GRATEFUL

I am grateful for hair on my head and face and body. I am grateful that my skin protects me and does not hurt or itch or ooze or bleed. I am grateful for an immune system that can fight infection and make antibodies from a vaccine to prevent disease. I am grateful that my head doesn’t hurt. I am grateful for eyes that blink. I am grateful for vision. I am grateful for my nose that I breathe through and smell with. I am grateful for smell. I am grateful for my ears that hear, and keep me from being dizzy. I am grateful for taste, and the teeth I have that allow me to chew, and a tongue that allows me to swallow. I am grateful for my voice and the ability to be able to communicate. I am grateful for breath without pain or difficulty. I am grateful for a steady heart beat that can speed up when I run, and slow down when I sleep. I am grateful to eat with appetite, without choking, and can enjoy my food and drink. I am grateful that I have no nausea. I am grateful that I digest painlessly, and that my bowels function. I am grateful for a body without cancer. I am grateful for a normal blood pressure. I am grateful for joints that work. I am grateful to be able to sit up straight and stand up and walk. I am grateful for a body that follows my brain’s commands. I am grateful for control of my limbs and bladder and bowels. I am grateful to be able to touch and feel touch. I am grateful for the pleasure to be able to stretch and stand and jump and take the stairs almost unconsciously. I am grateful to be able to sleep. I am grateful to be able to laugh. I am grateful to be able to sing. I am grateful to be able to think and love and work and play. I am grateful for the body I have, healthy and beautiful in its ordinary glorious normal function!