Discovering joy, exclaiming surprise, and creating a verbal boundary are some uses of this simple word.  Gratitude is a heart-warming event that resets our attitude and altitude in the day.

I am so grateful today that my partner fixed the dryer that has been screaming and whining for months and months.  Phew & wow.  It is a crazy thing that we waited so long to fix it, and the thanksgiving is so much more.

“Wow” helps too, to create a verbal boundary.  If someone starts talking and seems to want to pull me into an abyss of negative energy, just saying “wow” seems to acknowledge their feelings, but keeps me on my side of the conversation.  I don’t coax them, support them or fight them.

Then I can walk away with my body free of clinging emotional garbage from another.  Today can be a “wow” day of gratitude.