I am grateful/thankful for ... (example 1 - short list)
- Where I live.
- Having amazing friendships / great supportive friends around me.
- My physical and mental health.
- A comfortable bed
- My past failures that have taught me important lessons
- The time and energy to write in the mornings.
- For being financially free.
- My child’s smile.
- Clean water to drink.
I am grateful/thankful for ... (example 2 - much more detailed list)
- Sense of sight – For letting me see the colours of life.
- Sense of hearing – For letting me hear trickle of rain, the voices of loved ones, and the harmonious chords of music.
- Sense of touch – For letting me feel the texture of my clothes, the breeze of the wind, the hands of my loved ones.
- Sense of smell – For letting me smell scented candles, perfumes, and beautiful flowers in my garden.
- Sense of taste – For letting me savour the sweetness of fruits, the saltiness of seawater, the sourness of pickles, the bitterness of bitter gourd, and the spiciness of chilli.
- My speech – For giving me the outlet to express myself.
- My heart – For pumping blood to all the parts of my body every second since I was born; for giving me the ability to feel.
- My lungs – For letting me breathe so I can live.
- My immune system – For fighting viruses that enter my body. For keeping me in the peek of my health so I can do the things I love.
- My hands – So I can type on my computer, flip the pages of books, and hold the hands of my loved ones.
- My legs – For letting me walk, run, swim, play the sports I love, and curl up in the comfort of my seat.
- My mind – For the ability to think, to store memories, and to create new solutions.
- My good health – For enabling me to do what I want to do and for what I will do in the future.
- My school – For providing an environment that promotes learning and growing.
- My teachers – For their dedication and for passing down knowledge to me.
- Tears – For helping me express my deepest emotions.
- Disappointment – So I know the things that matter to me most.
- Fears – So I know my opportunities for growth.
- Pain – For me to become a stronger person.
- Sadness – For me to appreciate the spectrum of human emotions.
- Happiness – For me to soak in the beauty of life.
- The Sun – For bringing in light and beauty to this world.
- Sunset – For a beautiful sight to end the day.
- Moon and Stars – For brightening up our night sky.
- Sunrise – For a beautiful sight to start the morning.
- Rain – For cooling me when it gets too warm and for making it comfy to sleep in on weekends.
- Snow – For making winter even more beautiful.
- Rainbows – For a beautiful sight to look forward to after rain.
- Oxygen – For making life possible.
- The earth – For creating the environment for life to begin.
- Mother nature – For covering our world in beauty.
- Animals – For adding to the diversity of life.
- Internet – For connecting me and others despite the physical space between us.
- Transport – For making it easier to commute from one place to another.
- Mobile phones – For making it easy to stay in touch with others.
- Computers – For making our lives more effective and efficient.
- Technology – For making impossible things possible.
- Movies – For providing a source of entertainment.
- Books – For adding wisdom into my life.
- Blogs – For connecting me with other like-minded people.
- Shoes – For protecting my feet when I’m out.
- Time – For a system to organize myself and keep track of activities.
- My job – For giving me a source of living and for being a medium where I can add value to the world.
- Music – For lifting my spirits when I’m down and for filling my life with more love.
- My bed – For me to sleep comfortably in every night.
- My home – For a place I can call home.
- My soul mate – For being the one who understands everything I’m going through.
- My best friends – For being there for me whenever I need them.
- My parents – for giving birth to me. Because if there is no them, there will not be me.
- My haters – For helping me uncover my blind spots so I can become a better person.
- Kind strangers – For brightening up my days when I least expect it.
- My mistakes – For helping me to improve and become better.
- Heartbreaks – For helping me mature and become a better person.
- Laughter – For serenading my life with joy.
- Love – For letting me feel what it means to truly be alive.
- Life’s challenges – For helping me grow and become who I am and want to be.
- Life – For giving me the chance to experience all that I’m experiencing, and will experience in time to come.
- Me – For being who I am and impacting the world with my presence.
I am grateful/thankful for ... (example 3 - personalised list)
- Dancing to my favourite band ‘X’ with my girlfriend in the mornings.
- Sweet potatoes.
- The dinner I have planned with friends in a couple weeks.
- The great book I’m reading.
- A comfortable bed.
- How excited my dog was to see me when I came home
- Having a phone to text my gratitude list on.
- Having someone to text.