Learning along the way!!

**lauraashley2006** · 07-31-2008, 01:32 PM

In my personal quest to live more simply, I have learned that I have to step back everyday and realize the things in life, that don't cost a thing, that I am soooo grateful for. Over the past year it seems like I realize more and more what I am grateful for. I all of a sudden realized that I need to put them out there, I like to know what different people are grateful for. So here is my list:

1. First and most importantly I am grateful for my Daughter Mia. The love you feel for your child is sooo indescribeable. Its just sooo perfect. If I have nothing else in this world, she is all I need.

2. My husband Eric. He is probably the only person on the face of the earth that knows me.... the real me. And hes still married to me. Sometimes I wonder how in the world he could put up with me.I just am grate ful to have him in my life.

3. I am grateful to God for the ability to have the amount of faith that I have. I know that God will always take care of my family. The older I get the more I realize that everything has always worked out just the way it should. (even if its not what I wanted at the time)

4. I am grateful for my family.

5. I am grateful that I live in a place where I getto see snow and ice and winter weather. (its my fav)

6. I am grateful for my education and my ability to have an education.

7.I am grateful to God for the people he has sent into my life just at the time I need them.

8. I am grateful for pumpkins..... I love them.

I have sooo many that I could make this the longest blog on the face of the planet. But I am going to spare you that. So these are just a few.

**ilovechocolate** · 07-31-2008, 06:45 PM

You might want to post on the Daily Gratitudes thread each day----it's usually started by emily_hope. It has made me realize much more how "little" things can make us the happiest and the most grateful.

I really like your #3 and #7 in your post. I feel the same way.

**allenwrench** · 08-19-2008, 10:04 AM

We can develop much happiness in life once we start practicing gratitude as Thoreau wrote: "I am grateful for what I am & have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contended one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence."

Once you achieve this gratefulness for just opening your eye in the morning, it can save you much time from having to list things to be grateful fo, as everything else is just icing on the cake.