I expect to add to this list over time. This is a starter set. What do you know for sure?
- Seeds are amazing.
- Every single day the earth will rotate, and we’ll see the sun and then the stars.
- I need to get outside and be in nature on a regular basis.
- Riding my bike makes me happy.
- My sweetheart’s gift of making us affogatos on a Sunday morning as a treat was A Very Good Idea.
- He loves me.
- I love him.
- We’ve made a good home together.
- I love my children and they love me.
- I’ve raised them to be good human beings.
- I will can more food this year than we can eat or give away.
- The pinging of a canning lid sealing is a beautiful sound.
- I’m a good cook.
- My work makes a difference in the world.
- Life is too short not to eat good chocolate.
- Looking at the sky every day centers me and gives me peace.
- Humans need the Earth a lot more than the Earth needs our species.
- When I'm thirsty, cold water going down my throat feels like the best thing on earth.
- A friend you can run errands with or call and say "I got nothing, just checking in" is the best kind of friend.
- We could all use more singing, more dancing, more play.
- I know for sure that I will never know everything for sure.*
- A home-grown tomato tastes a thousand times better than a store-bought tomato.*
- Seasons change, both in nature and in ourselves.*
*A question of the day on Grateful.org July 19, 2026, provided the genesis for this list. Items marked with * came from others in the community. I found truth in them for myself and added them.
