This Week In Gratitude

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There's an Ice Cube song laid over an old sample (the Isley Brothers' Footsteps In The Dark), perfect for weight lifting back when I was younger: It Was A Good Day.

It was playing in my mind as I reflected on the past five days:

  • Spent three mornings bodyboarding at the beach, despite working a night shift.
  • Rode my bike to and from Trader Joe's to make a grocery run.
  • Attended the annual Halloween Parade at my kids' elementary school.
  • A friend informed me last minute that he was working from home, and we were able to meet for coffee.
  • Had lunch at home with my wife all but one day.
  • Went trick or treating with the kids and some families in the neighborhood. Kids keep their top 30 candies, the remainder are donated to our troops in exchange for $30 credited to their respective accounts at the Bank of Mom and Dad.
  • Resumed a  musical education interrupted since college by listening to an archived Grateful Dead concert (thanks, Vagabond MD!).
  • Tucked my kids in to bed all but one night.
  • Walked my daughter to basketball practice. This is when we have our best talks, with no one else around.
  • Enjoyed the splendor of an autumn sunset over the Pacific. Recorded images don't do it justice.
  • Found several colleagues willing to work nights for me in exchange for a night shift premium starting January!
  • Was elected to a stipended position doing work to help provide challenging patients consistent care through safer prescribing - something I've been passionately involved in for several years.

Hope you took a moment to jot down how life is good as well.