Today is a sunny day in Toronto ( which is an event in itself these days) and I managed to go for a run. I was listening to a song and it is called “ The Good Stuff”. In the song, a guy had just had a fight with his wife and went to a bar and asked the bartender for a glass of the good stuff. The bartender said, “ we don’t serve that here”. He proceeded to pour him a glass of milk and told him what the “ good stuff” really is.

I wondered what would be my list of “the good stuff” "? So, here is my list and it is not necessarily in any particular order.

1. Family and all the precious times I have with them.

2. Friendships that span the years.

3. The joy of being a grandparent and the sacred privilege to share my life and my faith with them.

4. Health and wellbeing. I am almost 60 and I have not been this fit in many years. I run a few times a week now and find it clears my brain and helps me with anxiety which can really trip me up.

5. A rainy day which gives me the freedom to enjoy a good book and a cup of tea.

6. The knowledge that I did my best, whatever that is.

7. The courage to just forgive someone who has hurt or wronged me.

8. The resting peace I find when I sit with God’s word, reading and listening for His voice.

9. The pleasure of completing a project and seeing it turn out the way it was supposed to.

10. Sitting by a campfire with people that I love.

11. Walking with my dog ( hoping to get one someday soon)

12. Feeling the sunshine on my face. I love the sunshine!

What does your list look like?