thankful am i

I’ve been trying to be more mindful of my gratitude, both when I wake in the morning¹ and after a long day. The fact that I’m here at all, awake and aware with another day ahead: that amazes me. Many factors of my life make that pretty remarkable. I’m thankful. Even on rough days when it feels everything went sideways (much of this week), I try to doodle in the evenings one thing I’m specifically grateful for that day.

It’s a small practice of quiet strength that’s returned much more than I ever imagined.

1. Modeh Ani (מודה אני) is a prayer of thanks recited each morning. You can read the text at Sefaria and learn more about it at MJL. ↩︎