31 Things I’m Grateful For.

1. Love (metta)2. Family3. Friendship (amistad)4. Yoga5. My teaching career6. Mis alumnos (my students, 9th graders and otherwise)7. My teachers (yoga and otherwise)8. Dharma9. Shelter10. Deep breaths11. My writing career (and reading and writing on Elephant Journal)12. The opportunity to serve13. Freedom

“According to the Buddha’s teachings, the most basic condition for happiness is freedom. Here we do not mean political freedom, but freedom from the mental formations of anger, despair, jealousy and delusion.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

14. Bob Dylan[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ujAXxNxU0]15. Oprah16. Barack Obama17. Jon Stewart18. Mangos19. Chocolate20. Having water to drink[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IoSz4KvHQ]21. Inspiration[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR45AsyNmXc]22. Safe Passage23. Jesus24. Imminent Summer Vacation! Visiting friends and family in San Francisco, Sacramento, Austin, San Antonio, New York City — and then participating in this amazing retreat in upstate New York!25. Health26. Mindfulness27. Happiness28. This American Life (and this Guatemalan life)29. Amanda Love and a man to love30. Collaborating with Ash and teaching Yoga Freedom Retreats at Earth Lodge and Lake Atitlan.31. Lucy