Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

I’m very sporadic about doing this these days, but I’m definitely not less grateful.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Being able to meet with a friend for lunch.
2. Getting everything ready for releasing the newsletter for work.
3. Mister deciding to spend time with me tonight instead of going to hockey (to be honest, I think the hockey game got cancelled, but I’ll take what I can get!).
4. The serenity Cat gives me everyday.
5. Friends who are enthusiastic about a mutual hobby.

On this very very hot day (31C indoors!), I am grateful for:

1. A very productive morning work meeting at a new coffee shop. It’s so fun trying new local independent places.
2. An impromptu lunch with a friend since I was up near where he works. It may turn into an on-going weekly lunch date.
3. Good conversation and big laughs.
4. Mister putting up with my morning cheeriness and his gentle kiss on my cheek when we parted.
5. A big wide smile that has not left my face all day.

On this very hot day, I am grateful for:

1. A tall glass of cold water that refreshes my throat in the heat.
2. Picking up photos printed at the local drugstore. So convenient.
3. A very nice lunch date with a person who is becoming a close friend.
4. Being happy with my photography once again. I feel very sad when I’m not pleased with my results.
5. Seeing a recent friend tonight. Our friendship is blossoming beautifully.

Trying to get back into the habit…

Today I’m grateful for:
1. Closeness with Mister.
2. Cat’s gentle way of reminding me she likes being around me.
3. A productive shopping trip.
4. Cleaning up the new flat more.
5. My dad’s happy voice on the phone when I rang him.

While I eat my soba and hijiki snack, I’m grateful for:

1. A friend who rang me in the afternoon; we discussed a difficult topic, and I appreciated our candor
2. How often Mister tells me he loves me
3. A soft, warm, purring Cat jumping into my lap as soon as I sit down.
4. Being able to evoke emotions in people with my writing.
5. The friends I haven’t met yet. I’m keeping an eye out for you, even if we don’t know each other yet.

I haven’t been on here forever… but maybe time to start up again?

This evening, I’m grateful:

1. For people. It’s always about the people.
2. That I have a new job with a great team.
3. That life has been so full of everything I could ever want.
4. That Mister shows me so much physical affection.
5. For a nice dark beer to sip before bed.

My stomach full from supper, I’m grateful for:

1. Mister and the way he cares for me so much.
2. My girlfriend and our wonderful chats.
3. My friend who is starting a new chapter of his life.
4. The friend who called me when I needed it.
5. Realising that I don’t need to let other people get to me. They challenge me to be patient and tolerant, which I am often not, but I’m working on it.

My stomach full of a tasty lunch, I’m grateful for:

1. The way gratitude goes around. I told a friend how grateful I was for meeting him and becoming his friend. A few hours later, another friend told me he was grateful for having met me!
2. The initiative to try something new.
3. Continuing to press forward, upward, and onward.
4. Not being afraid to look inside at the darkest parts of myself and somehow find the courage to examine them. Accepting them is the next step, but I’m not quite ready for that yet.
5. Turning a frown upside down. I’ve been wallowing in a black pit of despair, but I was finally able to remind myself that it’s all a matter of changing my perspective to make my life a brighter place.

Today I’m grateful for:

1. Friends
2. Good food
3. Laughter
4. Gifts
5. Love

Sipping my poor half cuppa, I’m grateful for:

1. A free meal filled with laughter last night (at Google no less!).
2. Rediscovering my passion for knitting! I finished and blocked one scarf and started on another one!
3. Mister’s arrival today! I’ve missed him so much…
4. Friends who love to read and are willing to be my personal libraries sans late fees. It really helps when they like to read the same stuff as me too!
5. Having shoots scheduled today! Nothing makes me happier than walking around with a friend shooting some film.