Today I am grateful for straightforward communication (that results in a meeting cancelation!) 🤝

I am looking forward to a lecture by Claudia Flores 👮

Today I am grateful for the science and people that enable commercial flight so my friend Rachel could see family in the Midwest over the weekend ✈️🛫

I am looking forward to showing off my work over the past year to my boss this afternoon 📈

Today I am grateful for journaling - a technique that allows me to explore the scary bits of my mind safely 🧾

I am looking forward to a mid-day run at a comfortable temperature 🏃🏽‍♂️🌤

Today I am grateful for the new crisp air we finally get 🌬️

I am looking forward to @phaballa’s first weightlifting session with me and @milsyobtaf 🏋🏼‍♀️🏋🏽🏋🏻‍♀️

Today I am grateful for my friend and neighbor @caseymhunt for his efforts reprogramming our neighborhood radios so we can all talk to each other when other comms are down 📻📶

I am looking forward to hanging out with my partner as we drive across town to see her doctor 🚗👨🏻‍⚕️

Today I am grateful for the sex-positive attitude my wife has and shares with me 💕

I am looking forward to consuming another pomegranate 🍅💎

Today I am grateful for batteries - portable power when and where it’s needed! 🔋

I am looking forward to being cooked dinner by my lovely wife @phaballa 💖

Today I am grateful for my workout buddy Rachel who helped me re-establish my workout routine this morning 💪🏽

I am looking forward to telling my friends all about ACL 🤠🎶🎙

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate music and community at ACL with @phaballa

I am looking forward to relaxing my sciatica because I’m too old to party that hard 🧓🏽😅

It’s been a few days! Sorry, I’ve been prepping for ACL! Such a mix of emotions. We’re being daring and it feels good, and I’m going to try to live in that moment. I’m grateful for music, and group energy at festivals. I’m looking forward to Riders Against the Storm!

Today I am grateful for my gratitude practice - it’s keeping my soul afloat while I deal with some harsh reality 😭

I am looking forward to being a samurai in feudal Japan 👻🗾

Today I am grateful for the customer at Costco who said “man, you’ve only got three items and you’re holding them in your hands?” and let me cut in line 👍🏽

I am looking forward to TV night with Brian and Val 📺

Today I am grateful for practice on @milsyobtaf treadmill yesterday for a 23:15 5k 🏃🏽

I am looking forward to getting my nails done with one and the same 💅🏾

Today I am grateful for my house and home 🏡

I am looking forward to inviting discussion about Prospanica and social justice at the Virtual National Conference this afternoon 💯

Today I am grateful for my paycheck, earning the stability to think and live 💵📥

I am looking forward to chatting with Missy 🎉🖥️📹

Today I am grateful for my partner @phaballa who helped me out with some work this weekend 🖥️

I am looking forward to either going to a baseball game or caring for my neighbors, depending on their situation! ⚾/🤒

Today I am grateful for @milsyobtaf nudging me to reconnect with my friend Jacob 🤗

I am looking forward to “cooking” a million chicken nuggies for dinner 🍗🍗🍗

Omg Kyland no one wants you to talk more #bb23 (I hate him because I am him)

Today I am grateful for feeling sad that my friend Rachel will quarantine for a while after a trip - and being able to feel and express that emotion 🥺

I am looking forward to Big Brother 23 finale! ♨️🎰📺

Today I am grateful for how human hugging feels - like huddling against entropy is innate, necessary, and universal 🤗

I am looking forward to catching up on What If…? with Eric tonight 🗨️

Today I am grateful for @milsyobtaf, @phaballa, and Reba’s audience for Ghosts of Tsushima 🗡️🏹

I am looking forward to catching up with Rachel on her trip while lifting heavy things over and over 💪🏽

Today I am grateful for the trust we’ve earned from our neighbors to dog-sit while they’re enjoying a well-deserved weekend holiday 🐶🐕

I am looking forward to a float I scheduled for myself 💧

Today I am grateful for the positive encouragement of my neighborhood as I crested 1000# on squat/bench/dead for a Wilks of 302.77 💪🏽

I am looking forward to making lunch for some of my favorites 🌮

Today I am grateful for Nashville-style hot chicken nearby 🍗🔥

I am looking forward to making a big presentation this afternoon (so I can stop sweating about it and enjoy the weekend) 😎🎉

Today I am grateful for the flexibility to go on a short hike with my friend and mentor Kelly in the middle of the week 🥾

I am looking forward to a mid-afternoon break before hitting it hard the rest of the evening 🍺