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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” ― Robert Frost

I'm grateful for:
a.  Dr. A being able to talk to a new patient in his native tongue (Arabic).  A huge dose of what that man needed was reassurance and support, and there's something to be said about finding someone with a deep understanding of your struggles.  Dr. A gave that to him today.
b.  the knowledge I have of an afterlife.  We had a patient come in today, the last one of the day, with whom we had the end of life discussion.  Usually I've had these conversations with the son or daughter of an aged and demented parent, but today we had a discussion with a completely coherent gal.  End stage kidney disease, previously had a pacemaker placed for slow heart beats, and that's why she was seeing us.  A life filled with trouble and long battle with mental health issues.   And now she opted not to do anything for her kidneys, but rather she is choosing to, as they say, go gentle into that dark night.  When will that be? Who knows.  Can you imagine living the rest of your days with the knowledge that any day could be the last?  Perhaps it's liberating in a way.
c.  my neighbor bringing up the trash cans

Exercise: miss!  Too late staying up Sunday and the Monday morning routine suffers.