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100 Things To Be Grateful For

Because life always seems to be full of the best surprises

Corrine French

Oct 25, 2016

Saint Mary's College - Indiana

Corrine French

In the midst of school work, a job that is killing you, or some real-life drama you can't seem to escape from, let me be the first to say it is especially difficult to remember to search for the good in life when it seems like life is outscoring you 500,000 to 0. I can honestly say that I always forget, ALWAYS, to find the good in everyday, but maybe that is just what we need to power through some tough times. Here are 100 things to make you say "Thanks life" instead of feeling like it has gotten the best of you.

1. Starbuck's coffee

2. John Mayer, Maroon Five, Ed Sheeran

3. Ice cold water after a run

4. Thanksgiving being sooooo close

5. Dishwashers

6. Snuggling with your dog

7. Your dog in general

8. Lush Bath Bombs

9. Warm Showers

10. Christmas Socks

11. Someone asking for your advice

12. Cookies

13. The Harry Potter Books and Movies

14. Netflix

15. How I Met Your Mother

16. Chinese Takeout

17. Cleveland Sports

18. Babies

19. Having a best friend

20. Cars and the ability to drive

21. The leaves changing color

22. Fresh air

23. Being in love

24. Laughing until your stomach hurts

25. Chipotle's corn salsa

26. Fresh apple cider

27. Google

28. Peppermint gum

29. Good filters for photos

30. VSCO

31. Getting a good grade on a test

32. Down comforters

33. The sound of rain while you're trying to fall asleep

34. Sunroofs on a car

35. Your parents

36. McDonald's Chicken McNuggets

37. Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies

38. Good health — even if you do have a slight cold

39. The ability to text

40. Emails

41. Sunshine

42. Really good math teachers

43. Snow days

44. Tiramisu from an authentic Italian bakery

45. Journals

46. Electricity

47. Your Grandma and Grandpa

48. The weekend

49. Warm weather on fall days

50. Sunflowers

51. Bagels with cream cheese

52. Emoji's

53. Farmer's Markets

54. Parody Twitter accounts

55. Ketchup and mustard on a hot dog

56. Broccoli cheddar soup from Panera

57. Arizona iced tea

58. The sunset and sunrise

59. Really smooth pens

60. Nutella with bananas, pretzels, cookies, etc.

61. Chips and guac, salsa, queso

62. Barrio Tacos

63. People watching (we all do it, stop acting like you don't)

64. Shower Loofas

65. Getting an extra hour of sleep one day a year

66. The feeling of being back in your bed at home after being gone for some time

67. The feeling of seeing your best friend after a long time away from them

68. Frank Sinatra's voice

69. Covers of songs

70. Youtube

71. Taco Bell chips and cheese

72. Pizza and wings

73. Self help books

74. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey

75. Saturday Night Live and Whose Line is it Anyway

76. Air Conditioning

77. Tide Pods

78. Smoothies

79. The Odyssey Online (ya, thats right)

80. Our hidden talents

81. Spotify/Apple Music/Pandora Radio

82. Really warm knit sweaters

83. Thrift Stores

84. Christmas Lights

85. Christmastime in general

86. Pintrest

87. Heart-to-heart Conversations

88. Lunch dates with a good friend

89. Rain boots/Uggs/Duck Boots

90. Handwritten letters

91. Movie nights

92. Candlelight

93. Ice cream

94. When you see your food coming at a restaurant

95. Compliments from strangers (or anyone)

96. Good morning/good night texts

97. Phone calls/ FaceTime calls from good friends or family you haven't seen in awhile

98. Shopping at Target (and getting lost in all the beautiful new things)

99. A really good planner to keep your life organized

100. Being you

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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