I’m skipping the perfunctory introductory paragraphory today.

Today’s gratitude items:

1. Vitamin D
2. Other vitamins
3. Spring flowers
4. White blood cells
5. Red blood cells
6. Service
7. Headphones
8. Forks
9. A NASCAR race and a golf skins game. When other sports come back, I will be grateful for those as well! 
10. Ancient Roman philosophers

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
― Epicurus

“Was Epicurus friends with Yoda? Either way, they are both smart.”
― Jonathan Lemon

If anyone is wondering how to be grateful during times of fear and uncertainty, the answer is… by making a list!

Today’s gratitude items:

1. Soap
2. Hand sanitizer
3. Disinfectant wipes
4. A robust supply chain (there’s still food for sale)
5. Sunshine
6. Bird calls
7. Hot water
8. Clean towels
9. Books
10. I’m grateful I’m an introvert. Social distancing is easy for me.

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.”
― Gertrude Stein

“THANK YOU.”
― Jonathan Lemon

It’s already March. It’s already the 10th of March. It’s already the 21st March of the century (you read that correctly). 

Today’s gratitude items:

1. I don’t have to remember a leap year for a while.
2. Slip-on shoes.
3. Remembering where my keys are.
4. Signs of spring.
5. Postcards.
6. Umbrellas.
7. Windows.
8. Staples.
9. Staple removers.
10. Making it 2 weeks without ice cream. (2 weeks in a row, not 2 weeks in total.)

 

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
― Anonymous

“That guy Anonymous has good quotes sometimes.”
― Jonathan Lemon

Hey, I made it! I posted a gratitude list before the first month of the year was over. I’m rounding it to January 1st.

Today’s gratitude items:

1. I’m not graded on timely posts.
2. I’m not graded on writing quality.
3. I haven’t fallen on the ice this winter (yet).
4. I don’t have the corona virus.
5. I don’t know what the corona virus is, so I don’t have to worry about it.
6. New markers.
7. Old markers (thank you for your service).
8. Birthday cake
9. I work inside.
10. I work at all.

“Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.”
― Rhonda Byrne

“Using gratitude to raise your frequency is easier than increasing your velocity or decreasing your wavelength.”
― Jonathan Lemon

Man, I can’t believe I haven’t posted one of these since…well, I don’t want to say, but an embarrassingly long time. Good thing these articles aren’t time-stamped, so no one will know how long it’s been since I posted the last one.

Today’s gratitudinal items:

1. Daylight Savings time changes happen only twice a year. Currently, 7 PM rolls around and I feel like I’ve been hit by a bear tranquilizer.
2. I don’t have to do anything important after 7 PM.
3. Sticky notes (Note to manufacturers: contact me for sponsorship opportunities–I’ll mention your brand by name)
4. Tea
5. Clean laundry
6. I don’t have to grow my own food
7. Lined paper
8. Quiet time
9. Not having lost a pen in over a year (caps included)
10. That there is no such thing as a Gratitude List Jinx that causes you to lose pens if you mention you’re grateful for not having lost pens.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
― Robert Brault

“Especially if you’re near-sighted.”
― Jonathan Lemon