Eat this and be wildly grateful, By Mark Morford

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2. best I've read from Morford...and I thank him for the reminder

When I remember to be grateful, I feel so, soooo much better. And I don't just mean emotionally.

This morning I woke up feeling ill again. Sinus headache, tired and achy body. I'm sitting alone in my kitchen with laptop on my knees eating my regular breakfast of oatmeal with soy milk and blueberries, cooked in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes.

Thanks to his reminder, I am again enjoying the chewy texture of the oats, along with the creamy goodness of the juicy and the sweet-tart blueberries. Usually I wish I had high speed internet, but dialup gives me time to focus on my mouthful of pleasure and to feel grateful.

And in the few minutes it took me to switch between reading the article,, meditating on the message and feeling the goodness, my headache has subsided somewhat and the achy tiredness in my limbs has been replaced with tingling relief.

A memory has surfaced, and now I'm crying, but that gives further relief to the sinus headache.

On February 9th, I had to euthanize my beloved pony, I rescued him from starvation 22 years ago. He was almost 27, very sick and he made it clear to me that it was time.

I wanted to hold him for the euthanasia, but vet policy and the need to also care for his companion made that impossible. So after I hugged him goodbye, as I led her back to the barn, I felt compelled to turn for one last look. He stood tall, head raised and pride, watching his herd leave him.

I will never forget his look of peace and joy...but mostly he radiated gratitude. They are so much smarter and wiser than we are. I saw that clearly then. I see it now. I love you, pony.