Slow Down! (#119)

Be patient with your process. Be kind to yourself and know that learning and growth comes with time. Rome wasn’t built in a day, right?

04.21.18

Today I’m Grateful For…

1. Going to the gym and getting dinner with my friend Peter
2. Talks about the universe
3. Calming instrumentals
4. Walks around the pound with my Grandma as a kid
5. Gratitude
6. The sunshine
7. Clean teeth and a clean apartment
8. Support in all its forms
9. Good communication
10. Funny cat memes on Reddit
11. Learning new things
12. Time for reflection
13. Friends from home
14. Soccer practice after school
15. Coaching my own soccer team
16. Intramural championships at BSU
17. Good advice
18. Peanut butter
19. A couple deep breaths
20. Getting stuff done
21. My parents and my siblings
22. My safety and security
23. The Universe and the unknown that exists within it
24. Tools for good mental health
25. This very moment

As always, check out my first blog, 25 Things I’m Grateful For (#1) to know why I’m writing this list and why I want you to start yours.

Featured image of me outside the plane that flew us from NY to China. Really wishing I was getting on that same plane, heading to Cambodia with the work I have left to do this semester. Just gotta take it one day at a time and SLOW DOWN.

Author: Jake Ames

Grad student, feline father, twin brother, buffalo chicken enthusiast, and gratitude writer. Using this blog to hopefully inspire others on their journey. Love your process, whatever that looks like. View all posts by Jake Ames