I am grateful for a quiet celebration with friends and good food topped up by midnight fireworks. How did I get so lucky?

A friend of mine called me and left me a voicemail saying how he was admiring the alpenglow and thinking of me while being grateful for the beauty.
I am grateful for gratitude spreading!

During my work out yesterday, the coach turned up the music theoretically to inspire me. And I thought: I hate this music. And I remembered one of my friends telling me she hated accounting just before her accounting exam. I had told her that saying such things are not helping. So I listen to my own advice and told myself: I love this music. I noticed later that after repeating that a couple of times, I did not notice the music for the rest of the work out….
Maybe I was breathing too hard to hear it or changing what I told myself made a difference. Either way, I am grateful for remembering to change what I tell myself.

I made a new year resolution last year: to care for my body to be a healthy 80 year old. Today, part of this resolution is to move my body more. So I had my first Crossfit orientation work out. So far so good. I even noticed the endorphins kick in after.
I am grateful for my body and being able to learn more about moving it.

I am grateful for pinks and blues in the sky at sunset.

When I have trouble feeling grateful inside, I go back to something I did before: making a written list of one hundred things I am grateful for in my head. After a bit it does change how I feel inside. Since my list is not just one thing short and easy to share, here is an inspiring Gratitude article:

13 Things I’ve Learned Writing 1,024 Gratitude Lists

I am grateful for sitting by the fireplace, a visit with a friend that I had not seen for a long time and noticing and admiring the full moon.

Something strange happened today: I suddenly had energy to clean out my paper drawer. I pulled out stuff from 4 years ago. My personal rule is once a year, but apparently I had slipped!
I am grateful for the sudden motivation!

I am grateful for my feet. I heard today that they are 26 bones in the feet and they all have purpose. Some bones work so hard that they have 4 joints. This is so magical!

The days are getting longer. How awesome is that?
This morning, I went to the chiropractor and I got a gift: a glass insulated bottle that says “Living on purpose”! I am grateful for my awesome chiropractor!