I’ve got the blues lately and not the kind you sing about. I work for an incredibly dysfunctional company and my department is among the worst of the worst in terms of insanity. However, this post is supposed to be about bliss and not the blues, so one of the things that I like to do when I’m having a bad day is create a list of things that are good in my life and things that mean something as a reminder that life isn’t as dark as it sometimes seems. In no particular order:
- I’m grateful I grew up in a warm and loving family and that my parents sacrificed to send me to college.
- I’m grateful that I met and married a terrific guy who for all our ups and downs, I still love and who gave up something important to him because the trolls were attacking me.
I’m grateful that I had a dad who passed his love for animals down to me because animals have brought so much joy into my life.
I’m grateful that I have a beautiful daughter who is smart and intelligent and able to speak her own mind.
- I’m grateful that I have a strong and handsome son who is smart and going to be an awesome lawyer.
- I’m grateful I have a beautiful home in a nice, safe, neighborhood.
I’m grateful I’m creative and able to apply my creativity in a number of different ways.- I’m grateful that I have a beautiful and sweet dog who loves me and brings me so much joy.
- I’m grateful that I have a fireplace so we can have fires to keep us toasty warm on cold winter days.
- I’m grateful for all the experiences I’ve been able to have like traveling to China and Europe.
I’m grateful that I’m earning a paycheck and that my job is five minutes from my house.- I’m grateful for the all the utilities that keep my house warm, give me water to take a shower and wash my clothes, and give me light to read by.
- I’m grateful that I’m literate and can read and educate myself by learning from people who have been there before me.
I’m grateful for the Internet that lets me reach out and connect with people I love and lets me learn and stay up to date.- I’m grateful for bad bosses and rotten coworkers because by seeing their bad behavior, it helps me to learn what not to do.
- I’m grateful for the people at work who do believe in me and believe that I’m better than all the BS swirling around me. (that is a totally yucky metaphor, but you get the picture)
- I’m grateful that things always do change and that eventually things will get better.
- I’m grateful for my friends who remind me not to dwell on the nastiness.
I’m grateful my mom is still healthy and enjoying her life.- I’m grateful I’m able to afford to put my kids through college.
- I’m grateful I have skills that are marketable.
- I”m grateful I live in a free country.
I’m sure there are a lot of things that I forgot, but just writing down the things I’m grateful for will help me have a better day.
Cairn by Cairn 