Gratitude journal

Grateful for today.


Grateful for special moments. Grateful for this moment when my grandfather opened an old family  photo album, and started telling the story of each person in there because i felt more intimate  to my past, and that is helping me complete my distorted, or may be weak, identity to the family. Grateful for being aware of the importance of family bonds. Grateful for being there for my grandparents because, I believe, they need at this period of their lives to be heard, to talk, to laugh, to remember, to interact, they also need to confirm the purpose of their lives,which might be raising their kids, giving them the best they can give, and being good parents, through telling me how they lived, how they raised their children, what circumstances have they faced!. Grateful for these free lessons offered by life..

Gratitude journal

®️ My dad who has forgiven me for a lot of mistakes i have done in the past.


®️My daily commute to work, and the time i am given to right my journal and listen to music.


®️Treadmills. I love this way of exercising because it gives me some time to call my family on messenger and it doesn’t affect the quality of the exercise.



®️My bed room. The carpets, the wardrobe, the desk, a door with blue glass. My pillow and blanket.


®️ My endless funny conversations with no beginning and no ending with my close friends.

1. Opening WLG to see all the happy, grateful, vibrant posts
2. Getting to know a friend’s foster dog while he was with her
3. Watering all the plants before the wilting warning
4. Vit D- however we can get it in the cloudy shadow of the Great Lakes
5. Finding studies that guide decisions
6. Like-minded friends to chat with during long events
7. The right joke at the right time
8. Drawing together
9. Walks in the woods
10. Unexpected visit from a friend and her daughter
11. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” -John Wooden

1. a productive Monday
2. catching up in a myriad of ways
3. February days that remind that Spring is just around the corner
4. wonderful people that inspire me
5. little things that make big differences
6. a nice lunch out with. hubby
7. resilience
8. family, always
9. the precious gift of another day

1. slow, relaxing Mondays
2. family first and always
3. presence. and patience
4. love given and love received
5. early signs of Spring
6. routines that make my day easier
7. recognizing God’s grace in my life and never taking anything for granted
8. looking for and finding. the joy in every day.

I awaken with a great sense of gratitude.  

I realize how fortunate I am to be alive and relatively healthy.

I can enjoy using food as a fuel for my body and not a crutch or something to eat when I am bored/sad/happy.

I can enjoy new music to me.  Thank you shadisamy.  

I can stay focused on things today.  

I can enjoy a wonderful church service.

I can like/love Karen.  That has been a struggle off and on in my life.

I can work out at the gym yesterday without being in pain minutes into the working. Thankful for my Ortho doctor for my new hip and also thankful I kept up the PT for 11 weeks.

I can enjoy the sunshine even if it is chilly out.

I am sober and nicotine free.  LIfe is good.

I can enjoy time with my family

Last, but never least, God in my life. 

All the Groundhogs agree early Spring! Fine by me!

My friends began sending messages early! Did you hear the news? Early Spring!

Just realized its a Leap Year too so my frog decorations get to come out.

Grateful for all the food choices we have. I try to eat diabetic/gluten free Hubby is diabetic/low carb. We are able to find foods for us.

Grateful for the food labels that define what we are eating.

Saw some sunshine and blue sky yesterday. It made my mood soar.

Grateful for this day!

I happened to be up as January flipped into February at midnight last night. Hurray for February.

No matter what the Groundhog says tomorrow we are closer to Spring.

Trying everyday to reach out to a couple of people. We can support each other.

Grateful for a mild January. Never had to shovel.

Grateful to the trash men who take things away before I can chase after them and change my mind.

Grateful for busy days. I will be tired tonight but justifiably so.

Going to buy a couple of Valentines and pick some people who might be surprised. Dollar stores cards are so cheap!

Good Day!

1. productive days
2. time what a precious gift each second is
3. flowing with my and sitting with my feelings
4. bittersweet memories of my sister on this 2nd year anniversary of her passing. I hope she knows how much I love and miss her and how blessed I am that God allowed her to share my heart space
5. sad tears but happy ones too
6. remembering the  good times
7. family always
8. love, always love
9. home, it’s my happy place
10. moments of quiet

Overwhelmed I turn to counting good things.

Bless this mess!

Belief that things will work out.God’s in His Heaven but available to me when I need Him.

My friends uplift me and will be my helpers and support. Let me be a friend!

Decorated for Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day and St Patrick’s Day. If I can surround myself with cheer, I will not be gloomy.

In everything I do today let me be grateful!

Letting my worries float away. Brand new day.