Feeling grateful and showing gratitude has many benefits.

It strengthens your heart, calms you down, makes you happier, helps you to sleep better, reduces stress and has a healing effect.

Sometimes, we might have difficulties thinking about what we are grateful for because we are taking beautiful things for granted.

But there are so many things to be grateful for.

That's why I want to give you some inspiration and show you that oftentimes it should be even the "normal and small" things we should be grateful for.

“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” - Will Arnett

Here's a list of things that you can be grateful for. Feel free to take it as an inspiration. 🙂

You can be grateful for ...

• your partner, your family, your friends

• a great conversation with someone

• walking in nature

• having a roof over your head

• seeing the faces of your beloved ones

• hearing your favourite music

• feeling the fur of your pet

• tasting your favourite food

• smelling freshly mowed lawn

• being able to walk and run

• reading a good book

• learning something new

• receiving a gift

• giving a gift

• a good night's rest

• buying something you like

• watching a great movie

• the ability to learn something new

• a productive day

• reaching your goals

• completing your habits

• laughing about something

• the ability to write and read

• the weather (whether sunshine, rain, snow or whatever you like)

• being alive

Do you notice that we can feel gratitude for the "small" things, that we often take for granted? Here are some categories for inspiration.

Categories to look for gratitude ...

• Relationships

• Health

• Productivity, Learning & Growth

• Environment

• Finance & Wealth

• Food

• Spiritual

• Work

• Experiences & Moments

• Random & Small Things