Tuesday Gratefulness

30 June

George

I am grateful for the warmth the sun brings. It feels so good y'all!

Gina

I am grateful for another beautiful day and another opportunity to grow. 

Rachel

I'm grateful to have been able to experience the elation of the city, yesterday! So many smiles!

Teddy

I am grateful for experiences that test the strength of my mind and help me understand what I need to do to make it stronger! So, I'm happy to for weird feelings.

Carol

I am grateful also to live where we will go toward social justice in all our lives.  The light is on because of this world of computers.

Sara B.

I am grateful for the beginning of this short work week.

Monday Gratefulness

29 June

Sara M.

I'm grateful that I'm learning how to experience my sensations in a genuine way. 

Kathy

I am grateful that I am here to enjoy another day and that I am going to my goddaughters wedding to experience the moving along of life.

Julissa

I am grateful for resolutions.

Teddy

I am grateful for progress and the motivation it gives me!

George

I am grateful for my health. 

Vinny

I am grateful for good friends and the strength and ability we all have to make new friends. I am grateful to live in a country that finally recognizes what the word equality means. 

P.S. Angus, your pottery is beautiful! 

Sunday Gratefulness

28 June

Kathy

I am happy to have been able to contact you all today.  Each and every day is special.

Rachel

I'm grateful to be reading this email and feel my heart pounding out of my chest with happiness!

(ps Marsha: that balloon pic is beautiful...how cool!)

Carol

I am grateful for this cool Saturday with going at my pace. 

Teddy

I am grateful to be here another day and for being able to use it to get closer to my goals, woooooo!

Angus

I am grateful for having finally found studio space so that I can have a summer of making pottery! 

Saturday Gratefulness

27 June

Carol

I am grateful to be here now and read your appreciation of being grateful.  Thank you Teddy, Rachel, Vinny, Tom P,  Charlotte, and Sara and whoever reads these words of energy from us all.  We are powerful together, and all we need is to focus on the good stuff.  Thank you all very much for allowing me to know I can breathe on my own after 70 years of others helping me.  Hurray I made it.

Rachel

I'm super grateful to go to my first ballet class in NYC and not fall flat on my face!

Teddy

I am grateful that there are so many things to be grateful for.  Especially being truly healthy and all that allows me to do, WOOOOO!!!

Kathy

I am happy that I am able to send this message today and I wish you all well.

Sara B.

I am grateful for forgiveness.

Tom P.

I am grateful for ambition.  I am grateful for different people and how uniqueness makes life interesting.  I am grateful for my young cousin and how funny he is. 

Julissa

I am grateful for mindfulness and living in the present moment.

Marsha

So grateful to have been woken by this cool and beautiful balloon over our home.  A great way to start a beautiful day.  Enjoy your weekend all...

Friday Gratefulness

26 June

Teddy

I am grateful for people who smile and who give me their positive energy.

Rachel

I'm grateful for being able to make myself laugh.. sometimes you just gotta entertain yourself 

Vinny

I am grateful to live so close to my nephew and see his amazing dance moves last night!!

Tom P.

I am grateful for my heart that pumps without my intention and I am grateful for my health.

Carol

I am grateful to b aware of what I want and not allow any place, thing, or situation to take me off my path.  I do that with mental exercise, regular exercise, foods that make my body feel good, and being grateful for you guys. 

Charlotte

I am grateful for Washington Square Park, it’s wilder than a circus sometimes. Yesterday hosted everything from a loose python to MTV.

Sara B.

I am grateful for to be able to push myself beyond my boundaries.

Thursday Gratefulness

25 June

Erica

I am grateful for all of the luxuries I have!

Carol

I am grateful I am here now.

Teddy

I am grateful to have multiple work environments where the people are super nice, friendly, and down to earth. 

Mirian

Grateful to have been able to keep my head above water!  Following your heart isn't easy, just necessary! 

Jordan

I am grateful for music (and for Rachel's gratitude of music yesterday which made me enjoy my music that much more today)!  Thanks Rachel, very pumped right now! :D

Rachel

I'm grateful for the friendships that I have that I know will last a lifetime.

Sara B.

I am grateful to be seeing a concert with my best friend!

Julissa

I am grateful for healthy food and sunshine.

Lukas

I am grateful to be active and eat good. 

Nick

I'm grateful for Fair Trade.

Gina

I am grate for Fall Out Boy and my best friend Sara B! 

Wednesday Gratefulness

24 June 

Julissa

I am grateful for my loved ones.

Sara B.

I am grateful for time alone.

Teddy

I am grateful for continuing to learn how to found true balance in all areas of life... social life, work life, relaxation time, exercise time, fun time, time for others, and everything else.

Rachel

I'm grateful for music that gets me pumped!

Jordan

I am grateful for Erica and Owen- my chosen family- as well as Avery, Rick & Betsi- my inherited family.

Charlotte

I'm grateful for food. 

Sara M.

I'm so grateful to have a bicycle!

Carol

I am grateful for all your truths... they are helping me to find my own breath. 

Tuesday Gratefulness

23 June

George

I am grateful for being tired today because I did something I love late last night  (*get your mind out of the gutter! I was playing soccer). 

Vinny

I am grateful I live in a finished basement where there is less humidity. 

Lukas

I am thankful to have another day.

Teddy

I am grateful for meeting new people who share the same hobby as me.

Carol

I am grateful I turned my next charter in life to view.  I am an explorer like Columbus who found the new world.

Angus

I am grateful for summer solstice.  A clean house and the desire to push forward with my goals. 

Julissa

I am grateful to have been blessed with an amazing and supportive partner in life, and a wonderful grandfather.

Rachel

I'm grateful for talking with my mom and the perspective and positivity she gives to the world.

Tom P.

I am grateful for incredibly hot days.  Sure it might be more comfortable if all days were 70 degrees and sunny, but the changes in weather make life a little more interesting! To quote the great philosopher 50cent, "Sunny days wouldn't be special if it wasn't for rain. Joy wouldn't feel so good if it wasn't for pain." I am grateful for the weather and whatever it may bring. 

Sara B.

I am grateful to be born and raised in New York.

Monday Gratefulness

22 June

George

I am grateful for my dad and all he's done for me. 

Tom P.

I'm grateful for my ability to read and write. I'm grateful for the "skills" that I have that I don't even realize I have because I take them for granted. I know currency; I understand mathematics; I understand how to write a resume/cover letter. I am grateful for the skills that I have that are often taken for granted, and I don't want to take them for granted. I am grateful for my skills.

Julissa

I am grateful for compassion.

Carol

I am grateful to be only 70, to be here now to experience the next chapter in my life.  I am grateful I've come to realize I know what I want right now.  Happy Father's day to all... grateful for my own Dad, Jack Venefsky, who made me strong and to believe in myself.

Teddy

I am grateful for getting to experience art and what you can do with hard work.

Jordan

I am grateful to be with my father on Father's Day.

Sunday Gratefulness

21 June

Teddy

I am grateful for laughing a lot yesterday.

Julissa

I am grateful to venture out and do things I never thought were possible.

Lukas

Grateful for the Sun's energy. 

Rachel

I'm grateful for being able to celebrate other people's blessings and special occasions.

Saturday Gratefulness

20 June

Teddy

I am grateful to hear the birds outside as I type this email and for this day to do whatever I want with.

Vinny 

I am grateful for the Mermaid parade! The largest Art parade in the world is right here in Coney Island!!

Sara M.

I'm grateful for all the wild sunflowers that are blooming everywhere! 

Jack

I'm grateful for my friends Jordan and Erica who even when halfway around the world didn't forget to make me feel loved on my birthday.  Friends are the greatest wealth. 

Carol

I am grateful to start the celebrations for my Granddaughter Julia Levy' Bat Mitzvah weekend.  Julia was adopted by my daughter and her wonderful loving husband Michael who both know what love is. Julia has been our star even before she got to us.  She gets life, lives in the moment and spreads joy as you feel her touch. Her voice is amazing, she reminds me when I happen to not be in the now to be me.  I am grateful to witness such love.

Rachel

Today I'm grateful for mountains, fresh air, and sisterly love.

Friday Gratefulness

19 June

Tom P.

I'm grateful for funny foreigners that ask me for help.  I'm grateful that I can help them with my iPhone that was invented without my help.  I'm grateful for my iPhone and I'm grateful for foreigners. 

Teddy

I am grateful for being here another day and being able to use it to get closer to my goals!

Julissa

I am grateful to feel calm and productive.

Marsha

Nick...we Appreciate your time to do this for us.....I enjoy reading the grateful book... The family is growing...thank you Teddy for bringing us together.

Thursday Gratefulness

18 June

Rachel

I am grateful for the positives of technology and how it helps keep me connected with my family. 

Teddy

I am grateful for understanding how lucky and blessed I am and how that feeling fuels my motivation! Today is an awesome day!!

Sara M.

I'm grateful for brevity and honesty.

Julissa

I am grateful to experience vinyasa and notice the changes in my body.  

Jordan

I am grateful for patience, evolution, and this email group.

Sara B.

I am grateful for the beautiful summer weather.

Carol

I am Grateful to be in this family today with Teddy, Gina, Rachel, George, Charlotte, Tom, Julissa, and Sara.  Your words touch me to help me want to help myself and have an open heart first.  I love the humor when you throw it in, it gives me such a ha ha ah ha ha laughing.

Tom P.

I'm so grateful for the economy that I'm a part of that makes the world work! I'm grateful for the skills that I have that the market is willing to pay for. I'm grateful for all the working people around me. 

Wednesday Gratefulness

17 June

Teddy 

I am so grateful for being in a position that allows me to make my wildest dreams come true with nothing more then some hard work! WOOOO!!!

Gina

I am grateful for new challenges and the opportunity to meet new people.

Rachel

I'm grateful for the privilege to wake up and read the words and thoughts of everyone in the grateful family. Thank you for your endless inspiration!

Carol

I am grateful to be open and willing to accept there are some questions in life that are un answered.

George

I am grateful for being alive and for my mom; I love her so much she's an incredible woman (I love my dad too).

Charlotte

Grateful for and encouraged by Greenpeace 

Tom P.

I'm grateful for the cultural differences that surround me: language, food, dress, and attitude. I'm grateful for the incredible city that I live in!  Today I am going to do my best to appreciate the uniqueness of every person I meet in this diverse city. 

Julissa

I am grateful to be mindful and in control of my life.

Sara

I am grateful that my anxiety has decreased dramatically.

Tuesday Gratefulness

16 June

Juan

I'm very grateful and thankful for a new day. 

Erica

I am grateful for snail mail from family back home!!!

Rachel

I'm grateful for having someone in my life who reminds me to not always be in a rush.

Angus

I am grateful for meditation and the peace it brings to my life. 

Sara B.

I am grateful to feel the relief of getting some things off my chest.

Carol

I am grateful for all the prayers people keep sending.  It works; and for being in Teddy's family to be able to see and feel your gratitude in life.  We seem to be all around the country, female, and male and we all know that gratitude is an amazing source of life. 

Julissa

I am grateful to be able to find humor while learning about neurochemistry.

Sara M.

I'm grateful for the unforeseen changes and challenges life presents; Even more grateful for not letting the fear of failure stop me from diving into The Unknown.

Tom P.

I am grateful for my health and fitness.

I'm so grateful for the pants that fit me; for the clean shirt, undershirt, underwear, and socks that I have.  I'm grateful for the Baruch gym that I have access to!  I'm grateful for all of the opportunity that I have this day!

Teddy

I am grateful for being here another day. Even though I am a little tired this morning, it is a blessing to be alive and feel tired.