shining

i would like to learn how to clean a fish, weld, sail a boat, make creme brulee, play bassoon, and speak french and german

i have learned how to mend a net, tie a bow knot (although i can't remember the name of it, i think that's what it's called), names to call your mother-in-law in Maori, and to tell children that monkeys can bite in spanish

i would like to improve my spanish skills, piano skills, guitar skills, brain capacity, and level of sensitivity towards other people and their emotions

i would like to be less sarcastic, less dense and thick-skulled, and more out-going, sympathetic, and comfortable addressing my faith

i am thankful for the rain, my family, my friends, good chocolate, good pizza, comfortable pillows, warm showers, and the way butter melts on toast

i will never be able to express my love for the people in my life, the environment, God, and the mysteries that life hold