I haven't done a gratitude list in awhile, and I'm not going to do a long one now, but I'd like to note that every time I start thinking about dying, another reason to live asserts itself into my consciousness. Yesterday, it was Harbor Island. How can someone properly think of death while passing a thriving port -- freight cars, ships, trains, trucks -- all moving around, busy in the sunshine, surrounded by sparkling water. And today, Penny needed me to stay home with her. She has an ear infection and Karen couldn't stay home with her and we took her to the doctor and got antibiotics. And this evening Kevin invited me over to have dinner with him & the kids -- copper river salmon, and nobody cooks copper river salmon like Kevin does. He always manages to turn it out perfectly. I am more grateful for being able to continue a relationship with Kevin than I am for anything else. I thought the divorce would pretty much put an end to any friendship we had outside of co-parenting the kids, but instead it has highlighted the best parts of our friendship, which continues to grow, while allowing all the annoyances involved in being married to dissipate. So yes, I'm glad. And no, I can't properly concentrate on gloom & doom today. Will have to save that for October when things turn romantically rainy and everyone dons black again.
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