I saw on this blog that the author had created a page titled "Reasons" - in the which she listed reasons to be happy. Things she was thankful for or happy about, that even during the most hard of days (which we all have!) she'd be able to remember she has reason to be happy still. I love that idea. It reminded me of a gratitude Journal I started several years ago where I write down at least one thing each day that my husband, Bob, did for which I was happy or thankful. I came up with the idea at a time when we were young in our marriage and I felt like we/I argued too much. I wanted to be happy, not argue, and I knew that if we focus on things we are thankful for (ie: our blessings) that it really helps us recenter ourselves on what is truly important and helps us feel joy and forget the "bad".
So here is my list of Reasons - things I am thankful for that make me happy. If you wish to add your own in the comments, please do. :) (Thank you DaringYoungMom.com for the idea!)
Reasons to be Happy And Thankful
The Atonement of Jesus Christ - toilets and toilet paper - the Gift of the Holy Ghost - a husband that loves me no matter what - baby chewing on my chin - handfuls of dandelions just for me - flan - AC in our home! - cars - pizza - carnations, Easter lilies, roses, calla-lilies, bluebonnets, and birds of paradise - candles - Vicks VapoRub- lavender - Mexican food - friends - good books - oil painting - pianos - poetry - family - teenagers that stay up till the earning morning hours telling me about their lives, dates, relationships, or nothing important at all - family trips - good movies that make me think or laugh out loud - webkinz online games to "veg" with - Bounty paper towels, the "quicker picker upper" - cameras - stars - beautiful music that lifts the soul and inspires the heart and mind - computers - chocolate milk - clouds - freshly fallen snow that blankets the world in white innocence - fresh new babies - honesty - tender mercies from God - Bob staying home on "my" mother's day and spending his day taking me shopping and out to eat to celebrate "me" - my children saying "I love you" and meaning it - surprising me with a cleaned house - money enough for our needs - memories created on trips or special occasions - Christmas Eve - swimming pools - herbs and essential oils for healing and health - trees and grass - freedom to home school - the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence - true friends -seafood - wind - fans - watching my child's face when they receive the "perfect gift" - seeing "the light" go off in my child's head when they learn something new and really "get it" - loving and goodly parents who taught me to work hard, be honest, do what is right, and always look for the positive - temples - prophets - travel - plumbers - gardeners - sprinkler systems - garbage trucks that pick up our garbage weekly - innocence in little kids - health - genealogy - history - doctors when needed - doing or saying something that touches Bob so deeply it makes him cry from love and joy - having a body - trials because they teach me, strengthen me, and help me grow on many levels - children that show gratitude and are not "entitled" - back scratches - a soft, warm, squooshy bed and pillows - early winter mornings in bed staying cuddled under warm heavy blankets - being safe and surrounded within the arms of my husband while the world melts away - delicious back scratches - scratching an itch - peeling dead skin after a sunburn - the ocean - the smell of Pinesol - clean family room with dimmed lights, candles lit, and beautiful calm music playing in the background - ice packs - indoor plumbing - refrigerators - washers/dryers - good friends for our children -a righteous son who completed an honorable 2-yr mission for our Savior - a son and daughter who make wise and righteous choices in life that are leading them to lasting happiness and peace - a daughter that has made many unrighteous choices and through those has brought great pain and anguish to our family, and all of that has brought growth and wisdom for us that could come in no other way - That at age 50 I take no medications, no sleeping pills, not even ibuprofen, and am in relatively decent health -
So here is my list of Reasons - things I am thankful for that make me happy. If you wish to add your own in the comments, please do. :) (Thank you DaringYoungMom.com for the idea!)
Reasons to be Happy And Thankful
The Atonement of Jesus Christ - toilets and toilet paper - the Gift of the Holy Ghost - a husband that loves me no matter what - baby chewing on my chin - handfuls of dandelions just for me - flan - AC in our home! - cars - pizza - carnations, Easter lilies, roses, calla-lilies, bluebonnets, and birds of paradise - candles - Vicks VapoRub- lavender - Mexican food - friends - good books - oil painting - pianos - poetry - family - teenagers that stay up till the earning morning hours telling me about their lives, dates, relationships, or nothing important at all - family trips - good movies that make me think or laugh out loud - webkinz online games to "veg" with - Bounty paper towels, the "quicker picker upper" - cameras - stars - beautiful music that lifts the soul and inspires the heart and mind - computers - chocolate milk - clouds - freshly fallen snow that blankets the world in white innocence - fresh new babies - honesty - tender mercies from God - Bob staying home on "my" mother's day and spending his day taking me shopping and out to eat to celebrate "me" - my children saying "I love you" and meaning it - surprising me with a cleaned house - money enough for our needs - memories created on trips or special occasions - Christmas Eve - swimming pools - herbs and essential oils for healing and health - trees and grass - freedom to home school - the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence - true friends -seafood - wind - fans - watching my child's face when they receive the "perfect gift" - seeing "the light" go off in my child's head when they learn something new and really "get it" - loving and goodly parents who taught me to work hard, be honest, do what is right, and always look for the positive - temples - prophets - travel - plumbers - gardeners - sprinkler systems - garbage trucks that pick up our garbage weekly - innocence in little kids - health - genealogy - history - doctors when needed - doing or saying something that touches Bob so deeply it makes him cry from love and joy - having a body - trials because they teach me, strengthen me, and help me grow on many levels - children that show gratitude and are not "entitled" - back scratches - a soft, warm, squooshy bed and pillows - early winter mornings in bed staying cuddled under warm heavy blankets - being safe and surrounded within the arms of my husband while the world melts away - delicious back scratches - scratching an itch - peeling dead skin after a sunburn - the ocean - the smell of Pinesol - clean family room with dimmed lights, candles lit, and beautiful calm music playing in the background - ice packs - indoor plumbing - refrigerators - washers/dryers - good friends for our children -a righteous son who completed an honorable 2-yr mission for our Savior - a son and daughter who make wise and righteous choices in life that are leading them to lasting happiness and peace - a daughter that has made many unrighteous choices and through those has brought great pain and anguish to our family, and all of that has brought growth and wisdom for us that could come in no other way - That at age 50 I take no medications, no sleeping pills, not even ibuprofen, and am in relatively decent health -
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"Cancelling other people is what we revert to when we are ignorant of God's love" -says the woman who attempts daily to cancel the lives of the black, asian, and LGBTQ+ community
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