1. 

Be thankful that you have a warm bed to sleep in every single night.

2. 

Be thankful for the fact that, despite your frustrations with how expensive food can sometimes be, you’re never worried about where you’re going to get your next meal.

3. 

Be thankful for the number of strangers in your life that have done kind things for you at no benefit to themselves.

4. 

Be thankful for the number of loved ones in your life who have done the same.

5. 

Be thankful that you live in a time and a place where your marriage (if you choose to get married) will be based on love, compassion, and attraction, rather than a marriage arranged by your family or a marriage that you agreed to because you had no other choice.

6.

Be thankful for the things or people that make you laugh when you’re least expecting it.

7. 

Be thankful for warm summer days, or at least the knowledge that they’re coming when you’re in the middle of a tough winter.

8. 

Be thankful that you have choices, in so many different areas of your life.

9. 

Be thankful that you have a group of friends, or even just one friend, who make you feel like you can be your most genuine self around them.

10. 

Be thankful for coffee, or podcasts on your commute, or any other morning routine you have that makes getting up a little easier and a little more pleasant.

11. 

Be thankful for the knowledge that, regardless of whether or not you have a significant other, you always have someone you can call when you’re having a difficult time.

12. 

Be thankful for the truth behind this quote from Mr. Rogers: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”

13. 

Be thankful for the music or the literary passages or the paintings, created by others, that are powerful enough to give you goosebumps.

14. 

Be thankful for the fact that not letting the water run while you brush your teeth is something you have to consciously work on, because we have so much of it and such easy access to it.

15. 

Be thankful for access to non-censored digital information, a privilege that’s denied to people in several countries throughout the world.

16.

Be thankful that happiness, self-discovery, and fulfillment are needs that you can focus on, because your immediate ones (food, shelter, clothing, health) are already taken care of.

17. 

Be thankful that you have a pretty solid understand of what’s right and what’s wrong.

18. 

Be thankful for the infinite number of things you can use to cheer yourself up when you are feeling sick, feeling upset about something, or just not feeling yourself: Netflix, books, FaceTime, exercising, comfort food, funny text messages from your friends, the list is endless.

19. 

Be thankful that you always have a coat to wear when it’s cold outside.

20.

Be thankful when you wake up each morning and remember that, regardless of what happened yesterday, today is a new day

21.

Be thankful for all the times you were uncomfortable in a new place and someone reached out to you with warmth.

22. 

Be thankful (if) you have the freedom to explore your spirituality or religion, regardless of what you believe in.

23. 

Be thankful for the possibility of hope, goodness, and love, even in the darkest of circumstances.