List of 100 things that I am grateful for
1) my life
2) living in a free and safe country
3) peace in the part of the world I live in
4) free access to high quality medical service
5) free access to education (including university)
6) being able to see
7) being able to hear
8) being able to talk
9) being able to walk
10) the ability to read
11) the ability to learn
12) my friends
13) my job
14) nice colleagues
15) having a lot of freedom at work
16) not having to get up early in the morning since I can choose my work hours most of the time
17) being sent to congresses to keep on learning – and having a chance to explore new cities at the same time
18) computers – make my work so much easier
19) people who take me just the way I am
20) the possibilities I have
21) being able to travel
22) my intelligence
23) my curiosity
24) my clumsiness – since it’s just part of being me
25) my talent for learning languages (even if my German accent is horrible)
26) having been able to study what I’m really interested in
27) a few special teachers who saw my potential when many others did not
28) some happy childhood memories
29) the way my best friend and I often think alike and say/write exactly the same simultaneously
30) not having my mother’s and sister’s pessimistic view of life
31) being able to appreciate the little things
32) the wonders of nature
33) being able to visit friends around Europe without needing a visa or something like that
34) my best friend who shares my love for the Bayer 04 football (soccer) team
35) books
36) the internet
37) a baby’s smile
38) laughter
39) Postcrossing
40) the Postcrossing Aliens
41) the fun we have at Postcrossing meetings
42) people sharing my craziness/weirdness
43) chocolate
44) Disney movies
45) maps – just love them in every way they come
46) living in a city with amazing train connections considering its size
47) sunshine
48) having enough time on my own
49) my penfriends
50) Lebensfreude (one of those words that don’t have a perfect English translation)
51) Fernweh
52) being relatively healthy despite being heavily overweight – guess I’m lucky
53) snail mail
54) glasses – would really have problem without
55) dreams
56) being able to make people smile or laugh sometimes
57) living in a country with literally hundreds of different types of breads – and not just that soft stuff many other countries sell for bread
58) rainbows
59) the beauty of the world
60) always having access to clean water
61) ice-cream
62) passion fruit anything
63) mango anything
64) Facebook
65) electricity
66) postcards in my mailbox
67) public transportation
68) being independent
69) living in a country where central heating is a standard in buildings
70) nice, funny, meaningful, hilarious, or whatever conversations with friends – in real life, via chat, phone or forum posts
71) Germany’s really good railway system (even though people keep complaining about it A LOT)
72) the support of my colleagues on certain decisions
73) that there is spring after every winter
74) and summer after spring
75) good public libraries
76) rather cheap flights within Europe
77) my father who paid most of my education till I was done with my studies
78) the smell after a summer rain on a warm day
79) access to save & tested medication
80) the supermarket just across the street
81) my bike (because I just hate walking!)
82) all the documentaries on TV that let me “travel” around the world and through time from home
83) Swedish classes which help not to forget what I’ve already learned
84) my new smartphone (even if I didn’t want one for quite a long time)
85) knowing how to cook yummy food
86) knowing how to bake yummy cakes
87) not having to clean the staircase/hallway since a neighbor is taking care of that
88) DVDs that come with the original soundtrack (in case of movies in English or Swedish)
89) free online courses
90) comfy shoes
91) the wide choice of different postcards in Germany
92) names, because they can be quite interesting
93) all the things I learn through Postcrossing – how people from different countries can be so different and still alike
94) travel guidebooks
95) the fast, reliable and inexpensive German postal service
96) magnetic bookmarks because they don’t slide out of the book
97) democracy
98) the money I earn
99) my family (even if I’m glad that they live quite a bit away)
100) having found 100 things for this list ;D
List of 100 things that I am grateful for 1) my life 2) living in a free and safe country 3) peace in the part of the world I live in 4) free access to high quality medical service 5) free access to education (including university) 6) being able to see 7) being able to hear 8) being able to talk 9) being able to walk 10) the ability to read 11) the ability to learn 12) my friends 13) my job 14) nice colleagues 15) having a lot of freedom at work 16) not having to get up early in the morning since I can choose my work hours most of the time 17) being sent to congresses to keep on learning – and having a chance to explore new cities at the same time 18) computers – make my work so much easier 19) people who take me just the way I am 20) the possibilities I have 21) being able to travel 22) my intelligence 23) my curiosity 24) my clumsiness – since it’s just part of being me 25) my talent for learning languages (even if my German accent is horrible) 26) having been able to study what I’m really interested in 27) a few special teachers who saw my potential when many others did not 28) some happy childhood memories 29) the way my best friend and I often think alike and say/write exactly the same simultaneously 30) not having my mother’s and sister’s pessimistic view of life 31) being able to appreciate the little things 32) the wonders of nature 33) being able to visit friends around Europe without needing a visa or something like that 34) my best friend who shares my love for the Bayer 04 football (soccer) team 35) books 36) the internet 37) a baby’s smile 38) laughter 39) Postcrossing 40) the Postcrossing Aliens 41) the fun we have at Postcrossing meetings 42) people sharing my craziness/weirdness 43) chocolate 44) Disney movies 45) maps – just love them in every way they come 46) living in a city with amazing train connections considering its size 47) sunshine 48) having enough time on my own 49) my penfriends 50) Lebensfreude (one of those words that don’t have a perfect English translation) 51) Fernweh 52) being relatively healthy despite being heavily overweight – guess I’m lucky 53) snail mail 54) glasses – would really have problem without 55) dreams 56) being able to make people smile or laugh sometimes 57) living in a country with literally hundreds of different types of breads – and not just that soft stuff many other countries sell for bread 58) rainbows 59) the beauty of the world 60) always having access to clean water 61) ice-cream 62) passion fruit anything 63) mango anything 64) Facebook 65) electricity 66) postcards in my mailbox 67) public transportation 68) being independent 69) living in a country where central heating is a standard in buildings 70) nice, funny, meaningful, hilarious, or whatever conversations with friends – in real life, via chat, phone or forum posts 71) Germany’s really good railway system (even though people keep complaining about it A LOT) 72) the support of my colleagues on certain decisions 73) that there is spring after every winter 74) and summer after spring 75) good public libraries 76) rather cheap flights within Europe 77) my father who paid most of my education till I was done with my studies 78) the smell after a summer rain on a warm day 79) access to save & tested medication 80) the supermarket just across the street 81) my bike (because I just hate walking!) 82) all the documentaries on TV that let me “travel” around the world and through time from home 83) Swedish classes which help not to forget what I’ve already learned 84) my new smartphone (even if I didn’t want one for quite a long time) 85) knowing how to cook yummy food 86) knowing how to bake yummy cakes 87) not having to clean the staircase/hallway since a neighbor is taking care of that 88) DVDs that come with the original soundtrack (in case of movies in English or Swedish) 89) free online courses 90) comfy shoes 91) the wide choice of different postcards in Germany 92) names, because they can be quite interesting 93) all the things I learn through Postcrossing – how people from different countries can be so different and still alike 94) travel guidebooks 95) the fast, reliable and inexpensive German postal service 96) magnetic bookmarks because they don’t slide out of the book 97) democracy 98) the money I earn 99) my family (even if I’m glad that they live quite a bit away) 100) having found 100 things for this list ;D

Posted 10 years ago