Ten things

In bed with my fourteen-month-old finally finding sleep sprawled across me last night, I read a Huffington Post article on my iPhone. It was about thankfulness, and Thanksgiving. I was challenged to write 10 things to be thankful for. Ten.

I thought, surely to be thankful for just one thing is enough? But as I read on I understood it to be about creating more to be thankful for, and about seeing each day the abundance we {already} do have.

So thankfulness is here, but gratitude too. Because {I think} being grateful is thankful, with heart.

1: Sunshine. It’s shone brightly this week and we’ve lapped it up and headed outdoors. I’ve watched the sky, felt the sun, counted clouds and encouraged my little girls to do the same.
2: Conversations with strangers. Supportive, encouraging, uplifting ones. I’ve had two this week.

3: Help. Thankful it was offered, grateful I accepted.

4: Yoga. One point five hours once a week. It brings me back to me.

5: Sisters. They’re awesome. No explanation needed.

6: Meditation. I may only be practising in one-minute bursts right now. But even those solo minutes bring me joy.

7: Dinner. Plus my family. The four of us at the table together - eating, speaking in fragments and encouraging a strong-willed toddler to try vegetables {not just meat}.

8: Technology. I am loving how connected we can all be via technology, but I hate the way my babies already understand this technology so well.

9: My camera. It’s not a fancy one, but it’s the fanciest one I’ve ever had. And I’m having fun with it.

10: Spontaneity. In a month of exhausting, I’m glad we’ve tried to go with the flow and do new things too.

xx

Are you grateful for 10 things? I wasn’t sure I was, but once you get started...

Linking with Maxabella & Kidspot’s 52 Weeks of Grateful.