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Got Gratitude? Share it here!

Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought.

I am grateful that my mother gave me the gift of life.
Amaya

I am so grateful to my Aunt Lulu, who is driving down to help my mom watch my kids for the weekend so that I can attend the funeral of an old friend.
gina

i am thankful for my mother, for her faith and resilience, her commitment to her family and her attitude of being thankful on a daily basis. Thank you mumma xx
Bibstar6633

I am so happy that I found clay!  It’s taken me a long time to find my true calling!
Brenda

I’m thankful for all the moms—including dads, uncles, aunts, grandparents, neighbors, teachers—who show children they are precious.
Texas Mom

I am grateful for my daughter’s love, my mom’s love, the love of my nieces and nephews, and my friends love.
Aacunalcsw

I’m grateful to have so many great role models in my life: my mom, my stepmom, my mother-in-law, my aunts, my husband’s aunts, my sister-in-laws, my sons’ godmother—I could go on and on. Happy Mother’s Day!
Janine Kovac

Every week we post a photo submitted by one of our readers along with all the happy and thankful comments gathered throughout the week.

To contribute, email your gratitude (a sentence or two would be great) or your favorite photo to Janine at janinek@berkeley.edu. 

You can also contribute gratitudes by commenting at the bottom of this post. Please include: your name if you’d like us to use it and any other info you’d like us to list, e.g., if the “gratitude” is from one of your children, it would be great to know his or her age.

Thanks, Aunt Lulu!

Got Gratitude? Share it here!

Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought.

Mother’s Day is upon us! Let us know why your mom is awesome. What are you thankful for?

I am so grateful for my 7-year old daughter.. She is such a strong, confident soul and she inspires me to accept who I am.
Britt Reints

I’m thankful for guys like my husband who irons my tops when he irons his shirts. I love my octogenarian.
Phoebe

My husband got a job he’s happy about! And it comes with a free shuttle to help him on his commute!
Happy Wife

I am grateful for my health. I am grateful for having two wonderful, healthy children.
Ellen

I’m a morning person. I love dawn—it starts the day! Everything looks so much better in the morning. 
Early Bird

I am thankful for my husband who always asks, “What can I do to help?” when I’m not myself.
Rosemarie

I’m happy that family is here to visit. Children make everything brighter wherever they are.
Nonna

I’m thankful for my partner, for just being there.
Mirelle

I’m happy that my husband remembers that I’m not good at planning meals. And I’m grateful that he, on the other hand, is a great meal planner!
Janine Kovac

Britt Reints

Every week we post a photo submitted by one of our readers along with all the happy and thankful comments gathered throughout the week.

To contribute, email your gratitude (a sentence or two would be great) or your favorite photo to Janine at janinek@berkeley.edu. 

You can also contribute gratitudes by commenting at the bottom of this post. Please include: your name if you’d like us to use it and any other info you’d like us to list, e.g., if the “gratitude” is from one of your children, it would be great to know his or her age.

Got Gratitude? Share it here!

Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought.

We need photos! Send them to janinek@berkeley.edu.

So grateful for my sweet village of woman (mother, daughters, niece and sister-in-law-photographer); their health, happiness and pure joy are the greatest gifts of life! We are lucky to live close to each other so we can share Sunday dinner
Grateful TT!

I am grateful to work at UC and be involved in the growth of the next generation.  It is inspiring!
Carol

I’m grateful to be heading to Florida to visit friends, the kind of friends who happily open their home to you.
Miss Britt

I’m happy my friend gave birth to a healthy baby girl last week.
gina

I’m grateful that having no job has given me ample free time to pursue my lifelong creative goals.
Lintropy

I’m grateful that moms from my kids daycare are going to help me out this weekend while my husband is away on business.
Mom of 3

I’m grateful to have 3+ (pregnant with #4) healty boys!
Melissa Milligan

I’m thankful for teachers—they over-prepare for their classes, they encourage and inspire students, they are unsung heroes!
Phoebe

I’m grateful for kind souls who decide to become pediatric dentists.
Janine Kovac

Every week we post a photo submitted by one of our readers along with all the happy and thankful comments gathered throughout the week.

To contribute, email your gratitude (a sentence or two would be great) or your favorite photo to Janine at janinek@berkeley.edu. 

You can also contribute gratitudes by commenting at the bottom of this post. Please include: your name if you’d like us to use it and any other info you’d like us to list, e.g., if the “gratitude” is from one of your children, it would be great to know his or her age.