gratitude post # 6

To start the year right, I want to write about the things I am grateful for today.

1. I woke up. I am alive and able to do what I can and this includes being a better version of myself. 
2. moments with my son. I introduced to him the movie "Rescuers Down Under" because I wanted him to hear and see the scene where they sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 
3. getting to use my Moonleaf 2014 planner and designing it 
4. moments with my family while having merienda ... I love those little moments where we just sit down and talk and eat. I still cannot fathom a family that doesn't do that. It matters. 
5. work. I go back to work today and though I know that there will be sanctions waiting for me for my absences, I am grateful that I still have something to go back to. 
6. photoblog. This is something that I have always wanted to do and now I have more focus. I pray that I can produce great photos to share with the world. 
7. strength and courage. May I always have these. 
8. My blog is now 8 years old. w00t w00t!

They say that happiness brings gratitude. I say its the opposite. When we appreciate even the smallest things around us, we become happier.

To a more grateful 2014 ... to a happier year ...  :)