49 – By Shawn Layton
1. I am thankful for my family – To my parents for giving birth to me, to my siblings for being my closest kin best friends. There would be no Me without You.
2. I am thankful for my soul mate – To You for being the one who understands everything I’m going through and for being there to experience life with me.
3. I am thankful for my friends – To You All for being an inspiration, lifelong companions.
4. I am thankful for my sense of sight – Being able to see all the colors life has to offer.
5. I am thankful for my sense of hearing – Being able to hear the voices of loved ones, for the many different types of music to spark my passions.
6. I am thankful for my sense of touch – Being able to feel the breeze of the wind, to hold the hands of my partner, to stroke the soft fur coat of my dog.
7. I am thankful for my sense of smell – Being able to smell my favorite foods, fresh cut grass and beautiful wild flowers.
8. I am thankful for my sense of taste – Being able to savor the sweetness of berries, the richness of chocolate, the saltiness of seawater.
9. I am thankful for the gift of speech – Having the means to express myself through laughter, to sing, to scream, to whisper.
10. I am thankful for my heart – For pumping blood throughout my body every second since I was in my mother’s womb.
11. I am thankful for my lungs – For having the capacity to take in oxygen, breathing life into my body and brain.
12. I am thankful for my immune system – For the ability to fight viruses that enter my body, for keeping me in good health to be active.
13. I am thankful for my brain – For the ability to think, to store lasting memories, to problem solve and create solutions.
14. I am thankful for my hands and legs – For the ability to shake other’s hands, to hold my coffee cup, to walk, run, swim, dance and work out.
15. I am thankful for my mentors and teachers – For their dedication, for passing down their wisdom, for inspiring me to be the man I have become and will be in the future.
16. I am thankful for my tears – For the ability to release emotion.
17. I am thankful for disappointment – For the ability to realize what matters most to me.
18. I am thankful for my fears – For the ability to sense opportunity for personal growth.
19. I am thankful for pain – For the ability to develop and gain tolerance.
20. I am thankful for sadness – For the ability to appreciate the spectrum of human emotions.
21. I am thankful for happiness – For the ability to absorb all things beautiful.
22. I am thankful for the Sun, sunrise and sunset – For shining down light, surrounding the world, giving life to all its inhabitants.
23. I am thankful for the Moon and Stars – For creating and taming the tides, for the glow in the night sky.
24. I am thankful for the rain – For cooling the Earth, allowing all plant life to grow, for providing the water I drink.
25. I am thankful for rainbows – For the beauty of harmonious color after a rain storm, for the inspiration to create a symbol for equality.
26. I am thankful for the Earth – For your unconditional love, for generously giving all life a place to live.
27. I am thankful for all animal and plant life – For diversity of life on this planet, for the food that we consume.
28. I am thankful for Mother Nature – For covering our world in beauty, in living art.
29. I am thankful for oxygen – For making it possible for all life to grow up, be strong and flourish.
30. I am thankful for time – For the ability to grow older and wiser, to experience the journey.
31. I am thankful for the internet and computers – For connecting and exploring new cultures, despite the physical space between us, from the comfort of home.
32. I am thankful for technology – For helping to shape the future, for making the impossible possible.
33. I am thankful for mobile phones – For making it easy to stay in touch with loved ones.
34. I am thankful for transportation – For making it easier to commute by land, water and air, from one place to another.
35. I am thankful for movies – For combining art and drama on screen, providing a source of elaborate entertainment.
36. I am thankful for music – For creating the rhythm for all emotion.
37. I am thankful for books and literature – For containing the means to learn and imagine all things possible.
38. I am thankful for blogs – For inspiring and connecting like-minded people and interests.
39. I am thankful for clothes and shoes – For protecting the body and feet from the elements, for providing the canvas for self expression.
40. I am thankful to have a career – For providing a source of income for a comfortable living, for a place to bring people together through diversity.
41. I am thankful to have a home – For a place of comfort, safety and love, providing shelter.
42. I am thankful to have a bed – For a place to sleep comfortably every night, to dream with and hold my life partner.
43. I am thankful for kind strangers – For an unexpected encounter to lift and build each other up.
44. I am thankful for enemies – For showing us all how strong together we truly are.
45. I am thankful for my mistakes – For helping me to improve and become a better friend, person and human being.
46. I am thankful for love and heartbreak – For feeling what it means to be be alive through youth exploration to maturity.
47. I am thankful for life’s challenges – For living a path full of obstacles and adventures, a path to identity confirmation.
48. I am thankful for life and death – For giving and giving back, for the chance to experience all worthy of experiencing, for the opportunity to leave a legacy to motivate a positive life to lead in others.
49. I am thankful for the memory and legacy of the 49 – For bringing people together, for inspiring others to celebrate life and diversity, through equality and acceptance, for living on in the hearts of everyone… Forever.
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