truth.......

naked truth, canon 20 d

the unexpected flowers,
the dreamy beautiful painting (thank you tiff)
the love notes from sweet young girls,
the boy who took me dancing,
the huge stuffed animal sent by my mom to keep me company at night,
the strangers helping me and the kids at the school,
jonathon who plays piano to me over the phone,
the bertagni family whose love is crazy beautiful,
my two ever so faithful old cats,
craig, whose humor gives me perspective,
the gang down at dogs bar who make me feel good no matter my mood,
my sister, my brothers and the one who still reaches out even though i no longer belong to their family,
annie who works at the grocery store,
those wild teen students of mine,
the andersons and the grafs, another extension of my family
my uncle and aunt who root for me still,
phone calls from tim and hanrow and george,
best friends, barron and sue and faith and karen and missy and andrea and moe,
my mom and dad who believe me even when i am in a pile,
uncle jon's prayers and blessings,
the town of barga,
yuri
all of you sweet ones from the blog
for the language and richness of music, nature, and travel,
for the softness of my heart which keeps me from being bitter...

may i never forget how lucky i am
and how many things i have to be grateful for...

dear god, let the goodness in my life be how i define myself.
let the strength of the love always win over the shadows.