It may not be your regular “grateful” list. I wrote it a few months ago, as an image to go along with an article I wrote called The Busy Mom’s Guide to Gratitude. Today I noticed it’s been shared over 10 thousand times. (To see the original picture on Facebook, go here.)
After reading the comments on various shares of the post, I was once again reminded about how powerful gratitude can be… and I thought it would be nice to create a printable poster of the original text to have somewhere in the house.
UPDATE:
I have a new gorgeous printable available that you can purchase as part of the Grateful Mama Project, where 100% of your donation goes to mothers in need. Learn more here!
The free printout below is very simple so you can draw pictures around it or cut it out a bit smaller to put it on the fridge, or do any other creative art project with it that you like (I know all you mamas out there have brilliant ideas!). It looks like this:
You can download the PDF by clicking here.
If you do print out the poster and make something with it, I’d love to see it. Upload it to my Facebook page – it will totally make my day 🙂
Motherhood can be hard and it is nice to have positive messages helping us make it through the day with joy and thankfulness for all we have. Feel free to share with a friend.
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I love this!!
Thanks Laurie!
this is really beautiful… it can be so easy to see so many moments as burdens, but there truly is another side to all of them. thank you for the very sweet reminder… and all your lovely posts!
Thanks so much Heather! I took a look at your beautiful site, so glad to be in touch! xx
thanks for your kind words, as well 🙂
Chelsea,
What a great way to re-frame some of the daily grind into meaningful moments. I often wash dishes and as I look at little silverware think to myself how lucky I am to have little ones in my life to love and care for. Thank you for this list- and now off to find a reason to be grateful for vacuuming dog hair 😉
Yes it’s a daily challenge and opportunity to see the best… not always easy but worth the effort. x
This is an amazing list, and an excellent reminder. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it Kamilah! I just had a peak at your blog – what a treasure! Your photos are amazing. Thanks so much for stopping by. xx
I adore this. I recently wrote a post about how I try to make peace with the laundry situation. I know I should be thankful for it, and I am, but I still have trouble re-framing it in my mind. This is such a sweet post 🙂
ohhhh i love it! Definitely going to add those words to my family album and even more: hang it on the wall! Well said!
A little bit of tweaking and changing perspective can surely do wonders… Thought provoking and meaningful Chelsea!
Great! We should change perspectives more ofen!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful insight.
I complete a gratitude list before i go to sleep every night – it’s helps me to feel content, grateful and happy. It’s the small
Things!
Wonderful reminders everyone can use. Thanks!
How interesting that I just heard on FB a mother singing a “mother’s point of view” version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and I commented that it would be nice to hear a hallelujah to a child wanting to do things for themselves and making a mess or not sleeping during the night and then today I find your list. I am going to spread this one for sure! BTW I knew a mother of 7 who was thrilled to see her clothesline filled with clean cloth diapers because to her it meant that she was caring for her children and it was a blessing to have that opportunity.
This a great reminder of what not to take for granted. I’ve been trying to make some changes in my life and my families. And we can all use these kind of reminders. I saw this on a female friends face book page so I checked it out and then shared it on mine. It’s a great reminder for Dads as well. Great work.
I love this so much! I’m a graphic designer and would LOVE to re-create and post this on my blog. Please contact me – I would of course give you full credit! ❤️
Thanks for this reminder! I really need to make a print out and hang it where I can see it often. In BOLD!
As a Single Mom of 3, I literally pray about being thankful for these very things ALL the time b/c HE is good all the time. Thanks for sharing. Printing now.
This is a really sweet list. Often times we take a lot for granted. Reading this list made me grateful for the few things on this list I have and the things on this list I use to have and lost, to no fault of my own. To those of you who are blessed to have all of this and more, be thankful. You never know when things will change. Thanks for sharing.
LOVE this ‘I’m Grateful For’ pic. Will be sharing on https://www.facebook.com/GreatParentingShow/ on 27 Jan 2016 at 2pm with a link to this page. Hope that’s OK, Kriz <3
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I love this list. What a great way to look at things!
Chelsea, you do have a positive attitude, and I really love the way you think about it!
Beautiful reminder to wake up to as we start our busy day! I am so grateful for my home and family! When my now grown kids first moved out, I was really sad to not see dirty socks thrown under the glass coffee table – rather a silly annoyance at the time! Now I would treasure them. Remember everyone, their youth is exceedingly fleeting, enjoy them while you can. I know, I know, old news! Have a love day, all mums out therre!