It might be the pregnancy hormones or the cold, but I am feeling really flat today. I have been feeling this way on and off recently and it has made me really unmotivated and I have been finding it difficult to see the good things in life.
In thinking about what I wanted to write about I was going through some photos and found this photo.
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| Mountain AND water views |
It is nothing really significant, just the view from my bedroom window but it made me remember that there are so many things I am thankful for in my life. This post is to help me refocus on the great things in my life but I also hope it helps others to think of the things in their life that they are thankful for when they are having trouble seeing the good things they have.
So here I go (these are just in the order I think of them). I am thankful for:
- A husband that loves me and looks after me and my girls so well.
- Two beautiful girls who bring me joy everyday.
- A great extended family (which includes wonderful in-laws) who are always very supportive.
- Great long term and newer friends who are there for me when I need them.
- A wonderfully supportive church family.
- A job where I don't have to work too many hours and can take my kids with me and get a gym membership.
- A warm, comfortable house to live in with a great view.
- More than enough food to eat
- A life free of financial troubles.
- Good health and access to great health care when I need it.
- A life free from grudges against others and long standing conflict.
I could go on for a lot longer and there are likely some things I missed but the biggest thing I am thankful for and who I am thankful to is God. Without His love for me and His forgiveness of all of my past and future sins I would not have many of these things. He has grown and changed me in ways I could never have achieved on my own and has blessed me in the above ways and in many other ways. Not only will I have these blessings on earth I also know I have the ultimate blessings of spending eternity with Him and enjoying blessings that I cannot even imagine right now.
So there it is, and I am feeling much better! Maybe you can try to write down a list of things you are thankful for when you are feeling down.
