GRATITUDE JOURNAL: 7 Reasons I’m Grateful for People

I know. The world we live in now, there is such this divide when it comes to people. We categorize each other by race, ethnicity and social backgrounds but we love and care deeply for animals. I hope I don’t sound like an animal killer here but a dog is not a man’s best friend. We should be able to have connections with people that are healthy and long-lasting.

A lot of times we are here thinking that what we do is in the name of others doing wrong but I’m about to call out a few things. Sometimes, you are the toxic friend. Sometimes, you are the inconsistent and inconsiderate one. But we can get into that one another time.

1. Loving

I know people say that a dog is a man’s best friend, but I think there is something special about a loving human loving another human. Stay with me, lol. There is something so beautiful when you see another person loving another. Especially knowing that love is a choice and we act in love. For me personally, I realised that I began to treasure how much people love each other more now than ever because with where we are in the world, love is something so rare but needed; so it is treasured.

2. Imperfect

A very common thing I hear when some people introduce themself is that they say that they are “weird” or “crazy” or even when we get into deep conversations, we realise that everyone is struggling with something. Not to say that being weird is an imperfection, but today, there is this standard of beauty and also identity, that when someone doesn’t act like it, it really grabs my attention. Love an “out of the ordinary” individual. Our imperfections as they were, should really encourage us not to be too hard on each other it too judgemental. It welcomes the idea that

3. Different

I know some of you are thinking, didn’t we just do this? But no, when I thought different, I was actually thinking something different (Cues Emmy Acceptance Speech for Best Comedian). We are not dogs, or cats or giraffes, although being so tall doesn’t sound so bad, but we are not like any other creation. I think that sometimes because of that, we act, live and treat each other differently. I love different. Our knowledge is remarkable. We actually are put in charge of taking care of the environment, if we don’t who will? Just thinking about each other, we all are also so individually different; that is so intriguing to me. No one soul is ever the “same” as another. I think that’s a beautiful thing because we respond to the same things differently and, I just love that for us.

4. Changing

One thing promised in life is changed. Some may hate it and others may be best friends with change but something that I really love about us is that we are constantly evolving and changing. We are growing, we are learning, we are maturing. And of course outside of the physical aspects of change, we can definitely say that as people, we have come to realise how much “smarter” babies are than 20 years ago etc. We also realise how less taboo some topics have become in specific cultural or religious places. We also are changing things because of our growth and development. We are influencing the spaces or environments around us.

5. Helpful

I know a monkey is cool and all, but this is a Public Service Announcement, there still are helpful people in the world. I don’t know if we forgot that being helpful is literally the bare minimum that we began to take advantage of it and the “helpful people”. It has become such a big deal or seen as a flirtatious move when someone is helpful to another. This the perfect opportunity for me to thank all of the helpful people everywhere that you are appreciated. Regardless of a lot of people finding it difficult to ask for help, I think it is a beautiful thing when someone is able to help you out.

6. Connected

I mentioned in another blog post that as humans we are able to connect. We feel each others pains, we automatically all speak the same language when it comes to music and we all go through so many of the same processes that we have no choice but to realise that we sometimes are in a room full with people who have shared experiences and emotions. Something that I know really connects us is death. Oddly enough right? But there is something that happens when you lose someone, that when someone else says they have as well, there is this weight that sometimes feels lifted when we know that we don’t have to say another word (though some would recommend) and feel at peace, just knowing.

7. Compliments

Amma just rinse this one again, dogs are cute. They are supportive and fun and outgoing and teaches us a lot, but I love how our compliments of each other really are so ‘selfless’ and ‘pure’. I don’t know about anyone else but I love compliments. This is a personal thought, but I really think there is a difference with a compliments and someone using words to compliment you. When I say that I mean, anyone can say, “you look beautiful today” but because of how they are or their intention or reason for dying it, it does not exactly feel the same when someone genuinely wants to let you know that your outfit babbyyy is slapping a bit different at this time of day. Thinking of calling you the sun because you hit like noon. (I also deserve an award for the Corniest Jokes of the Decade, but let’s go).

This is something I may have forgotten to say, but you must know by now that these are all my comments and it is totally my opinion.

Take a moment today to think about what you love and appreciate about people.

~🇯🇲 The CreatOR creatED a creatIVE – Queen Ruthie 🇯🇲~