Sunday Gratitude – 19.X.2025

I’m really frustrated with myself for a number of things right now, especially that I didn’t get half of what I wanted to get done this weekend accomplished. On the other hand, I always overestimate what I think I can get done, and that gap with the reality is hard to deal with sometimes. I am grateful to have gotten a little done, and to also have a little bit of time still to accomplish the one thing that I seem to be really avoiding. I’m funny like that.

I’m grateful to have heard from a friend I hadn’t heard from in years. It’s really terrible, because I actually do have her number in my phone, so I knew immediately that she was calling me. It was really, really good, and a good reminder that I ought to be better about making the random phone call out of the blue sometimes.

I did, however, call a couple of people this weekend, and I am grateful to have reached them and to have had good conversations. Sometimes the house just gets too quiet and having a real person to talk to makes getting mundane tasks go a lot more quickly.

I am grateful to the priest that I’ve been going to for confession that he does take time to listen to me and not be too harsh when I’m really struggling to muddle through.

I’ve been watching a lot of the YouTube channel – “Midwest Safety” which is a police cam channel, and is put together really, really well. It makes me grateful for the people, like the police, who put up with a lot of crazy stuff in service to our communities.

I am grateful for the nice weather, and to have had the opportunity to enjoy it. I didn’t make it to church on the bike, but I went out earlier in the week for 20+ miles and had a great time.

I don’t know that I have a whole lot to add, except, of course, that I am grateful for you. 🙂