Wednesday, November 23, 2005

101* THINGS: Happy Thanksgiving!

In no particular order and for no reason other than my gratitude for their existence in my life, here is an un-edited 'top of the head' list of 101* things I am grateful for. If you didn't make the list, the very fact that you are reading this means I am grateful.


  1. eyesight
  2. my body
  3. my spiritual vision
  4. food
  5. shelter
  6. blankets
  7. clothing
  8. water
  9. mom
  10. dad
  11. Tom (brother)
  12. Jerry (brother)
  13. Colleen (sister-in-law)
  14. Melissa (sister-in law)
  15. Brett (nephew)
  16. Megan (niece)
  17. Jenna (niece)
  18. Kevin (nephew)
  19. Cousin Chrissy and Larry
  20. Sean
  21. Julia
  22. Aunts and Uncles
  23. Shirley Emma Little Davis Campbell (my grandmother)
  24. Kitty Von Kitty
  25. Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (Sadgurunath Maharaj Ki Jay!)
  26. Jesus H. Christ (in all of His beautiful forms; His love and laughter forever ring in my ears!)
  27. Sallyji Kempton (Durgananda) Her wisdom is beyond words; her giving and sharing of said wisdom is one of the most beautiful things in the world!
  28. music
  29. Bade Baba Nityananda
  30. Baba Muktananda Paramahansa
  31. Frank Zappa's music and humor
  32. this blog
  33. the sun
  34. the Earth
  35. THE MOON (OM Guru OM!)
  36. chocolate
  37. Paramahansa Yoganandaji
  38. Saint Francis of Assisi
  39. Saint Anthony
  40. Savitri Miriam Axelrod
  41. ability to type
  42. ablility to read
  43. ablility to write
  44. Zombie Slayer
  45. Gyrobo
  46. Miladysa
  47. humor
  48. James Thurber short stories
  49. J.D. Salinger books
  50. The Red Cross
  51. Anyone in the world who gives their time and hearts to charities
  52. My beloved Nguyen Quoc Huy (the child I sponsor in Vietnam)
  53. Krishna Das' musical vision and wisdom
  54. Jai Uttal's devotional music and vision
  55. Jnaneshwar Maharaj's poems
  56. The Jnaneshwari (Jnaneshwar's rendering of the Bhagavad Gita)
  57. Hafiz's poetry
  58. Rumi's poetry
  59. Shree Muktananda Ashram, NY state
  60. Bade Baba Temple at SMA
  61. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck NY
  62. Dick Sclove
  63. Janet Armstrong
  64. Puck, Puck, and Nike (Brett and Jenna's mini hamsters)
  65. Ramana Maharshi
  66. Leo Tolstoy
  67. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  68. Nikolai Gogol
  69. the seasons that change
  70. nature
  71. birds
  72. my guitars, drums, and various other noise makers
  73. my meditation space
  74. the LOVE in my heart
  75. the LOVE around me
  76. the giving and taking of LOVE (it's a circle; not a straight line)
  77. my doctors
  78. my physical therapists
  79. Franco
  80. Sardi
  81. Maryanne Fahey (however old she may be!)
  82. Shri Hanuman! Ram! Ram! Ram!
  83. Shiva and Shakti
  84. Shree Ganesha
  85. Shree Durge--the remover of ignorance, bestow your grace on me.
  86. Coffee
  87. peanut butter
  88. bananas
  89. olive cream cheese
  90. Johnny and Naomi Canatella
  91. Money
  92. Thelonius Monk's musical catalogue
  93. Chet Baker's musical catalogue
  94. Charles Mingus's musical catalogue
  95. Siddha Yoga's musical catalog
  96. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's musical catalogue
  97. The Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim, Maroon 5
  98. my parents unconditional love
  99. Shankaracharya and Narada's divine wisdom
  100. Flatlander and Fakiegrind
  101. Vision of the Truth of my Self

* Honorable mention: POTATOES (Thanks to Cousin Chrissy for reminding me of how extremely grateful I was (am) for that life-sustaining baked potato.)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!

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22 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:51 PM

    Wow! We made the list! Alright! We are thankful for you too.... :-)

    CC
    ps. why arent potatos on the list??

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  2. Unknown4:02 PM

    Oh my gosh--I have been posting for almost two months now and I JUST realized that there is a hyperlink button right on the Compose toolbar! Duh. Kick me in the head! I used to rack my brain trying to get the hyperlink with the HTML....add another thing to the list: I'm VERY thankful for the Hyperlink Button on the toolbar.

    Now, can anyone tell me how to get the link to show up UNDERLINED????

    You can't really tell that I hyperlinked Gyrobo, Miladysa, and Fakiegrind!

    :)
    happy Wishes for a sane tomorrow

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  3. Gyrobo8:37 PM

    I knew I was better than the Red Cross, but having someone say it makes it so final.

    And what's all this about a list I've won? You never linked to anything about that...

    TURKEY DAY!!!

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  4. Unknown9:08 PM

    GYROBO, MY DEAR ROBOTIC FRIEND, you have not won a list. I was simply stating that you are on MY list. I couldn't possibly have a 'thankfulness' list without mentioning my cute little nite-cap wearing robotic avatar drawing blogging buddy!

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING...and I hope your confusion over this matter clears up as fast as your cold did this week. :)

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  5. John Cannatella9:43 PM

    One more thing to be thankful for ... My next breath. So far it has come religiously, and it will fail me only once in life.

    I am also thankful for everything on the list, the list itself, and my inclusion on it. Bless you, all you have gone through, and all you offer to us from that Grand Canyon of a heart.

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  6. still_figuring_out9:46 PM

    happy thanksgiving, bhakti!

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  7. Anonymous12:45 AM

    Hey! Thanks for putting my dad on the list! He always appreciated being appreciated.

    BTW, do you know anything about this Flatlander guy? He's made some kind of hostile takeover bid for the UMRK.

    It's crazy and very un-Zappa-esque!

    So then, Happy Thanksgiving eh!

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  8. Unknown12:50 AM

    HAHAHAHAHA!!
    ROFLMAO!!

    I literally got goose bumps when I read that comment, Dweezil Z!!!! Seriously...I did.

    Serves me right! Touche`!

    :)

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  9. Chris3:54 AM

    You have much to be thankful for... which is something else to be thankful for!

    Happy Thanksgiving

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  10. Bill9:51 AM

    Your are truly a blessed person.

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  11. mariel10:47 AM

    great list... very beautiful list of big things and little things..
    Happy thanksgiving!

    ps. wish we could import this holiday here in europe as well rather than Halloween!

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  12. Unknown12:58 PM

    Johnny Thank you. Of course you are on the list: you are a beacon of light, laughter, and loveliness. I love you and Naomi...like brother and sister. 'Wish I could see you more; 'thankful the blogosphere has brought us back together!
    Love ya!

    Still Figuring Out Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!!

    Zombie Woofster Right back at ya, you silling monkey-butt!

    Chris :) I'm very thankful that there are people in the world with YOUR sense of humor! :)
    Happy Thanksgiving, Chris!

    Bill I am truly blessed, and I am so grateful that I have the vision to see this. Thank you.
    Happy Thanksgiving, and keep taking those wonderful photographs of New England!

    Mariel Agreed. Happy Thanksgiving to you, in Spain, no?


    TO EVERYONE:

    H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G

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  13. Cabe2:56 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    P.S> I do smile sometimes.

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  14. Unknown3:22 PM

    STAN--Thanks for visiting my site, and I'm glad that you smile sometimes. Perhaps you could get rid of the Confederate flag (because of the racism and hatred that has woven into its threads). I've read your blog, and I think you mean well, but I'd like to offer you this: why not take a picture of yourself in front of an American flag. Isn't America (the entire country) what you are fighting for, and what your mission is all about?

    JAIBHAKTI welcomes everyone in this site; I don't judge and I'm not prejudice (I try my best not to be), but the confederate flag has become a symbol of hatred and a symbol of solidarity amongst hate groups. I'd rather not have it flying on my site. And besides, I TRULY don't think that hatred is the message you want to send.

    Having said that, I wish you and Stan and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving.

    p.s. Let's see the smile!!

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  15. Cabe3:45 PM

    You got me mixed up with Stan.

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  16. Unknown7:11 PM

    Cabe--Sorry 'bout the mixup!

    p.s. Thant's all you have to say about my enlightening comment???

    :)

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  17. Cabe8:28 PM

    Oh I use the Confederate flag as a symbol of State's Rights. Hate groups such as the KKK misuse it.

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  18. Stan11:10 PM

    Thanks for the civilized discourse, the support while facing vulgarians, and your mood-enlightening personality! And wow, I wish I could list 101 things, I'm sure I could if I really, REALLY thought about it.

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  19. Unknown12:55 PM

    Hi Stan--The key is NOT to think too much about it. Just list everything that comes into your mind...hhmmm 'Swiss cheese? Yeah, I like Swiss cheese!'...and then put it on the list. (Unfortunately Swiss cheese didn't come to mind, so it didn't make my list two days ago!)

    Well, you get the picture. Just look around your room, house/apartment, outside, in your refrigerator. Got any pets? I'm sure you could think of 100 things!
    Let me know how it goes (if you want, why don't you and Cabe try to make the list together??)

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  20. Miladysa1:25 PM

    Thank YOU!!!

    Happy Thanksgiving Bhakti xxx

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  21. The Zombieslayer4:11 AM

    Thanks for the mention. I'm so thankful for all the wonderful people I've met through blogging. I've had so many laughs and learned so many things.

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  22. Unknown2:01 PM

    The Zombie Slayer ROCKS!...and is also the cause of much joy and intelligent contemplation.

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