11 Things That Rank 10/10

1. 10/10 Jeni's ice cream, which we tried for the first time last night. Then later looked on the website and drooled over all of the flavors.

2. 10/10 The foliage this year, the fall light, the colors, the blue sky, the way the leaves look when they're falling.

3. 10/10 Snuggling with Chupie. Seriously one of my favorite things in life and our evening ritual most days. I get right down on her bed with her (she's not allowed on the furniture much to her dismay) and it's the sweetest, coziest thing ever.

4. 10/10 Appreciation for being able to afford a home and food and bills and extras.

5. 10/10 Love of alliteration. Just this morning, I wrote these C and P words down – the lists are not mine, but from a client who is in turn quoting Dr. Richard Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems. So pleasing, to surround myself with words that are the qualities I want more of in myself and my life.

6. 10/10 Laughing. Laugher really is one of the best things. This morning, a photo of a perpetually disappointed-looking cat made me laugh.

7. 10/10 Trees. Trees astound me, awe me, accompany me, allure me. Also snuck in some alliteration there.

8. 10/10 Being physically well. I had three different cancer screenings this month – skin, colon, breast – and am giving thanks that they all came back clear.

9. 10/10 Gratitude itself. How it is a self-fulfilling mechanism, nourishing.

10. 10/10 The smell of cedar and earth and salt water and brown sugar and pavement after rain and babies' heads.

11. 10/10 Taking the time to write this list, to attune to the many blessings hidden in plain sight.

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