God's Grace, ftw.

As a structural thinker, I love to make lists.  Getting everything out of my head and down on paper in an orderly fashion puts me at ease.  Rather than grocery lists and to-do lists, try some of these.  They’re sort of an inventory of your life and all the good things in it.  If your brain is more creative, your lists can be graphical or in the form of a mind map – whatever speaks to you.  This is a brainstorming activity, so list as many as you can without editing or limiting yourself.  There are no wrong answers – this is for you and about you.  Enjoy!

List as many as you can:

1. People who have influenced or inspired you
2. Things you are grateful for
3. Places you have been
4. Places you want to go
5. Books you’ve read

1. Your favorite things – what brings you joy?
2. Good things that happened this week
3. The best things that happened in the last year
4. The best days of your life.
5. The songs for the soundtrack of your life
6. Acts of kindness you’ve committed
7. Things you want your children to know about you
8. Reasons why you love your significant other
9. The high points for your autobiography
10. People who love you
11. The cutest things your kids ever said
12. Everything you would do if money were no object
13. Favorite gifts you’ve ever received
14. Favorite gifts you’ve ever given
15. Occupations that you have ever wanted to have (including when you were a child)
16. The best advice you’ve gotten.
17. The worst advice you’ve gotten.
18. Things you’re procrastinating
19. Ways you calm yourself down when you’re angry.
20. The best ideas you’ve ever had
21. The best projects or organizations you’ve ever been involved with
22. The ways you have grown since your early 20’s
23. The most beautiful things you’ve ever seen
24. The greatest lessons you have learned
25. Life’s lessons that you learned the hard way
26. Things that have made you laugh until you cried
27. Qualities you most admire in others
28. Qualities others most admire in you
29. The elements of an ideal year
30. All the compliments you’ve ever gotten
31. Foods that you have eaten that are so good that others could hear you enjoying them
32. The times you have asserted yourself
33. Things that inspire and energize you
34. The places where you feel completely comfortable to be yourself
35. The most important turning points in your life
36. Times when you looked and felt your absolute best
37. The things you’re good at
38. What you would do with the power of invisibility
39. Things you want to teach your children
40. Things you still want to do in life
41. Bits of trivia that most people don’t know about you
42. The things you love about your body
43. Accomplishments you are most proud of
44. The things you love about your home
45. Who (living or dead) you would invite to your dream dinner party