I've been thinking a lot recently, (shocker, huh?) and I realized that many people take a TON of things for granted, and I decided to make a list of things that I take for granted, and start to try and appreciate them more. You know?
Plus, it makes for good reflection, eh?
(I am removing any specific names that I may have written on this list, just so it doesn't cause any weird conflict between my friends. [: Rest assured though, if you are a friend of mine, you are definitely on this list.)
I may or may not provide an explanation to some of these, if I don't, well then.. maybe I'm just being lazy.
- shoes
- water
- soap -- who wants to smell??
- pencils
- paper -- considering I absolutely love drawing, not having pencils and paper would drive me insane.
- internet
- bandaids
- Dad
- Mom
- my many teachers
- erasers -- who doesn't make a mistake once in awhile?
- stars
- pictures
- my existence -- I think we all take this for granted.
- books
- the written word (obviously, goes along with books)
- recipes
- music
- clothes
- blankets
- compassion
- voices
- colors
- transportation
- air
- animal companion ship (Sophia <3)
- privacy
- sleep
- rain
- candles
- journals
- free will
- paper airplanes
- stickers -- I'll admit, I've stuck a few of these to my forehead over the years. (:
- sunlight
- the moon
- flowers (tiger lilies, roses..)
- the ability to reason
- people who love me
- Google -- "Who doesn't use Google?" "I don't know, let me Google it."
- communication
- being 17
- bridges
- waterfalls
- smiles
- time
- dirt/mud
- laughter
- spontaneity
- shelter
- fire
- creative abilities
- appendages
- freedom
- snowmen
- education
- instruments
- bubbles
- bubble gum
- islands
- breezes
- chocolate
- games
- banana pancakes
- dew
- rainbows
- dreams
- traveling
- dancing
- carnival rides
- letters/numbers
- oreos
- sayings that remind me of awesome times =) -- (Have I gone 'round the bend?)
- pencil sharpeners
- stick figures
- calendars
- hats
- elation
- children
- butterflies
- seasons
- hot chocolate
- rubber band balls
- the feeling of belonging
- being short =)
- tire swings
- adhesives -- glue, tape, gum, staples..you know...
- being filthy for the heck of it. -- like rolling around in the mud without a care in the world (:
- handprints
- cliché-ness
- sleeping bags
- Romans 14:8 -- "for both if we live, we live to Jehovah, and if we die, we die to Jehovah. Therefore both if we live and if we die we belong to Jehovah." -- I think this is pretty self explanatory.
- My "Wreck This Journal" -- yeah.
- red m&m's -- if you know me, you know I say "I love you a million red m&m's." c:
- innocence
- chocolate milk
- peanut butter sandwiches -- no jelly, thank you very much.
- nicknames/namesakes
- seat-belts -- I've always wondered why school buses have no seat-belts, that has to be a horrible hazard.
- socks -- especially knee-highs
- heating pads -- girls...I think you know what I mean.
- 3-hole-punches -- I think I use these on a regular basis.
- the ability to wiggle your toes or make silly faces
- adrenaline rushes -- kinda like those things you hear about, like mothers lifting cars off their babies...say whaaat.
I've filled an entire page in my journal with these things, and I have no doubt that I will continue to add more as time goes on, but this is just what I figured I'd share with you. The beginning.
When you're down, why not make a list of your own?
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