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Got Gratitude?  Want to share it with others?

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

Here’s how it works: 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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

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.

I am grateful for my husband and daughter who never fail to lift me up when i am down. Their smiles, comforting words, and assurance make me feel so blessed.
jacque of riyadh

I am thankful for my fish and my mom and dad.
Jennica, age 7, 1st grade

I am grateful for my husband who is supporting me so I can dedicate myself to building a non-profit organization that promotes compassionate action and teachings across Canada.
Jannet Ann Nordemann

I am grateful to be alive after a serious fire in our home. Our three dogs escaped as well, thank goodness.
jerifoster

I am so grateful to have found this website! And I’m grateful for the people in my lives and the experiences I encounter.  I know that there’s nothing I could buy on Black Friday that would make a difference.
Mae in Seattle

I am grateful to have a husband who would think to buy our son a whoopee cushion.  The volume of laughter that’s come from that one farting toy has enlivened our home.
Lalah

I’m so happy that after 2+ years of chronic illness, a doctor figured out the problem and solved it with two simple supplements.  Amazing!
Berkeley Mom

I’m thankful for this blog. It’s the best blog I’ve seen and the only one I really read regularly. It’s helping me to be anchored more solidly in my parenting.
Andy

I am thankful for my dog, because my cat won’t let me near her and my fish lives in a bowl.
Columbus second grader

Got Gratitude?  Want to share it with others?

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

Here’s how it works: 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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

You can also contribute 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.

I’m grateful for my little granddaughter. So pure!
Michelle

I am grateful for the parents who become involved in their child’s preschool programs, building collaborative teacher/parent relationships, for they are often “my” most appreciated teachers.
Teacher Deb

I am grateful for having someone to take me to and take me home from my surgery. I am grateful for the people that show they care about me and wanting to know how I am. I am grateful that I have the ability to have this surgery to fix my small problems and that I can be confident that I am getting the best care possible.
Paul McCarthy

I’m grateful that even though I’m divorced, I have a warm and light-hearted relationship with my children’s wonderful father.
Mother of 2 daughters

Recently my daughter has been teaching me a lot about gratitude.  She has been having extensive dental problems after a fall on cement.  Her outlook on it is that she is super lucky to have two dentists when some people have none.
Amy in Los Angeles

My two sweet young ladies are my inspiration and my strength to live after their father died in a car accident. And I am very thankful to have them.
publicrelations

I’m happy that my brother-in-law and his family can be with our in-laws on Thanksgiving, as we are unable to travel this year.
happy daughter-in-law

I am grateful that my beloved little dog, Cassie is still with me on this day.  She has had many health challenges but I receive her presence each and every day grateful for all she is teaching me about loving through the decline that comes with age, illness and the impermanence that is all of our reality. 
Lynn, Blessed human companion of a little Yorkie named Cassie

We are grateful to our son’s teacher, for her thoughtful evaluation and for being our partner in his education.  Her dedication, talents, and support are wonderful.
The Dental Floss Kid’s Parents

Got Gratitude?  Want to share it with others?

photo courtesy of Cathlene

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

Here’s how it works: 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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

You can also contribute 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.

I am happy that my daughter who struggled and often didn’t pass most classes in 7th and 8th grade, is now earning all A’s and A-‘s in an outstanding online charter school: Open High School of Utah.
Tami

Last night my 7 year old son, Ben told me that I “make the best cucumbers ever.”  I’m so grateful to finally be recognized for my culinary expertise!
Christine Berger

I am grateful for a sweet sleeping toddler and that my spouse is out right now listening to good live music .....it will lift her spirit and that makes me happy.
Milly, mom of 1 sweet girl.

I am grateful for our community’s paved roads. It is a little thing that has made a big difference in my life.
Denice

I am grateful for the excitement in my son’s entire being when he woke up to his world covered in a thick blanket of snow. Who needs technology when there are snow sculptures to build?
Rebeka

I am grateful for all of the wonderful people in my life! Family, friends, co-workers…they are all amazing and have truly touched my life!
Katie

I’m grateful for your podcast “Does Your Parenting Match Your Child?” - it really helped me to relax and not put so much pressure on myself (like when I say to myself “i’m gonna screw up my boys if I don’t do X and Y and Z, etc” :D).
Yulia

I am grateful my 10yr. old son and his closest friend enjoy playing with trucks and cars. In the garden, at the beach, on the hardwood floor, they create a non-electronic play world of such deep satisfaction!
Maura

My sister told me this morning she is grateful we have heat. Where she usually stays in India is really cold.
Denise

I am grateful for another day of loving and another day living.
Marie

I’m grateful for this Gratitude Journal; it’s my favorite column of the Greater Good Center site because it’s genuinely what people have experienced. I look forward to it every Friday.
Thank you Janine.
George