Gratitude

Moleskine ... the legendary notebook of Van Gogh, Chatwin, Hemingway, Matisse and Céline~
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Simple things: wearing pajamas until 3pm on a rainy day, cuteness (found in puppies, children, romantic comedies, etc), google--they're so practical!, waking up without an alarm clock, sundays, harry potter, laughing out loud at dvds I've seen so many times, chocolate, hot showers, baked goods, comfy coffee shop seating, the internet, my camr (the y was stolen some time ago), facebook, moleskin journals, yoga, music, having a great line of text in a scene (i.e. "i thought it looked like you were sitting in her car, in the front seat of her car...making out")

conceptual things: grace, love, freedom, joy, reciprocation, art, discovery, play

family: mom, dad, azizi, sanai, ileia, home, people who will always have me over for dinner, the feeling of completeness when we're all in the same room, the financial decisions and sacrifices I will never fully comprehend, people who will always see my shows, reconciliation and forgiveness, band of nigerian children and adults speaking in yourba and showing up in vans, aunts who won't drive on the freeway, uncles who make gumbo or play the bass

friends: activity buddies, people to call just to say hi, people to visit, people who i call when I'm balling and need someone to pray with, people who share their lives with me, people who are there every day, and people who make phone dates to catch up, people who know that I'm talking about a boy because I say "I'm doing good" in a certain way, people who tell me when I'm being ridiculous

mentors: those i look up to, people who look at me and see things that aren't there yet, people who speak into my life, people who give me their time for little in return, people who are invested in my emotional/spiritual/artistic growth, people who ask hard questions, people who have perspective, people who are perceptive, people who follow up about things that happened a while ago, people who are watching my trajectory