A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues - Marcus Tullius Cicero

I am currently reading The Secret.  As usual, I start to doubt such books because I both hate and like them and I cannot conceive the fact of hatred and liking at the same time. But I am thinking happy thoughts, and I am being thankful every day for what I have. So I wanted to make a list and invite you to make one too.

I am thankful for:

• being me.
• being alive and healthy.
• having a wonderful, loving and understanding husband who makes me happy and complete, who supports me, tells me what he thinks, tells me to hold it when I need to hear it...
• having two wonderful little boys who are beautiful and healthy and are the joy of my life.
• having healthy, imperfect parents who are still able to shower their love on our kids
• having a large extended family spread all over the world
• living in a country without war and that is safe
• living in the countryside and being able to snuff in the good that nature does
• having a wonderful, big house that fits our needs and wishes
• having a big garden for our boys to play in
• having a job that pays the bills
• speaking lots of languages which has often gotten me a job and lets me communicate with people
• having friends that are there for me when I need them and even when I don't need them, that I trust and that trust me
• being able to create (paint, take pictures, sing, write)
• being wiser than I was before
• owning a car that doesn't stutter on a cold morning
• being able to hug my loved ones and see them as often as I want
• being able to hear, smell, see, feel, taste
• being able and enjoying working out

...to be continued...

So what are you thankful for today?

Why gratitude makes you happier and wealthier

A funny article by Emily Yoffe about what happened when she followed The Secret's advice for two months.