Hi everyone, how are you? Today, I want to write, but didn’t know at first what to write about. For this reason, I looked at the eBook Journaling with Lisa Shea, which is really a collection of eleven of her eBooks on journaling. In the one about gratitude, one of the prompts asks us what we’re most grateful for with respect to our health.
I often worry that I’m deteriorating. In truth, I may or may not be, but I have the health I have now. Here are some things I am grateful for about my health.
1. My mobility. I know, I know, I want it to be better. I wish I could walk with the stamina and speed that my husband can. Then again, he’s much taller and skinnier than I am and doesn’t have a physical disability. Considering this, I am so grateful I am able to walk over 10K steps most days. When I wrote a post on my old blog several years ago about what optimal health would mean to me, this was one of the things I listed.
2. My energy level. Generally, difficult as I may find it to see, this has improved much over the past several years. Ten years ago, I struggled greatly to even write one blog post a week. I also slept on average ten to twelve hours a night, sometimes more. Now, I rest for about an hour in the afternoon sometimes, but not always. I also don’t need the long nights I apparently needed some years ago.
3. My sleep. I said above that I need less sleep now than I needed some years ago. Part of the reason may be an improved sleep quality. Though my sleep is still disrupted a lot, it’s much less so than it used to be. I used to snore horribly. Either my husband got used to it or I snore a little less now. I think it’s the latter, as I rarely wake up gasping for air now.
4. My mood. I still experience meltdowns and emotional outbursts almost on a daily basis. However, it’s been months since I’ve been depressed. In general, I feel my mood is pretty good overall.
5. My skin health. Many people experience dry skin in the colder months and it isn’t helped by the need to wash your hands like all the time. I, indeed, do have dry and eczema-prone skin sometimes, but haven’t had a flare up of this since last summer. My hands feel remarkably smooth compared to others’.
6. My heart health. It could definitely be better, but it could also be a lot worse. My resting heartrate is within the normal range and so is my resting blood pressure. As regular readers may know, I had a scare related to possible hypertension last October. The doctor reassured me that it’s okay now.
Of course, there are still areas in which I could improve my health, but overall, I’m pretty content.
What are you grateful about with respect to your health?
Also joining in with Grace and Gratitude. This linky really inspired me to write about gratitude.
A Multitude of Musings 
I am just grateful to be in overall good health as it makes me feel able to raise my child without physical limitations.
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That’s awesome! So glad that physically you’re generally in good health.
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Those are really good things to be thankful for and we hope all continues to improve!
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Thank you for saying that!
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I’m actually getting a lot of issues. Best not to think about it. Ugh. All age related 😦
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I’m so sorry you’re facing so many health issues. That must be hard.
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My Greetings! Gratitude to the Lord for early awakening & silence. Last time I have started sleeping a lot and it’s gladly when I wake up early and can just pray in silence. Thank you for your sharing & opening.
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Thank you so much for commenting!
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That is great you walk so much. You walk more than me and it sounds like you sleep well too.
I have been doing little things to be healthier and I am feeling good about myself at the moment. x
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So glad you’re taking little steps to be healthier. I can definitely understand t hat makes you feel good.
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10k steps is an amazing achievement I am super impressed xx #MischiefAndMemories
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Thank you so very much for the compliment!
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I’m struggling to be grateful for my health at the moment as I’m undergoing tests for various different things but I am very grateful for the NHS and the fantastic GP that is taking my symptoms seriously and I am of course very grateful for the health of my friends and family in these worrying times.
Katrina x
#MischiefandMemories
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I totally feel you. I am so glad though that you are being taken seriously.
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I find that I never appreciate my health until I am ill! Thanks for linking up with #MischiefAndMemories (please remember to complete commenting including host posts by Friday at 9pm for a chance to be top commenter)
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Oh thanks so much for the reminder. I was ill with a cold for most of the weekend but should’ve read the guidelines more carefully when I first signed up. I totally relate to you appreciating your health more when you’re ill.
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I’m grateful for many of the same things that you are grateful for. Healthy heart, skin, lungs for the most part, mobility etc. Xxx
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That’s so good that you’re grateful for your health too.
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