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1) Humor shared 2) Being treated with respect 3) Good communication 4) This moment 5) Watching the first moon walk as a child

1) Running into my friend today 2) Being able to rearrange my schedule to visit with her 3) Her friendship 4) Windows 5) Pine trees 5) I am able to work

Thank you, Silverbirch! Good to see you!

1) Coming to agreement 2) Navigating change 3) Available help and/or guidance

1) great weather today for doing outdoor chores and drying laundry 2) my kids are kind, healthy, responsible, and fun adults 3) and they get along with each other!

1) green beans from my garden 2) my sister's love and kindness 3) my silly cat 4) my canoeing companions 5) loons swimming around us this morning 6) good tasting gluten-free foods 7) my life 8 ) living in a democratic country 9) seeing my son unexpectedly 10) having time 11) love 12) being single at this point in my life

1) Having enough 2) Having a reliable car 3) The amazing variety of fresh fruits and vegetables available

1) This quiet morning 2) Work rolling in 3) Heartfelt hugs 4) 8 hours sleep 5) Being pain free

1) Fresh air 2) Sunrise 3) Friendship 4) Sleep 5) Birds around my home 6) Good dogs

1) breakfast (oatmeal, blueberries, soy milk, cinnamon in a glass bowl with a comfortable spoon) 2) my peaceful home 3) a day with friends and interests and sun and water and mist and walks and swimming and loons and laughter and art and discovery and kind words and connection and a starry chirpy night

4 weeks of Amazing followed the 4 weeks of Gratitude. It's as if my life was amplified, and it was wonderful. Still is, but with less intensity. Realization: gratitude does not gloss over things that need changing, but supplies the energy to move forward, and aids my focus. I will once again list 3 things or more each day that I am grateful for over the next 4 weeks . . .

Hello twomonks! Good to see you! I enjoyed reading your gratitude list. It's interesting, reading other's lists raises my own gratitude level.

luminous, thanks for joining in! I'm glad you've made it here!

6) Cooler evening temperatures 7) My electric fans 8 ) My cat comes running when called 9) MOST of my body is working fine today 10) A peaceful afternoon 11) I can go to bed early tonight

1) Learning about and from dreams 2) Guidance and intuition 3) Learning from others 4) Rest 5) Flexibility

1) Happiness 2) My sister's visit 3) A gentle rain and for yesterday: 1) Sharing 2) Laughter 3) Bonds

1) Homecomings and safe returns 2) The love and connection with family and friends 3) NPR

1) This morning 2) Another wonderful swim 3) The day ahead 4) Feeling healthy

If any one reads this, what are 3 things you are grateful for at this moment? I'm interested in what goes well with others here, so please feel free to post. Thanks!

1) This beautiful morning 2) The nearby ponds 3) Deer are not green like the foliage at the side of the road, so can be seen in time to slow down 4) These undulating back roads 5) Serendipity 6) Waking early 7) Having dryish firewood to stack and a woodshed to stack it in 8 ) People 9) I can help when needed

1) Perspective 2) A sun warmed beach for a cool morning swim 3) My washing machine and clothesline 4) Good tires 5) PLAY 6) Letting go of Worry

1) Clean air 2) Privacy 3) Returning home 4) Cinnamon

1) Swim lessons while growing up 2) A strong mother 3) Knowing how to read 4) Shoes that fit

I'm grateful for you, too, 90! And for ToV, and all visitors to this Gratitude Journal. It makes me happy to have company!

(quoting link removed who's quoting Charles R Swindoll) Here's a link to her article "How to Turn Negativity Into Grattitude."link removed I agree with TofV that from the outside, discussions about gratitude might seem like New Age gospel, or appear to lack substance and reality. Pointing out to others what they could be grateful can miss the mark and even be off-putting. Practicing gratitude, or experimenting with gratitude, is a different energy altogether. The rough edges of life become smoother, the day becomes brighter, and, if I let it happen, I feel on top of the world, rather than burdened by the weight of the world.