Today is Sunday. For me, a day of rest and retrospect. A day to re-fuel my inner strength to face the week ahead. It’s a popular thing to write a gratitude list every day as a way to center your spirit. But my gratitude list has become repetitive. Every second of every day, I’m grateful for my family, my husband, my friends, my health, home, brains, beauty, freedom. That list is carved in stone and I can refer to it every day. So now I write, “I love it when….”

• I love it when my cat, Rebel, sleeps next to me.
• I love it when the sky is so blue that it sears my eyeballs.
• I love it when gas is only $2.01 per gallon.
• I love it when I see my friends on Facebook.
• I love it when my mom, sister, and friend Alicia spend time together.
• I love it when my husband, CJ, makes sarcastic remarks that make me laugh.
• I love it when CJ and I watch TV and eat ice cream together in bed.
• I love it when I spend time preparing my calendar and work for the coming week.

I love it when I write for 10 minutes every day!