I’m grateful for the first bit of snow this winter. I’m grateful for cold weather. I’m grateful for seeing how things were in the beginning. I’m grateful for crazy ideas. I’m grateful for a certain coyote. I’m grateful for a new iPhone case. I’m grateful to be sober today. A Storm Brews Over the 91st Street Sanitation Facility I had the best idea for this yesterday. That’s why we have to write things down. Here’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, and now given the nature of the precipitation we residents of NYC (at the least the ues) received overnight, is also super timely ..read more

I’m grateful for a fabulously gloomy morning. I’m grateful for seeing what really was. I’m grateful yet again for a swanky umbrella. I’m grateful for the way it looks when it’s just my desk light on in the dark. I’m grateful when I see I’m a part of things. I’m grateful to be sober today. Yes, it’s free. The plan is to make it up in volume. My personal view is that New York is at its best on dark, gloomy, gotham-y days like this. I love the way the tops of buildings disappear into the fog, particularly that stretch of buildings on 6th Avenue, including the News Corp. building. Now that I ..read more

I am so grateful to be sober today. I’m grateful to have rested this weekend, for walks through Central Park, for my parents joining me to celebrate my anniversary this afternoon, for time together, for coffee and for a quiet morning. Good morning my friends and happy Monday :) As always, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and hopefully you all had some time to relax! Share I’m excited to report that the funk I have been in for the past few weeks is finally starting to lift!! This weekend, I spent some time writing out resentments (have 20 something done out of 40 something) and had th ..read more

I’m grateful for a pretty day. I’m grateful for a trip to the museum. I’m grateful for the view from my desk. I’m grateful for the coffee on my desk. I’m grateful for second, third and fourth chances. I’m grateful for the penny I found. I’m grateful to be sober today. “Hey Babe, isn’t it time?” Hello and Happy Sunday—it’s the Sunday Gratitude Extravaganza (if you haven’t already noticed).1 This is your chance to get into the act! Last week, we asked if you’d like to share a gratitude list and many of you did! Thank you! This week’s prompt comes from our good friend, Jane. She’d like to ..read more

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I’m grateful for a bright, cold Saturday morning. I’m grateful for an excellent cup of coffee. I’m grateful for the things that happen when I let them. I’m grateful for people who get it. I’m grateful when I get it. I’m grateful for a pretty tidy desk. I’m grateful for peace in my heart. I’m grateful to be sober today. If not now, when? Happy Saturday—I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to have made it here, because it’s time for the: Saturday Gratitude Round-Up Seven Days of Gratitude and Associated Musings One Tiny Email This was a big week at TFLMS, there’s been a lot cooking here ..read more

I’ve waited a long time to write these words: Wile E. Coyote is my spirit animal. I say that without shame or reservation. I can’t tell you exactly when WEC and I first crossed paths. According to Wikipedia, The Road Runner Show debuted in 1966 and was merged into the hour-long Bugs Bunny Show in 1968 or so. I know that it was broadcast on WMT out of Cedar Rapids at 7am on Saturday mornings. Here was my magical Saturday morning routine back then. I finished delivering my papers around 6:25 am. I ended at the Doerrman’s house, I’d cut through their backyard, behind Mr. Eden’s garage and R ..read more

I am so grateful to be sober today. I’m grateful it’s not raining today, for feeling more organized then ever lately, for having the opportunity to write here, for sleeping through the night, for two meetings a day and that tomorrow is Friday. Read Thanks For Letting Me Share in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the app Share With so much love always, Jane ..read more

I’m grateful for a brilliant orange sunrise and the reflections all around. I’m grateful for food delivery, especially in NY. I’m grateful for seeing that some things never really were. I’m grateful for being able to see that the stories I told myself were stories. I’m grateful to have found the path out. I’m grateful to be sober today. The One Thousand Deaths of Wile E. Coyote (continued) Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene 2 I just want to say that I’m not exactly sure how many times Wile E. Coyote actually died ..read more

I’m grateful for a gray quilted sky on a cold morning. I’m grateful for feeling still when everything else is moving. I’m grateful for other people’s gratitude lists. I’m grateful for the way Mozart sounds early in the morning, with coffee. I’m grateful to be sober today. You don’t find it awkward to have exactly the same conversation every day? The One Thousand Deaths of Wile E. Coyote Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act II, scene ii I’ve waited a long time to write these words: Wile E. Coyote ..read more