Things to appreciate

Things to appreciate (count your blessings):

Waking up (morning, nap, vacation, home, sofa, refreshed, inspired)

Breathing (fresh air, cool air, warm air, oxygen, smells, fast, meditative)

Eating (breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, chocolate, fruit, meat, vegetables, seafood, bread, rice, beans, cheese, mushrooms, sushi, soups, salads, ice cream, jam, peanut butter, hamburgers, tacos, popsicles, cake, potatoes, spices, eggs)

Drinking (water, cool water, hot water, milk, sodas, beer, wine, juice, mixed, tea, coffee)

Seeing (reading, clearly, glasses, contacts, family, food, friends, nature, sky)

Communicating (smiles, talking, laughter, story-telling, voices, calls, IM, email, letters)

Walking (casual, purposeful, fast, slow, exercise, scenic, beach, forest, barefoot)

Health (pain-free, alert, good physical, good mental, practice, aware)

Sunrises (bright, cloudy, crisp, cool, warm, refreshing, pre-dawn)

Sunsets (colorful, romantic, beautiful, quiet, ocean, mountain, horizon, cloudy)

The moon (full, new, eclipsed, waxing, waning, bright, big, romantic)

Stars (bright, dim, twinkling, colored, constellations, planets, shooting) 

Flowers (red, yellow, large, small, exotic, common, scented, cut, wild)

Children (young, old, small, tall, sweet, mischievous, smart, not so smart, athletic)

Holding hands (babies, children, adolescents, parents, same sex, opposite sex)

Hugging (children, friends, coworkers, family, loved ones, 

Kissing (cheeks, foreheads, European style, lips, neck, etc)

Sex (between people who care about each other)

People (friends, classmates, coworkers, clerks, cashiers, waiters/tresses, doctors)

Old people (grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, at parks)

Parents (fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, step)

Brothers and sisters (older, younger, shorter, taller, nicer, meaner, shyer, adopted)

Domesticated animals (dogs, cats, birds, fish, rodents, reptiles, insects, horses)

Wild animals (deer, horses, lions, prairie dogs, snakes, lizards, squirrels, rabbits)

Birds (sparrows, pigeons, sea gulls, pelicans, eagles, hawks, ostriches, penguins)

Plants (house plants, hanging plants, grass, flowers, shrubs, green, ornamental)

Trees (tall, short, evergreen, deciduous, palm, shade, fruit, old, young, dead)

Shelter (house, apartment, car, condominium, tent, adobe, brick, wooden, cave)

Vehicles (car, bike, skateboard, motorcycle, skates, vans, buses, trucks, railroad, planes) 

Security (job, paycheck, family, friends, home, savings, land, health)

Water (rain, river, stream, snow, ice, ocean, sea, lake, shower, bath, puddle, tap, running, clouds, steam, pool, sprinklers, hot, cold, icy)

Faces (smiling, stranger’s, children’s, familiar, coworker’s, loved one’s, photographs)

Kindnesses (opening doors, hellos, smiles, friendly, understanding, forgiveness)

Earth (oceans, continents, mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, plants, animals, sky)

Art (paintings, music, theater, sculpture, architecture, photography, writing, ceramics)

Go ahead and write down the things you appreciate.