Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the family is home. I made sure that I thought about Martin today in appreciation of all he gave, including his life.
It was a good day. Actually, an excellent day. I took an hour-long walk with my husband over at the regional part across the street. Then the girls and I went to see a movie–a good one, too. It reminded me that I need to take these so-called mini-vacations every so often–to take time to enjoy myself and not get so wrapped up in the future or the negative aspects of my life. Overall, when all is said and done, I have a good life. A great life, even. We have our health and we have each other.
So, I must give gratitude today for:
1) Hollywood, for making movies that take us out of our element every so often, affording us a couple hours of pure pleasure.
2) My daughter for deciding, due to the current storm, not to take the two-plus-hour drive to LA today to see a friend–and for her spending a few hours with me and her sister instead.
3) The rain, for filling our reservoirs with much-needed water and turning our brown lawns green.
4) The publisher who sent me a test this weekend, giving me a chance at freelancing for his company.
5) Martin Luther King Jr., for giving his life for what he believed in so that people of color–and all of the oppressed–have an equal chance in this world.
