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To study with Paul Muller-Ortega, to gather with fellow students, to meditate, and to chant (with reverence, sensitivity, and honor) the names of Shiva.

This year I chose to make my Thanksgiving Day donation to Sanctuary DMV and the Latin American Youth Center.

I am soon heading to the metro to meet friends and go to a gathering. Because it will be appreciated, I baked without gluten, which I find more of a challenge.

Today I am practicing gratitude that the final death throes of my 31-year old washer-dryer simply means having to go through the expense and annoyance of getting a replacement.

It is easy enough, on reading the news and experiencing some of the challenges of living, to get anxious or depressed. It is also possible to think with gratitude of what is good in my own life.

Thank you to all my friends who share with me and help remind me of all that for which I am grateful.