Dawn Landau

50 HAPPY THINGS: BLOGGERS FLOOD THE INTERNET WITH GRATITUDE

“Instigated by Dawn Landau” at Tales from the Motherland

To join us for this project: 1) Write your post and publish it (please copy and paste the instructions from this post, into yours) 2) Click on the blue frog. 3) That will take you to another window, where you can past the URL to your post. (folks have trouble with this, but it’s not that hard. 4)Follow the prompts, and your post will be added to the Blog Party List. The inLinkz will be open until January 3, 2017

Please note that only blog posts that include a list of 50 (or an attempt to write 50) things that made you feel Happy or 50 things that you are Grateful for, will be included. Please don’t add a link to a post that isn’t part of this exercise; I will remove it. Aside from that one caveat, there is no such thing as too much positivity. Share your happy thoughts, your gratitude; be creative; be happy and grateful, and help us flood the blogosphere with both!

50 Things I’m Thankful For

Good health
My husband Jan
Our 45^th wedding anniversary in November-celebrating it with good friends
My trip to California in November to do a radio interview
Time spent painting and bonding with Olive while in California
Time spent with Olive’s other grandma while in California
Enjoying the visit with my son Travis and daughter in love, Jaimi (Olive’s wonderful parents)
L-R Grandma Dru, Jaimi, Travis with Olive and Bubbie Rochelle
Decorating cupcakes with my new daughter in love, Sarah for her wedding reception
Time spent in Chicago celebrating my youngest son, Christian’s marriage to Sarah
Chatting with my eldest son, Shannon at the reception
Friday Fictioneers and the friends I’ve made as a result
My daughter in love, Sayda, a gifted horse breeder who did NOT perish in the World Trade Center on 911
My third novel, As One Must, One Can debuted this month
Coffee Table Book of Illustrations – Companion my trilogy of novels to be published soon
My first Barnes and Noble Book Signing in April
A nearby indoor lap pool
Good watercolors
Pencils
Laughter and things to laugh about
Freedom to pursue my dreams
My home
Colors, particularly purple.
Dry white wine
My computer
Music
Dance
My faith
Freedom to practice my faith
Good books, many of them written by friends
Other writers
Warmth in the winter
Hot and cold running water – not everyone’s so fortunate
My doctor who is a strong, beautiful woman
My dentist who is also a strong beautiful woman
My one and only brother, Jeff Wisoff
The Miracle of the internet and Skype (living the science fiction of my youth)
The ability to draw and express myself.
Air conditioning in the summer
Flowers
Dogs and cats even though I don’t currently own a pet. They love unconditionally.
Soft sheets to sleep on
My car
Ears that hear
My mind
Eyes that work…perhaps not as well as they used to.
Eyeglasses and contact lenses.
Money in the bank. Enough to be comfortable.
Fingers that work. I’m blessed, after 40 years of cake decorating not to have carpal tunnel or crippling arthritis.
Plenty of water to drink.
Hot black coffee in the morning.

50 HAPPY THINGS FOR 2015: BLOGGERS UNITE IN FLOOD OF GRATITUDE

If you’d like to join in, here’s how it works: set a timer for 10 minutes; timing this is critical. Once you start the timer, start your list. The goal is to write 50 things that made you happy in 2015, or 50 thing that you feel grateful for. The idea is to not think too hard; write what comes to mind in the time allotted. When the timer’s done, stop writing. If you haven’t written 50 things, that’s ok. If you have more than 50 things and still have time, keep writing; you can’t feel too happy or too grateful!

To join the bloggers who have come together for this project: 1) Write your post and publish it (please copy and paste the instructions from this post, into yours) 2) Click on the blue frog at the bottom of this post. 3) That will take you to another window, where you can past the URL to your post. 4) Follow the prompts, and your post will be added to the Blog Party List.

Thanks to Dawn Landau for the invitation to participate in this happy exercise! For more information on how to participate click on her name.

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Here’s mine. I didn’t think I could type that fast. But I did all 50 in 10 minutes and then thought of other things I could’ve said.

Jan, my husband of 44 years
Jeanie Loiacono, my agent.
Good health
Jeanie’s trying to make me look tall. How’s it working?
An indoor pool close within walking distance
My three sons, Shannon, Travis and Christian
Granddaughter – Olive
A nice house
2 published novels
A car that’s paid off
More clothes than I really need.
Unnecessary Bakery Uniform
Good friends
Friday Fictioneers
Worldwide friends I’ve met through Friday Fictioneers
Enough food to eat
My God and Faith
Dance
Plenty of paper
A working computer
W&B publishers
A sense of humor
Laughter
A telephone and friends to call
Blooming houseplants in my kitchen
The prospect of two more books to be published in 2016
A good insurance plan
Hot and cold running water
Legs that work
Ears that hear
Music
Sweet scents to smell
A nose that works
A healthy imagination
Mentors who have encouraged me along the writing path
Warmth in winter
Air conditioning in summer.
Ted Strutz
Books to read
A doctor who understands my needs to not take pills for every ailment
A healthy mouth after a summer of oral surgery and bone infection.
Cool clean drinking water.
A soft bed to sleep on
Scented candles
Happy memories
Friday Fictioneers past and present: L to R: Beth Carter, Moi, Madison Woods (who started it), Janet Webb, Karen Nelson, Russell Gayer, Jan Marler Morrill, Kent Bonham
Eyes that see
Colors…particularly purple.
Waking every morning
A tongue to taste with
Good dry white wine
Sashimi and fresh lox
Skype which made the world a little smaller and more accessible
Marie Gail Stratford, Me, David Stewart