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Three Things I’m Thankful for This Year

What Are You Thankful For?

Heidy De La Cruz
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Photo by Megan Watson on Unsplash

This past week, my job hosted a webinar titled “The Importance of Gratitude in the Workplace.” I learned that November is National Gratitude Month, which makes sense since Thanksgiving is celebrated in November.

The host discussed the importance of practicing gratitude and its benefits in the webinar. Here are a few:

During the webinar, the host had everyone say three things they are grateful for in a break-out room session. I want to share those three things with you today and ask you to do the same.

Usually, as soon as I open my eyes, I thank God for another day — because you never know, I may never wake up one day. My prayers in the morning usually consist of a gratitude list.

And of course, I’m always so grateful for my family and God; those are the obvious, but today, I’m sharing three other things I’m grateful for:

Health is an underrated blessing. If we are not healthy, there is a lot we cannot do. Also, a lot of money is spent when one is not healthy on medicine, doctor visits, specialist visits, and sometimes equipment (like a glucose meter to check blood sugar if you have diabetes).

This year, I got serious about my health journey, which I’ve written about before…

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