“As we
express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is
not to utter words, but to live by them.”
John F. Kennedy
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is
gratitude.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even
a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent
world in itself.”
Henry Miller
Today was a good
day, even if I didn’t accomplish everything on my list. Why was it a good day?
1. I’m
healthy.
2. I
have a place to sleep.
3. In
my place, I have a vase of beautiful lilies.
4. I
have people who love me.
5. I
have food in my refrigerator.
6. I
have a job.
7. I
have my freedom.
8. I
can read.
9. I
can choose my attitude.
10. Every day I can
move a little closer to my goals.
11. Every day I have
something new to smile about, usually many things.
12. I have many good
memories of the past and the bad memories are only that: memories.
13. I have many good
things to look forward to.
14. All my organic
functions are working perfectly, including my vision, hearing, movement, speech
and, most of all, my brain.
15. I live in relative
safety, generally with far more safety than many places in the world.
16. I have a lot of
possessions that I don’t need, but generally make my life a little nicer.
17. I’ve been able to
help people this week.
18. My car works.
19. I have the means
to buy food.
20. I generally sleep
well.
21. I have a lot of
good books to read.
22. I’m not in a
hospital or prison.
23. I live in an
amazing country.
24. If I were in an
emergency I know there would be people to help me and/or pray for me almost
immediately.
25. I have technology
that makes my life easier. I’m
thinking of the toilet, the stove and the refrigerator at the moment.
26. I have other
non-essential technology that makes my life extra nice, such as a computer and
a cell-phone.
27. God loves me and
has truly blessed me.
28. Most of what I
just wrote applies to my children as well, so I don’t have to worry about them.
29. Most of the things
I just wrote apply to most of the people reading this.
30. If there are
things in my life that aren’t going well, (though for the life of me, none of
them seem that significant now) I can probably change them.
31. I can Get Started.
32. I can Keep Going.
33. Tomorrow I will
probably be able to say all the same things.
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