Gratefulness

Talking to a friend today, I remember the ABC's of gratitude as espoused by an Al Anon group I used to belong to. I guess I think of the word "gratefulness" from my love for David Steindl-Rast's book Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer.

I remember using the ABC's of gratitude when I used to get depressed. So before we get too far into Holy Week, I decided to try that here. Try it yourself, either on your blog or privately.

A--apples
B--books
C--children
D--dogs
E--ears
F--family
G--God
H--holidays
I--ice
J--justice
K--kisses
L--Licorice (our deceased Lab)
M--marzipan
N--notes
O--oatmeal (with peanut butter and raisins!)
P--pansies
Q--quiet
R--rain
S--sleep
T--tea
U--us
V--visits
W--Washington (state)
X--xxx's (any ideas?)
Z--Zambia

It used to be easy if I used my children, family, and friend's names, but for privacy, I did not want to do that.

And the list could be just for those people mentioned above, for animals, for food, for countries or cities--lots of things!