21 things that inspire me to smile...

 collaborative children's artwork

 gifts that were left by one of my students today,

who obviously knows me:)

 being able to make this little ganesh in 15 minutes yesterday

while the students were making their clay mugs

 more student artwork (made by a 5th grade boy)

 colorful pottery

 my gift to my students - a singing bowl from rishikesh

 that has medicine buddha and when you fill it with

water, the water dances

 a note that arianna left for me on the whiteboard

 my indian/african corner of the art room

 and 8th grader's flying self-portrait

 playing with wire today with my 5th graders

 my crazy office - and the fact that i have one!

 the music i am loving lately

 sunshine!!!!

 even through my identity crisis (which happens

each time i come home from india...) i have the guts

to wear crazy amounts of color - and dress the way i want to...

thanks to cyndi lauper's song that was stuck in my head

this morning...

 my hanging car altar

 pear, beet, kale, ginger, carrot juice after school today!

 fresh air!!!!!!!!!!

 the green stuff coming up from the earth...

 flowers in our front yard.

i am so lucky that there are so many things

that inspire happiness and smiles...

too many to mention

xoj