strong spiritual practice.
- That I have supportive spiritual friends to help me.
- That I live near Moscow, the liberal center of Idaho. The arts community is superb and the Moscow Food Coop is the best. I visit the coop every time I’m in town.
- That I left behind my former life of petty crime and drugs. To this day I can’t remember what caused me to stop. It was probably my embarrassment and shame when the police brought me home to face mom that last time.
- That I can use photography to express my creative side. Thanks Mr. Peppler for getting me started.
- That you are reading this blog.
- That I managed the minefield of my youth which initially was headed in a very bad direction. Some of my friends probably didn’t make it.
- That sleep is easy for me.
- That the old gruff Mr. Hooper, my high school drafting and wood shop teacher, had the same high expectations of me even though I was in special education. His expectations motivated me to excel.
- That my high school vocational education teacher was both a friend and a mentor. He saw abilities in me that I didn’t know I had.
- That Chuck took me in when I was drifting around Bend Oregon and showed me a path to get my life back on tract. Thanks to Chuck I got involved in radiology which has lead to many of the best things in my life.
- That I live in such an advance technological age.
- That spirituality is gaining the critical mass needed to turn the course of humanity away from conflict and suffering.
- For Kookaburra Liquorice – yum!
- For Linux and how it has enriched my experience of computing and freed me from the jaws of Redmond.
- That Siddartha Gautama blazed the trail for me.
- That people like Mark Shuttleworth and Nicholas Negroponte see the value in personal computing and work to put it in the hands of children around the world regardless of their ability to pay.
- That coffee was invented.
- That the world has conspired to support my life. I have such a precious opportunity – I must use it wisely.