Thanks

I am grateful for each inspiration, each intake of air, beat of heart, firing of neuron.

I give thanks for sweet exhalation, soft sighs, guttural giggles, 

for beloved blood brothers and soul sisters. 

I am grateful for the past: the moment of conception, the tornado of childhood, 

the angst-ridden decade (RIP 1995-2005), for Austin swimming, London calling, 

California dreaming and India, period. 

I am grateful for the unknowable future. 

What fearsome, exhilarating possibilities it offers daily! 

I give thanks for the present of the present: a cozy bed, a loyal friend, a good book, 

a passion for compassion. 

I am grateful for Guatemala: guns and gardens and new friends. 

I especially thank all the true gurus and Buddhas 

selflessly working for the liberation of all beings. 

With overwhelming gratitude, I give thanks.