The great things that life has to offer may not come in big packages (or big lists), but you know they're there. Someone recently challenged me to make a list of just 100 things I'm grateful for. Today I have the first 50 of them. To receive joy, you must first give thanks.
1. Noticing that there are good things in life
2. A 3-point "swish"
3. Sweating underwater
4. A day with no homework
5. A friend to love you
6. Being completely surrounded by pillows and blankets in your bed
7. A book that seems to speak to you
8. Colors that overlap in ways they shouldn't
9. Realizing it was all just a dream
10. Light
11. A soft bed
12. Fuzzy socks
13. Leftovers
14. A salad that has too much cheese and dressing to be classified as "healthy"
15. Music that can calm you under any circumstance
16. A choice
17. A unique personality
18. My mom
19. My dad
20. My brother
21. My dog (Buddy)
22. Buddy's fuzzy ears
23. Life
24. A God that cares
25. Myself
26. Money (I mean seriously, you'd be grateful if you had it)
27. Flowers that bloom in the middle in Winter
28. The small things (picture below)
29. The tide that finally reaches your feet
30. Salty air
31. Cool breeze
32. Warm sun
33. Hot shower on a cold day
34. A pair of jeans that fit just right
35. Acne treatment
36. Tears that relieve pain
37. Mom's "Million Dollar Pie"
38. Pain (think about what would happen if we didn't have it)
39. TV remote control
40. Japanese take-out
41. Lazy Saturday
42. Winning a game
43. Smiles
44. People that want to help
45. Birds that sit on telephone wires
46. A thumb
47. A freshly tuned piano
48. A perfect cantaloupe
49. A juicy strawberry
50. Getting an "A" on a quiz you didn't study for
So now I challenge you to name just a few gifts in your life!
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