⋆ gratitude journal 2017 ⋆
We all have that one friend who is so wholesome white mum and never stops telling you to do yoga and eat salad and write a gratitude journal. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE PAL. About time I listened, hey? Last year was pretty bad for a whole host of reasons and what better way to celebrate and put the trash in the bin than to write about the things I am grateful for. First, I want to acknowledge my privilege and how grateful I am for it. I grew up in Australia, my family was low income but we got by and I never wanted for anything. I live in Melbourne with my sweet partner. I have a stable job which I'm good at. I have access to health care. I have access to education. I have the ability to travel. I have a support network.
Which leads into point 2 - I am grateful for my support network. Cliche~ but I have the best fucking support network ever. I'm not gonna list them cos they know who they are but seriously they have carried me through all my self destructive behaviour and my depression days. They are endlessly supportive, but they also call me out on my bullshit and I can't ask for more in a friend or a sibling or a lover. I know that if I ever end up in a bad situation, one or all of them will be sliding into my DMs with "what do you need? what can I do to help?"
I've been in Brisbane for the last week and being away from home ALWAYS makes me miss it so much. I love living in my lil two bedroom apartment with June. I'm grateful I have my own space. It's very much a work in progress - we've lived there for just over a year but we didn't really decorate or do anything with it for a long time. I'm starting to build a collection of cute house things and I'm really excited about it. I can't wait until it's the perfect pastel palace full of comfy candy coloured things.
I'm grateful for myself. I am really good! I used to have awful self esteem and I have worked so hard over the last couple of years to unlearn all of my unhealthy thinking patterns and behaviours. It's been incredibly hard and I still have a long way to go, but I've never appreciated myself more than I do now. I'm strong, compassionate, and kind. I have wanted so badly to give up so many times, but I haven't and I'm grateful for my resilience. I love me.
I'm going to cut the blog short here because I'm watching Harry Potter with my baby bro. Happy 2018, I hope all your dreams come true and you have many more things to be grateful for. What were you grateful for in 2017? What are you grateful for today?
Goodbye pals, drink some water, eat something delicious and high five a friend. Love love love ♡