Wrap Up - 40 Till 40

Well, I can’t believe it’s been 40 days already! Here we are on the other side of this sadhana.

One of the many great things about this project from my side of the screen is that the list I initially made to write this project has expanded far beyond 40 things. As I wrote, it just got larger and larger. I often find this with gratitude practice, the more you do it, the more grows and expands. In the end it was hard to limit myself to 40 things, but I am also grateful for the much larger list which I can go back to again and again for myself.

This project also got a little bit more personal than I was expecting at the outset, which makes me feel a bit (okay a lot a bit) vulnerable, but I am glad to have followed it to completion all the same. I could not have predicted or expected what came out once I started writing. I think this is one of the magical things about writing, it often takes you where IT wants to go, not where you are trying to direct it. Hey I guess that goes for life too! :)

Thank you to all of you who followed along on this journey, lent your energy, your time, and your comments and emails. To those who did this Sadhana along with me (those I know about and those I don’t), thank you so much for being here. It has been a true gift to connect with you during this sadhana portal. I will keep this time in my heart always.

Here is a full wrap up of all of the posts and links to them. It’s so exciting to see them all listed together.

Without further ado, here is the full list. (Click on each to read the full post)

40 Till 40 Gratitude Project (Intro Post)

Why Gratitude Practice

1. I am grateful I drew breath this morning when I woke up.

2. I am grateful to have been born.

3. I am grateful for my parents.

4. I am grateful I grew up between cultures.

5. I am grateful to have learned how to move my body in a supportive way.

6. I am grateful to have an abundance of food to eat and a safe roof over my head.

7. I am grateful for learning, full stop.

8. I am grateful for my education.

9. I am grateful for my health.

10. I am grateful for my body.

11. I am grateful for the ability to shift perspectives.

12. I am grateful for my ability to listen.

13. I am grateful for being active in sports growing up.

14. I am grateful for my friends.

15. I am grateful for new experiences.

16. I am grateful for travel.

17. I am grateful for being born and growing up when I did.

18. I am grateful to have loved and been loved.

19. I am grateful I was able to go to and graduate from university.

20. I am grateful for yoga.

21. I am grateful to have speech and expression.

22. I am grateful for resilience.

23. I am grateful for nature.

24. I am grateful for pens and notebooks / journals.

25. I am grateful for books and reading.

26. I am grateful for the kindness of strangers.

27. I am grateful for photography.

28. I am grateful to have lived alone.

29. I am grateful for the children in my life.

30. I am grateful for the spiritual and mystery traditions of the world.

31. I am grateful for the last decade of my life.

32. I am grateful for my students and clients.

33. I am grateful for all my teachers.

34. I am grateful for writing.

35. I am grateful for maps.

36. I am grateful there are so many different ways to live a life.

37. I am grateful to be resourced.

38. I am grateful for the internet.

39. I am grateful to be me.

40. I am grateful for the opportunity to turn 40 and enter a new phase of my life.

If you’d like to share feedback about this project anonymously, you can do that HERE.