Gratitude Journal

The days are slowly getting longer. Temps are ever so slightly increasing. The promise of visitors and trips are encouraging. And yet, I still seem to be falling into a funk from time to time. Over coffee last week my therapist/coworkers/Italy family told me to start keeping track of things I'm thankful for in an effort to "focus on the good" rather than pesky things like- running injuries, potential furloughs, etc.

Although I think that more often than not, I'm the cheerful, optimistic type I figured I'd give it a shot. It's been a week now and here's my list. Yeah, it's mainly little things but if you can't be thankful for the little things, how are you ever going to appreciate the huge things?!?!?

Gratitude Journal- Day #1 (2/27/13)

• Waking up to a purring kitty
• Sunrises over Mt. Vesuvius
• Military uniforms

Gratitude Journal- Day #2 (2/28/13)

• Free range friendships. Boundaries? Lines? Ha. Those fences were torn down a long, long time ago.
• Parents who have always given me space and privacy, but at the same time give me a ton of love, support, and are always there.
• Plane tickets to foreign destinations...like Paris.

Gratitude Journal- Day #3 (3/1/13)

• The smell of chlorine
• Baseball caps (with the SF Giants logo on them)
• Carbs

Gratitude Journal- Day #4 (3/2/13)

• Online shopping
• All things peppermint
• Letters from my girls

Gratitude Journal- Day #5 (3/3/13)

• Lazy mornings
• Race bling
• Hot water at a turn of the faucet

Gratitude Journal- Day #6 (3/4/13)

• New freckles
• Ibuprofen
• Daffodils

Gratitude Journal- Day #7 (3/5/13)

• Naps
• Longer days
• Savage Chicken cartoons