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24th March 2018: MarchForOurLives / Mum's Birthday / Thomas Paine Conversation

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for those in #GreatNorthernMarch

more so, for those in the streets for #MarchForOurLives

for my mother’s birth - her birthday.

for Empty Shop, Durham.

for my friend leading a conversation on Thomas Paine.

23rd March 2018: Recognition Of Conditions / Private Time / Mistaken Phone-Call

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for recognising a sudden attack of stress and conditions playing up.

for feeling more comfortable in the legitimacy of removing myself from interaction whilst I get myself into a way I can manage properly with other people.

for speaking having a telephone call where I spoke to someone thinking they were someone else for the entirety of the call, without doubting afterwards. 

22nd March 2018: Old Friend / Being Challenged / New Ideas

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for seeing an old friend.

for having my thoughts around power dynamics and identity challenged.

for some new ideas for some new writing.

21st March 2018: Returned Girls / Empty Car Park / Feedback

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for the return of 76 abducted school girls in Nigeria.

for the feeling of walking through a large empty car park in the dark.

for supportive feedback.

20th March 2018: The Funeral Murders TV Programme / The Loop / The Spring Equinox

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for a programme on The Funeral Murders in Ireland.

for The Loop (@WeAreTheLoop) organisation and the work they do.

for The Spring Equinox.

19th March 2018: Deptford Town / Street Conversation / Thoughtful Card

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for Deptford town. I love that part of London.

for lively conversation in the street.

for a thoughtful card.

18th March 2018: Marshall Arisman / Extra Level Of Hope / Friendly Competition

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for the artwork of Marshall Arisman. I’ve been staring at two pictures by him for a long while without realising their connection. I love that satisfying feeling of having your feelings about one thing validated by a connection to the values of another thing.

for feeling an extra level of hope, almost the tingle of excitement clearing the sawdust from the floor.

for friendly competition.

17th March 2018: Haircut / Lighter / Jolly Meal-Time

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for a haircut.

for a day lifted from heavier thoughts of late, and therefore more present and productive.

for a jolly dinner.

16th March 2018: A Friendly Voice Telephone Interview / Blood / Drum Lesson

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for a friendly voice conducting a telephone interview.

for blood.

for the recommendation of this drum lesson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1j1_aeK6WA

15th March 2018: Sandwiches / Deep Looks / Filling Days / Blood-Pressure Monitors

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for a delicious sandwich. for the idea of a sandwich. for new and exciting ideas in food creation.

for sharing a brief look that runs deep.

for the more things you put in your days the more room you have to put more things into your days.

for blood-pressure monitors.

14th March 2018: Walkouts / USSstrike / Bumping Into An Old Friend / Roaming Telephone Conversation

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for all involved in the walk-outs organised for today, standing up to gun-violence. for the fucking students - for the youth. #nationalwalkoutday

for those lecturers and allies continuing to picket for pensions. #USSstrike

for bumping into an old friend.

for a wonderful roaming telephone call with a close friend.

13th March 2018: Rejections / Interviews / Calling Out The Emperor With No Clothes

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for thoughtful and considerate job rejections.

for generous offers of interviews

for those who tell the Emperor that he is wearing no clothes.

12th March 2018: Hopefulness / Writing / Serenity Prayer

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for hopefulness

for writing. It saves.

for the Serenity Prayer

11th March 2018: Immigration / Brushing Hair Harshly / Different Sweat / Mum

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for immigration, emigration, people moving around as much or as little as they want to, with as little economic restriction as possible.

for brushing your hair harshly and finding a good pain/pleasure balance.

for the different smells of sweat, sex, fear, exercise, heat etc…

for my Mum.

for all mothers, for all who mother.

10th March 2018: Jack Whitten / Phasing on Dysnomia / S - Shape

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for the artwork of Jack Whitten.

for the phasing on the album Dysnomia by Dawn Of Midi

for a backward S - shape, hugging around me during a meditation.

9th March 2018: Passenger Door First / Tourists / Good News For Mum

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for those that open the passenger’s door, ensuring that the passenger is comfortable first before taking their place, around the car, and into the driving seat. For attentiveness within the smaller actions, often.

for stylish and considerate tourists asking me for directions. 

for further good news for my Mum.

8th March 2018: Patience / Disposable Jokes / Redemption / Women

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for                         patience.

for the foolish whimsy of disposable jokes.

for the potential of redemption for all.

for women.

7th March 2018: Accidental Capture / Sending Parcels / Warm Milk / Birthday

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for the image capture of accidentally scanning your hand.

for the pleasure of sending a parcel.

for taking time to warm milk to add to granulated coffee, before adding hot water. For the feeling of the process, but also the results.

for the birth of a friend.

6th March 2018: Lady Bird / Hedgehog / The Mulberry Vets

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for the warmth of Lady Bird. Many confirming scenes. Took you gently through changes. It acted like a guide to go through growing up again in your mind, like the best coming of age movies. It was lovely to see it with Mum too. It offered many chuckles as well.

for the children that alerted me to a precarious hedgehog.

for The Mulberry Vets taking in the poorly hedgehog and seeking to help them.

5th March 2018: Barry Fox T-Shirt / Heartfelt Risks / Motion Through Depression

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for Barry Fox, for his wonderful art, and him supplying me with this lovely T-shirt.




for heartfelt risks.



for finding motion in spite of a rise of depression.

4th March 2018: Pong and Brick Breaker / Soundtracking Baths / Feel Of Beanie Hats

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for Pong and Brick Breaker

for soundtracking baths

for the feel of beanie hats.

3rd March 2018: Rewatching, Relistening / Assistance Of Clearing Snow / Young Fathers

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for things that take a few watches, listens, reads to appreciate.

for those with heavy equipment that have helped out to clear the snow from public roads, and spots where it is potentially dangerous.

for Young Fathers.

2nd March 2018: Stalactites / Heavy Dreams / The Dark Paintings

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for stalactites.

for heavy dreams

for The Dark Paintings

1st March 2018: Civilisation / Dear White People / Two Wonderful Phone Calls

Today, to be thankful / to be grateful,

for a new Civilisation series.

for the particular power of the realisation of scenes in Episode 5 of Dear White People. The threading of lines in the narratives of this series is incredible.

for two wonderful calls with good friends.