58 Things We Can All Be Grateful For
Today's Affirmation:
My life is filled with one positive experience after another. I make use of every experience in my growth.
Here are 58 things to be thankful for. Some may seem counter-intuitive. However, even the negative sometimes is worthy of our thankfulness. I've probably left some off my list. Leave a comment today and let me know what you are thankful for.
- Sun - without it's warmth and light we could not exist.
- Earth - the beautiful planet that sustains us.
- Water - the sauce of life.
- Life - each and every morning we wake up is a new chance to be the person we want to be.
- Shelter - something to shield us from the elements.
- Children - the happy nature and innocence of children remind us how we are meant to be.
- Food - an absolute blessing for those who struggle for it and something to be more appreciative of for those of us who never worry about our next meal.
- Faith - our faith in ourselves and in something greater than ourselves.
- Minds - the power to think, to reason, to grow, and to adapt.
- Lines - for making us slow down and enjoy where we are.
- Compassion - for getting over ourselves to consider and understand someone else.
- Hope - reminds us there is a potential upside to every situation.
- Giving - when we give we remember that nothing truly belongs to us and it frees us from our attachments.
- Receiving - the opportunity to have our needs met while allowing others to give.
- Fear - for teaching us love, strength, and humility.
- Work - whether a career, a hobby, or community work; the sense that we have something to do when we get up in the morning is something to be thankful for.
- Sleep - for providing a way to rest the body.
- Friendship - those people who choose to spend key parts of their lives with us.
- Family - those people we wound up with by fate, but stay with out of love.
- Anger - for teaching us the benefits of peace.
- Peace - peace within and as much peace without as we can muster.
- Sight - the ability to see the beautiful world we inhabit.
- Love - the glue that holds us together.
- Difficulty - for making us strong and giving us something to compare with the heights.
- Stars - the wonder and glory of the night sky.
- Hatred - for reminding us to love (may we need ever-less reminding)
- Surprises - the wonderful things in life that we didn't expect.
- Visionaries - people who see the world not as it is, but as it could be.
- Change - the ever-present possibility of improving ourselves and the world.
- Purpose - the plan to achieve something in this life and the firm belief that you can.
- Wind - a source of comfort, energy, and a metaphor for change.
- Music - the soundtrack of our lives.
- Possibility - the memory that something more and different is out there.
- Today - an opportunity to make the most of what we have.
- Tomorrow - the hoped for opportunity to continue our dreams.
- Sorrow - for making joy possible.
- Joy - the deep and intense happiness about being alive.
- Freedom - the ability to think, act, and be who you are.
- Acceptance - the ability be at peace with how things are for the moment.
- Learning - the opportunity to enhance our potential.
- Success - the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of our work.
- Adversity - for reminding us how strong we can be.
- Grass - for carpeting our planet and being a nice place to lie and look at the sky.
- Soil - a medium to grow food and plants.
- Moon - the most beautiful object in the night sky and the timepiece marking our lives through its phases.
- Innovation - for improving our experience of life.
- Dreams - the fuel that drives us through tough times and gives a reason to aim high.
- Options - the ability to choose.
- Sharing - the opportunity to pool our talents and resources.
- Flowers - they add beautiful sights and smells to our world.
- Clouds - for bringing the rain that cleanses and for helping me appreciate the sunshine.
- Mountains - they provide beauty, challenge, and the ability to see a long way.
- Oceans - beauty, unimaginable power, source of life and transportation.
- Competition - the opportunity to test ourselves and to improve.
- History - for teaching us the lessons we need to learn over and over until we get them.
- Future - for giving us the opportunity to try again.
- Death - for reminding us of life's value.
- Meaning - the search for which makes our lives the journey that they are.
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