Today was a gratitude kind of day. It was a more mild gratitude day than I’ve experienced in the past (today was a lower-level, just-need-an-attitude-tweak kind of a day), but it was a gratitude day nonetheless. So, here’s my list of gratitudes for today:
- I am healthy, as are most of my family and friends
- I have a husband that loves me and does nice things for me
- I have friends all around me (in person, online, at work, in leisure…)
- I have a reliable car that safely takes me where I need to go
- I can afford the gas to put into my car, even at these unreasonably high prices
- I have a job that pays me well and treats me well
- I have a part-time work schedule that allows me to pursue interests in addition to fulfilling obligations
- I have many delightful modern conveniences all around me (dishwasher, computers, cell phone, treadmill, DVR/TiVo…)
- I can express myself clearly, articulately, quickly, and in ways other people understand – I can connect with fellow humans and get my thoughts, feelings, “voice” heard
- I can read, research, explore, synthesize, remember – I can learn; and in learning, I can change.
Yeah, I’m pretty lucky.
Stef
Smile, kiddo. 
That is a great list and great idea…might have to try to make one to get out of my slump!
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Gratitude lists always get me out of a funk – sometimes only for a few minutes, sometimes for a few hours, but sometimes for a few weeks or months. I think the time investment is well-worth it. 🙂
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Hope you get some sunshine soon so you can be grateful for that too!
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Thanks Carla! This winter has been wearing; I’m ready for summer. (I think we have missed our spring.)
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Love the quote at the bottom!
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Thanks! There was another quote I was considering adding: “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” –Lucille Ball.
But I wasn’t feeling so much discouraged or insecure as I was just “blah”; but this is still a great quote. 🙂
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Thanks for posting this! Maybe doing a gratitude list would help me get out of the blah feeling I’ve had for the past few days…
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I’m a fan. 🙂 If you write one, I’d love to see it! (If you’re willing to share, that is. Sometimes they can be personal; and if that’s the case, I absolutely respect that.)
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This one reminds me of the morning when I shared a status on facebook that said “I am thankful that today I can wake up, and stand up from my bed. And so should you.”
It was in honor of a close friend that had just suffered Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Thanks for reminding us of gratitude 🙂
(my friend, one year after that, she can now walk again 🙂 )
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I, too, had an acquaintance who had an attack of Guillain-Barre – I had never heard about it before.
And you are so right, every day that I get to wake up healthy and functioning is a day where I already have a LOT to be grateful for. 🙂
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There is always something to be thankful for.
Some days it can be hard to realize it, though.
Today I am thankful that your visit to my blog brought me to your blog!
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Aw, thanks Stephany! I appreciate you visiting my blog, and for leaving such a kind comment. 🙂
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