I cannot stop thinking about how grateful the passengers on yesterday’s US Airways Flight 1549 were, when they were brought to safety after crashing in the Hudson River. Had I been a passenger on that plane, today  I would have already given most of my life savings to that heroic pilot.

Are you grateful? Are your kids grateful? If you are grateful, then your kids will be too. No matter what is going on in your life, there should be something to be grateful for. I have often read about people who live to be over 100, and the main factor they all have in common is gratitude. Here is a partial list of the countless things I am grateful for:

  • having a supportive, hard-working, loving husband with a hilarious sense of humor for the past 20+ years
  • my happy, kind, smart, motivated, beautiful and talented teenage daughter, who still loves to spend time with her parents
  • having an unconditionally loving dog, Gigi, with an IQ that is higher than most humans’
  • good friends
  • extra time I got to spend with my Mom before she passed away
  • health
  • the constant sun and warmth of South Florida
  • Lilly P Badilly and freedom of expression
  • speaking to elementary and middle school students who are eager to learn and laugh
  • loyal blog readers!
  • memories of my late grandparents
  • time to exercise every single day
  • my Viking stove and oven
  • my Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryer (3.5 times the size of loads as my old machines!)
  • my garden – especially the tomato plants!
  • summer vacations
  • family reunions
  • books
  • my new mattress (only it is hard to get out of bed now!)
  • NOT being on Flight 1549

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