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100 Things to be Thankful for!

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100 Things To Be Thankful For

1.The gift of life
2.My job
3.My opportunity to look for another job
4.A roof over my head
5.A bread to eat
6.A few dollar bills to catch a ride back home
7.A few more bills to visit a dear dear friend
8.A song that inspires me
9.A good book to read

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10.My ability to adapt to change
11.My courage to face whatever life brings me
12.A family to love
13.My coffee brewing in the kitchen
14.A bench to rest and watch people walk by
15.A courteous fellow I met this morning
16.My laptop to connect with the world
17.My laptop to play my favorite games with
18.A funny joke reminding me I could still laugh
19.A clean sheet of paper to start writing my novel
20.My favorite jeans 1219965_cloth_jeans

21.Sun shining through my window
22.A rose blooming in my garden
23.A new recipe I’ve learned to cook
24.My badminton match with my sister
25.A cozy library
26.Candles sending my prayers to heaven
27.Church music bringing heaven down here on earth
28.Laughter
29.Tears that release my heartache1097132_chicken_and_lettuce
30.Jogging around the corner
31.My favorite mushroom soup
32.Fried chicken
33.An old photo album
34.Watching funny home videos
35.Exercising and feeling good using my treadmill
36.Singing my heart out via karaoke or videoke
37.Seeing my favorite actor in person
38.Gathering around a bonfire and listening to ghost stories
39.My faith in God
40.My belief in the immortality of the soul
41.Experiences that give me wisdom
42.A cute teddy bear I hug at night

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43.Being able to help other people
44.Dreaming
45.Waking up to another brand new day
46.Seeing fireflies for the first time
47.Riding an airplane for the first time
48.Watching my favorite theatre play
49.Having lunch with a friend
50.Walking
51.Being able to walk
52.Being able to see a rainbow
53.Seeing a rainbow early in the morning
54.Watching birds build a nest for their young

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55.Planting a seed
56.Bowling
57.Thinking of a good business venture
58.Receiving earnings from my business
59.Reading previous entries from my diary
60.Being able to reach my age
61.The hope of living many more years
62.Quirky people I’ve met
63.Wisdom gained from teachers and parents
64.Time to do what I want to do
65.Hands to reach out to other people1241496_blue_sky
66.Freedom
67.The blue sky ( glad it wasn’t bright red!)
68.The sound of crashing waves
69.Gravity (it keeps things organized down here)
70.The smell of my favorite perfume
71.A worn out shirt I’ve always liked wearing
72.Being able to repair an old gadget
73.Camping
74.Getting lost, and then finding my way again
75.Powdery sand beneath my feet
76.Halloween costumes
77.Shopping
78.Acoustic music
79.Watching old couples still loving each other
80.Seeing a newborn baby
81.Pimples. (Because at least I know I have skin and I don’t look like a living skeleton!)
82.That humans know how to talk and how to express what they truly feel
83.Being able to dance
84.The ability to think positive despite all the negative things around.
85.The ability to IMAGINE.
86.The ability to learn and to rise from my mistakes.
87.Uncertainties. It makes life more exciting.
88.Risks. Overcoming them gives us a feeling of victory.
89.That humans only have one pair of feet. Imagine how two pairs of shoes could cost these days?

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90.That there are no gigantic dinosaurs roaming the earth right now.
91.That humans can swim even though we have no fins.
92.That humans can fly up a rocket ship even though we have no wings.
93.That we don’t have to command everything our body should do. Imagine what would happen if we forget to breathe!
94.That wounds heal naturally, and that we grow without being repaired like robots.
95.Being human.
96.Consisting of both body and soul.
97.That we get hurt, because getting hurt alerts us from dangers that could harm us more.
98.That we remember.
99.That we can love.
100.That we exist in the very moment that we are who we are.

Check Jocelyn's books:

"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.

(You may freely quote excerpts from this website as long as due credit is given to author Jocelyn Soriano and the website itakeoffthemask.com)

By Jocelyn Soriano

See her books like "Questions to God", "Mend My Broken Heart", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", "Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief" and more - click here.

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(You may freely quote excerpts from this website as long as due credit is given to author Jocelyn Soriano and the website itakeoffthemask.com)

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