Earlier today, Dan Brook told Mike Larsen and me about “100 Blessings,” a Jewish tradition. The idea is to acknowledge at least 100 blessings each day. It seems like a good exercise. That comment prompted me to jot down the first 100 gratitudes that came to mind. I stopped at 101.  With apologies to those individuals who did not emerge this time, here they are:

Darryl
Rebecca
Mary
No nerve pain for many days
Good health
My home
Getting into a routine
Free Senior Center meals
Free Muni
Tues. Food Bank bags
Malick movies
Bob Dylan
My doctor
The exercise room
Laundry in-home
Spotify
The resistance to Trump
My clean apartment
San Francisco
Northern California
I enjoy writing
The book, Bob Dylan and Philosophy
The Book of Joy
Bonnie inviting me to tea
Thrive East Bay
My new tea pot
My new tea kettle
My large screen TV
My sound system
Joan
Rhonda
Belvie
Sara
Andy
Roma
Mike
Leonard
Glide Church
Fellowship Church
The moon
The Holy Spirit
Emerson
Baldwin
Bertrand Russell
My sunflowers
My recliner
Getting good sleep lately
My new mattress
Peace and quiet here
The view from my window
Kale salad for lunch
Rob’s invite to the Summer of Love event
My Western Park neighbors
The painting in front of me
The Dylan poster
The Ghandi mosaic
My mother’s guidance
My hair
Economic security
Cascade Falls
Mt. Tam
Jeff’s invitation
Roger
Ted
Joyce
Janelle
My curiosity
My wisdom
My compassion
SF restaurants
Music at the Saloon
Dan
Sharon
Valerie
Steven
Brandon
Kristen
Azure
Theo
Mother Nature
The Earth Community
Physical contact
Emotional intimacy
Sunshine
Fog
Negative ions
The ocean
The Arboretum
Land’s End
Ferron
Mary Chapin
The New York Times
The New York Review of Books
Anderson Cooper
Rachel Maddow
Google News
Google search engine
Dick Price
Richard Koogle
Steve Sears
Gil Lopez