#20 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for the beach - especially after spending an amazing, relaxing day there today.

 Bondi Beach, Australia

And...

possibly the closest thing to heaven on earth (and one of my dream homes!).

Bis Bald! 

#19 Gratitude

Today I am grateful to have access to food and clean water... especially when I am reminded that:

Every year, 15 million children die of hunger; 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; 3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease; hunger is the world's number one health risk - It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined... and there are more hungry people in the world than the combined populations of the USA, Canada and the European Union.

I know I take the food and water I have each day for granted... so while I am drinking my next glass of water or having something to eat, I'll think of those who aren't as fortunate as I am.

Bis Bald!

#18 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for the values and morals I've been taught by my mother and grandparents... as they have guided me in life and helped shape the person that I am. My mum and grandparents are a few people who have always inspired me to be a better person. I am not trying to present myself as a 'Mother Theresa' archetype and I am far from perfect, but for the most part, I am striving to be a good person every day of my life. My mother and grandparents have helped me to... see the importance of respecting and appreciating every person I meet; to not judge someone based on their appearance/religion/nationality etc.; to not stare at someone who may look a little different from you or I... as we are all the same - human beings. And most importantly, to be the best person I can possibly be each and every day. Those are only a few life values that have been passed onto me... for which I am truly and eternally grateful.

 

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” 

- Henry James

Bis Bald!

#17 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for my two lovely sisters. They mean the world to me!

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~ Isadora James

And seeing as the world's most famous sisters are visiting Sydney at the moment... (Who wouldn't know, right?!) I thought I'd include a photo of Khloè, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian too!

I know many people mock and/or laugh at those who indulge in reality television shows... but I am not ashamed to admit I've got sucked into watching and have enjoyed watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Actually... some E! channel addicts from my uni dorm got me interested in the show last year. I'm not a crazed fan to the point where I'd cry if I met them, they tweeted me or anything like that... Nor do I watch KUWTK marathons or own the DVDs... I don't want to have a booty like Kim, I don't aspire to be like any of them or dream of living their lives... I love living an ordinary life!
I do believe though that the Kardashian sisters project one important message - that family truly is everything!

Bis Bald!

P.S. Don't judge. (Ha!)

#16 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for the written word. There's nothing I love to do more than spending a whole day reading and getting completely lost in a book!

Confession: 'My Brown Bear Barney' was my 6 year old self's favourite picture book. I apparently borrowed it so often from my local library that when it became not so 'borrowable', it was given to me to keep!

Bis Bald!

#15 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for being healthy (most of the time!). Noone's life is ever perfect, but I feel blessed to have the life I've been given.

Bis Bald!

#14 Gratitude

Today I am grateful for my mobile phone... As ancient as it is, it is my communication lifeline and helps me keep in contact with my nearest and dearest.

I should probably thank Alexander Graham Bell for it too... Who's he? I still remember learning in primary school that he invented the first telephone in the 1870s... The telephone and mobile technology we have today wouldn't have evolved into what it is without Mr Bell's first model.

Oh iPhone 4S... How I love thee. And want thee.

Bis Bald!