Happy Thanksgiving to you! Thank you for being a listener of the podcast, and I hope you are spending time with those you love most today, and I hope you’re in a thankful mood, because this week is all about gratitude here on the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

Practicing gratitude is all the rage these days and I’m so happy about that. Not only does genuine gratitude make us happier, being grateful can also make a meaningful difference in your finances and retirement. 

If you’re needing a little jumpstart in feeling more thankful, and to get you thinking about how much there is to truly be grateful for, I’m listing 20 things that I’m grateful for today. I’ve been practicing gratitude as a regular daily habit for about the last 18 months to 2 years, and it has really shifted my perspective away from what I don’t yet have, and what I still haven’t accomplished to how I am so blessed already. I still have a long way to go in being fulfilled in the present, but all the more reason to start now and stick with a long-term and regular habit of gratitude. 

Here are 20 things I’m grateful for: 

1. My warm bed and home
2. Clean water 
3. My husband
4. My kids
5. Italian red wine
6. My health
7. A flexible work schedule 
8. McDonald’s Egg McMuffins
9. My parents and my sister
10. Time to read, play golf, and enjoy hobbies
11. Friends who love me and want the best for me
12. Snuggling with my 2 year old when I put him to bed every night
13. Coffee with peppermint creamer
14. Disposable income to travel occasionally
15. Talking with my daughter on the way to school in the mornings
16. Praying with my kids
17. My employees 
18. My audio editor, Ash, who edits and publishes these tips
19. My phone - an incredible blessing of technology and convenience
20. Hearing my 2 year old son say new words and talk more every day

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening! My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip.

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