The Grateful Challenge
It's no secret I've struggled the last few years. But the past 12 months have been filled with so much love and magnificent growth for Amara and me.
I once heard happiness is a gift that comes with every instance in our lives we are grateful. And it is true. So I was up for Gini Dietrich's annual Grateful Challenge.
10 minutes. A list of everything for which you are grateful.
10 minutes goes by quicker than you think. Gini has an impressive list of 99. I couldn't make it to 50. But I am proud of my list and how it's shaped me in 2015.
So here are the wonderful people and special things for which I am grateful today:
My gratitude comes in all forms - from the simplest of pleasures to the most complex of relationships that some will never understand. I appreciate creating this list because it serves as a reminder to not take anything for granted.
I wish all of you a love-filled, peaceful Thanksgiving. Be well!
I once heard happiness is a gift that comes with every instance in our lives we are grateful. And it is true. So I was up for Gini Dietrich's annual Grateful Challenge.
10 minutes. A list of everything for which you are grateful.
10 minutes goes by quicker than you think. Gini has an impressive list of 99. I couldn't make it to 50. But I am proud of my list and how it's shaped me in 2015.
So here are the wonderful people and special things for which I am grateful today:
- Amara
- My BFF
- My dog
- My new place because it truly feels like home
- Tara, my friend, concert buddy and fellow lover of good books
- Charlene, because in essence, we are the same person
- Madeleine, my sponsor
- Lisa, my soul sister
- Carrie, my Canadian sister
- My uncle and his family
- Carol, my college mom
- Molly, my partner in crime
- My doctors
- Chicago and city air
- Madonna della Strada, my thinking spot
- Disney World, my happy place
- The Shore
- Waking up to the sound of crashing waves
- Bread pudding pancakes at Southport Grocery
- Pecan pie
- Sticky rice
- Coffee
- A job I enjoy
- Pretty sweet bosses
- A work team I respect
- my iPhone
- Social media
- Finally meeting people I had previously only spoken to online in real life (like Gini!)
- My TV family
- Birthday months
- Half birthdays
- My church
- Leggings
- Hoodies
- Tall boots
- Eyeliner
- My Marc Jacobs perfume
- Brisk autumn mornings
- Tulips
- Young adult books
- Writing (yes, I don't blog as much but it's the thought that counts)
- Cleveland sports (bad habits never die)
- Other basketball moms
- The Cleveland Metroparks
- Music, lots of music
- My unique name
My gratitude comes in all forms - from the simplest of pleasures to the most complex of relationships that some will never understand. I appreciate creating this list because it serves as a reminder to not take anything for granted.
I wish all of you a love-filled, peaceful Thanksgiving. Be well!
I am grateful I finally met my soul sister, and I am grateful for FaceTime that allows me to see her. Heart emoticon. Smile emoticon. Happy turkey emoticon.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful we were able to see each other so much this year!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! I love this. I'm going to make my list tonight!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a terrific exercise. Makes us think about the last year and how incredibly blessed we are!
DeleteVery lovely list; your gratitude is palpable. Disney is my daughter's happy place too. She is going to be living and working there Jan-May of next year with the Disney College Program!
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