Sunday Gratitude – 19.V.2024

Forgive me for procrastinating – it seems like it’s something I can’t get away from. I’ve accomplished a lot in the last week – and even this weekend, and I’m thankful for that – but I feel kind of like there’s a heavy weight still hanging over me and that no matter how much I do, I’m still playing whack-a-mole with all that needs to get done.

I’m incredibly frustrated with Substack, which hasn’t corrected the issue that is making it impossible for me to write posts over there. On the other hand, although I mirror a lot of what I write over there over here, the Saturday posts actually do take a considerable amount of time, and as frustrating as it is not to be able to post over there, I’m grateful that it’s lifted a good deal of the pressure to write those posts off my shoulders for the time being so that I can concentrate on the house.

We had more hail this week, and I’m grateful that it doesn’t seem to have damaged anything. Yesterday was truly a gorgeous Wisconsin summer day, sunny, with a high of about 81F. Despite the sunburn, I’m grateful for days like that (though it makes me wonder how I thought, as a kid, that pretty much any temperature under 90F was tolerable.)

I’m thankful that I have a lovely neighbor who has been calling to get together on a fairly regular basis. I’m thankful for a place to live and not being in want for food or what have you. I’m thankful to be able to contribute something at church, and grateful that there’s a priest who is willing to hear my confession, even if it’s not the church I regularly attend.

I’m grateful to have a little bit of time to try to get things accomplished, even if I do procrastinate. I’m thankful that there are people who can use things that I no longer have use for, and that it makes them happy.

I’m grateful to still see wonder in the world, and I’m grateful for your attention and patience.

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