practicing and expressing gratitude can have positive impacts on our mind, body and spirit. an attitude of gratitude improves your wellbeing, enhances empathy, and encourages an optimistic outlook towards life.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ january

• i am grateful for sunsets that blush the skies in lavender.
• i am grateful for the sound of a spoon mixing a teacup.
• i am grateful for cicadas humming outside windows.
• i am grateful for morning breezes wearing wisteria perfume.
• i am grateful for little stars gently touching the ocean’s edge.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ february

• i am grateful for sidewalk chalk rainbows washed by rain.
• i am grateful for cats napping belly-up under the tree shadow.
• i am grateful for the pattern of lace curtains on sunlit floors.
• i am grateful for eating plums so ripe they stain my fingertips.
• i am grateful for the moon's company during evening walks.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ march

• i am grateful for steam rising from freshly poured coffee.
• i am grateful for handwritten notes found between pages.
• i am grateful for the indigo hour just before stars appear.
• i am grateful for the crinkle of a bakery paper bag.
• i am grateful for laundry snapping on the line in a breeze.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ april

• i am grateful for the weightlessness of cotton sheets.
• i am grateful for the sound of church bells marking the hour.
• i am grateful for the shadow of clouds moving across walls.
• i am grateful for the scent of myrrh in censer coals.
• i am grateful for the tap-tap of rain against a windowpane.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ may

• i am grateful for the acceptance of imperfect progress.
• i am grateful for baristas that remember your coffee order.
• i am grateful for little drawings in the window condensation.
• i am grateful for the patience of untangling necklaces.
• i am grateful for mirrored steps when walking with someone.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ june

• i am grateful for the little dance of stepping aside for others.
• i am grateful for the chance to rewind a song at red lights.
• i am grateful for dust motes dancing in a light beam.
• i am grateful for the simplicity of uncluttered shelves.
• i am grateful for the offering of headphones for one earbud.