• You woke up this morning, ready to learn something new. Or, if you’re have some memory loss, re-learn something old!
• It’s a beautiful day! At least here in Hampton Roads. Spring is in the air, and we can put away that winter stuff. I have a number of goals in life – one of them is to throw away my ice scraper!
• You have someone who loves you, who cares for you, who takes care of you, and wants you around.
• You don’t have all of the above, so you’ve learned a lot about being independent!
• It’s Spring training! The Yankees are back! If you’re fan of another team (and I don’t know why you would want to be), put them in place of Yankees.
• You only had a stroke (or brain injury). Imagine waking up every day to A-Rods problems? Or, having Ebola? Or…being beheaded? Especially beheaded. Whoa…
• You get to move forward today. Or not. Sometimes it’s like a dance move. Two steps forward, one step back. But, sometimes, most times, more slowly than you want, you are moving forward.
• You know, and have met, some good people since the incident. Therapists (whatever kind you need), Nurses, PA’s and Doctors. Friends. The people who are really your friends came to you, the others headed for the hills. See, you got to clean up your address book. That’s something to be grateful for!

to be continued…