The things I am grateful for:

Another day, everyday

Getting out of bed ready to go,

No matter what time I went to sleep;

I am grateful for every birthday

Everything I’ve done between them

Since I was born;

I am grateful for my life, and

people that make it so great:

My family

My friends, everywhere in the world

For the ones I’ve met in person and

The ones I am yet to meet;

I am grateful for the goals I’ve scored

And the great chances I’ve made for others to score

I am grateful for my swims in rivers

Lakes and oceans

All around the world;

I am grateful for everyone I’ve met

Who have helped me so much all my life

And for the few times I was able to do

Something for others;

I am grateful for my ability to learn

And become a little bit better everyday

More curious

Adventurous

Calm

Relaxed

Generous

Fast

Humble;

I am grateful for the things I have

Have had

Will have

I am grateful for my dog

My house

My cars

Bikes and how far they have taken me – trough deserts and over mountains

Sweeping planes and steep downhills, the world over.

I am grateful for my running shoes (and the ability to use them);

For the thousands of miles I’ve trained and run

And the ones I am yet to do;

I am grateful for the places I’ve been:

Places like New York City, LA

Perth, Athens (Greece), Barcelona, Buenos Aires & Marrakech;

Dubai, Rome, Rio and San Francisco,

Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Miami and Florianopolis;

And I am grateful for the places I am yet to go.

And Venice! I am so glad I’ve been to Venice.

I am grateful for Notting Hill, and my runs at Hyde Park in

Old London town.

And for La Bastille and Le Marrais in Paris.

Even for my runs right on the Seine’s cobblestoned banks towards the

Eiffel Tower. So grateful for that.

I am grateful for my garden

And the wonderful flowers therein

In the different seasons;

For the water falling in the little pool and for the birds that come to

Cool down there:

The cockatoos, currawongs, kookaburras, magpies and turtle doves who come to visit;

I am grateful for all my failures (there’s been a few)

As I’ve learned from them and each time

Have stood up taller and stronger, ready to go and

Achieve more;

I am grateful of my successes

For what I’ve achieved at work and at school;

I’m grateful for every teacher I’ve had, from kindy to graduate school

And for the things they’ve taught me, from accounting to philosophy

Languages to finance, and everything in between;

I am grateful for my ability to dream

For believing that everything is possible and

The things I want in life also want to be mine too;

I am grateful for being able to love

Laugh much and frequently

For knowing that everything is temporary and for really getting that

Change is the only thing that is constant;

I am grateful for learning to appreciate things more as time goes by

For learning to share what I have

For wishing I was able to give more and for knowing that I will;

I am grateful for all the wonderful things that have been invented in my lifetime

The cell phone, the ipod, and the Internet;

I am grateful for growing up with the PC

And using it to communicate, learn and have fun;

Oh yes, I’ve grateful to for my love of music and my appreciation of the talent

On the singers and composers through the ages;

From Mozart to Coldplay

Tchaikovsky to Plain White T’s

And Kings of Leon, of course.

Ah, yes... the music of Bob Dylan too.

I am grateful for so much more than I am able to say:

For every time I ran in the rain

For the sunrises and sunsets I’ve witnessed,

And the ones I am yet to see.

I am grateful for every time I held someone’s hand to cross the road

For taking a child to school

For the church services

For the football matches

Music concerts

Market days

For every school class, university lecture

I have attended and will attend in the future;

I am grateful for the wonderful city where I live

My city of Sydney

With its wonderful beaches

Great food

Parks and footy stadiums and fields;

I am grateful for Australia and the people we are

I am grateful for being alive.

I am grateful most of all to my mom and dad, and the grace of God

That allowed me to see past my first month on earth

To be able to share this.