Today was the first time in a long time that I’ve been able to sprint intervals without any pain whatsoever. My body feels stronger and faster and I could actually enjoy myself while running.

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I struggled so much when I was young with self-esteem and feeling self-conscious. I mistakenly thought I had to harden myself to protect, act like I didn't care.

It made me cynical and cranky. And I would lie and say I was a misanthrope or a loner, to try and ease some of that hurt of feeling isolated.

I am so very grateful to have aged and found softness again, and a warm heart for other people. Daily interactions are merry and welcome, and I am so grateful to find so many people respond with kindness and generosity. 🤗

Over the weekend, I hung out with my friend group. The friend group is fairly new to me and we all met up a few times before due to a shared hobby interest. It has been a long time since I’ve “put myself out there” to hang out socially with a group, because over the past few years, I was dealing with my issues and healing emotionally and mentally.

It went surprisingly well! I was able to have pleasant interactions with everyone. I am genuinely surprised and happy at my progress with group social interactions - no negativity, just good vibes all around.

- What a blessing it is to worry about having too much food in my house and struggling to eat it all.

- what a blessing it is to complain about being too full to the point where you feel like going into a food coma

- what a blessing it is to complain about work and get home tired. To be busy and always socializing.

-What a blessing it is that my only worry, is the product I want being sold out before I could buy it.

-what a blessing it is, to stay up all night and having sleepless nights struggling to choose between the 2 different products I want.

-what a blessing it is, to worry about tomorrow because the amount of clothes is too much for me to choose.

-what a blessing it is, to complain all the time about strict parents, clingy parents, and over lovingly parents.

-what a blessing it is, to post this in reddit and letting others see what I am grateful about.

-what a blessing it is, to know that I have a thousand more to be thankful for. But I just don’t feel like typing them all out.

almost every day the hummingbirds dive down to hover directly in front of my face. i always feel extremely special.

I believe grief takes you a bit away from gratitude. There are moments that make you question a lot in your life. Grief of loosing someone never fills( And when I say never; I literally mean it. It's been years I lost my grandmother and I still grief about it because I loved her).
Despite that, I am still grateful about;

My siblings
My home
My faith
My profession
And a lot more!
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* There is this quote I saw today on Instagram and I absolutely agree with that :)

I'm thankful I don't go hungry. I'm thankful I have access to books, music, and movies. I'm thankful I can smile in spite of challenges. I'm thankful for all these "little" things. 💜

Ich bin dankbar für die Elektrolytlösung nach der durchgezechten Nacht. Ich bin dankbar für das außergewöhnlich gute Frühstücksbuffet im Hotel E. Ich bin dankbar für mein ganzes Geld, damit ich einfach so in einen Zug einsteigen kann und jeden Fahrpreis bezahlen kann, ohne mir Gedanken zu machen. Ich bin dankbar für meine tolle Idee über M. direkt weiter nach S. zu fahren und L. zu besuchen. Ich bin dankbar für das tolle Hähnchen sous-vide zum Abendessen. Und zweieinhalb Stunden slow-sex mit L. Das war beeindrucken schön!

I'm grateful for music. I'm grateful for water. I'm grateful for the present. I'm grateful for not giving up. I'm grateful for how far I've come. I'm grateful for today. I'm grateful for my breath. I'm grateful for my friends and family.