To be honest the first few days weren’t easy, I
didn’t even remember to make the list and I just sat down, maintaining my
position as CEO complaints commission. But one day, I can’t even remember what
I was doing but what came to mind was “God thank you for male attention!” It
was a funny thing to think about but it dawned on me then that I hadn’t really
participated in the Gratitude exercise I signed up for. You may think being
grateful for male attention is vain but to me it isn’t; I was really grateful
that I still had a sense of humour.
So I decided to make a list of things that I’m
grateful for; whether random, funny, serious, in no particular order and
experienced often or not, they have made me smile or brought comfort.
…………Cold water on a terribly hot day (suddenly
the water will be sweet); eating hot Ewa agoyin (Beans) and plantain/sweet
potato/agege bread; watching a sincerely awesome movie (my toes don’t touch the
floor from the excitement& suspense); finding money in a corner in my
wallet or pocket (I cried once when this happened to me, Lol. Couldn’t believe
God’s goodness) or when a debtor pays when I’m broke.
When people pay me compliments about my skin, lipstick,
eye brows or weight loss (I do cartwheels in my mind); when I accomplish
everything on my daily or weekly to-do list; having the courage to look out the
window of an airplane (I’m currently winning the war against the fear of flying);
starting and FINISHING a project.
Friends who annoy me; being an aunty; that I can
open my heart to remain hopeful and move on; being able to laugh even when something
painful happens (my phone was stolen recently and my former self would have had
a fit, heart attack and become a grouchy monster but this time from the moment
it happened I started singing to myself to let it go).
To have the ‘luxury’ of worrying about my weight;
I’m sure at least one person in the world genuinely loves me; that I’m healthy
and most importantly that it is my birthday and I KNOW I’m going to have an
AMAZING DAY! My last birthday I put up a post about getting rid of Birthdayblues and believe me, I’ve grown even more within the past year and I most
definitely won’t be dull in anyway today! And for this positive spirit as I’m
blessed with a new year, I’m MOST grateful!
***As seen
in the image, it would be nice to write that list often.
