Journal 10 Things You're Grateful For!

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette

I have been aware of the benifits of practicing gratitude for quite some time. However, translating that knowledge into practice hasn't taken hold in my life. It makes sense though. I mean focusing on what we are grateful for leads us to the knowledge of what makes us happy. And if we know what makes us happy, we can fit more of that good stuff in our life. Not too sure on the science of gratitude? Watch the quick video below for more information. After you view it, scroll down below to see 10 things I am grateful for.

(Random Order)

1. Waking Up Each Morning - I honestly feel I am gifted a new day each morning my feet hit the floor.

2. Music - I love the way music makes me feel and inspires me.

3. Words - There is something magical about words and how they are put together to convey meaning.

4. Ice Machine at Work - I cannot deny that I love to drink water. However, it is made even better by crushed ice. I love going to work every morning and being able to make endless glasses of ice water with crushed ice.

5. My Family - Truly they are a hot mess a lot of the time. Yet they are my hot mess and I love the snot out of them. I am blessed to get to see my girls grow up and develop into their own.

6. Coffee/Tea - I don't think I really have to explain this. I would add hot chocolate as a winter treat.

7. Dark Chocolate - First of all I can't wrap my brain around people not loving this goodness. The thing is though I am not going to complain. The fact that my family can't stand dark chocolate means I can have it in abundance and no one is going to dip into my stash.

8. Career - Teaching is truly my calling and I am blessed to have an amazing job, in an amazing school district, with an amazing class of students.

9. Backpack - It took me forever to find the perfect backpack and let's just say I am in love. The best thing is that this 60.00 beauty rang up for 19.99 as a back-to-school clearance item.

10. Journals/Planners - My cup runneth over when it comes to journals and planners.

Ya'll it's true. In the 15 minutes it took me to write this blog post, I found myself smiling and thinking how I can integrate these things more into my day to spark a little more joy. What's on your list?