thankful habit

i have begun a habit.  i have always believed that being thankful is healthy and good.  that it honors god.  that it brings health to body and mind.  but, i am trying a new thing.  stopping in my day and listing 12 things that i am thankful for right then.  aloud...if appropriate...because hearing is a good way to let it soak in.
i want my heart to be thankful.  not just because of a habit....i want the habit to come from what is inside.  an attitude.  a way of life.
i want to be a thankful being.  because everything and everyone that is....is a gift.  i didn't make anything.  god did.  i didn't give myself talents.  god did.  i didn't give myself the ability to pursue them.  god did.
now, i do choose things as well.  but he even gave me CHOICE.  it's marvelous.  every good and perfect gift comes from the lord of light, the god of love.  EVERY one.
i am blessed.  i am alive.  i can breathe.  i am able to think.  i have a home.  i have hot water.  i have pillows.  i have sunflowers blooming.  i have well water.  i am content.  i am safe.  i am loved.  i have a new rug.  i have a fan to keep me cool.  i have a dog to make me feel less alone.  the list goes on and on easily.  it's not hard.  it's nt just special things.  it's about EVERY thing.
blessings.