Birthday, Personal Development

95 Amazing Things I’m Grateful For Going Into My 25th Birthday

Reflecting on 25 years of life’s wonders, this list of 95 blessings showcases the abundance of gratitude as I embrace a new chapter.

Here are 95 things I am grateful for going into my 25th birthday today.
A birthday cake with lit candles by Gillnisha

Bring out the drums and blow out the candles because today is the day. Today marks 25 years since I was born, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m so grateful for making it to 25 and many other things, too, so I am sharing 95 things; I’m thankful for coming on my 25th birthday. 

Being 25 feels so weird. While I’m happy that I am hitting this yearly milestone, I’m also sad because I feel like I’m not where I am supposed to be in life (does anyone in my age group feel like this?). I shouldn’t feel like this, but I cannot help it. So, this is why I am taking the time to do a small mindfulness practice by writing out everything I’m grateful for now that I’ve officially turned 25.

P.S. Check out my other birthday edition posts here

Things I’m Grateful For This Year

Health

  1. To have working bones and limbs
  2. Medicine
  3. Doctors, nurses, RNs, LPNs, medical assistants, and all medical professionals
  4. Mental health therapy 
  5. Capacity to move my body
  6. Physical exercises
  7. Personal trainers
  8. Online nutritionists
  9. Birth control
  10. My monthly period, even though I wouldn’t say I like it. 
  11. To be in good health
  12. Working lungs
  13. A beating heart
  14. Self-care practices
  15. Meditation
  16. Yoga
  17. To be alive

Relationships

  1. My mom and pop
  2. My amazing partner
  3. My “in-laws”
  4. Date nights
  5. Nighttime clubbing
  6. Long-lasting relationships
  7. To not be in a long-distance relationships
  8. My best friends
  9. My coworkers
  10. My mentors
  11. My former high school English teacher
  12. My former Journalism professor
  13. The relationships I’ve lost 
  14. The trainers from the local gym
  15. Tinder and online dating 
  16. My exes 
  17. Online blogging community
  18. Etsy community
  19. TikTok
  20. My siblings 

Financial

  1. Ability to open my checking and savings accounts
  2. Capital One 360
  3. Having a little money
  4. To receive a paycheck 
  5. Paid bills
  6. Apple pay
  7. Online banking
  8. Working somewhere I like
  9. Security
  10. To make money via my shop
  11. To be an influencer 
  12. To start my career journey

Personal

  1. To have started my wellness journey
  2. The Transformation Academy community 
  3. The Riyah Speaks readers, contributors, and followers
  4. Twitter community
  5. Deep Conversations 
  6. To have a home
  7. All of my five senses
  8. My creative talent for writing
  9. Experiencing romantic and true love
  10. Staying alive another year
  11. Not harming myself (even if I wanted to)
  12. Soft bed
  13. Bullet journaling
  14. Self-care journals
  15. Waking up next to the one I love every day
  16. My bubbly personality
  17. Friendliness 
  18. My core values and belief systems
  19. To stay true to me
  20. Sexual intimacy 
A birthday cake with lit candles by Gillnisha
A birthday cake with lit candles by Gillnisha

Random Gratitude

  1. R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, and Rap music
  2. Disney
  3. Marvel Comics + MCU
  4. A working Macbook Pro
  5. The iPhone
  6. All dog breeds
  7. Sunshine
  8. Clean breathing air
  9. Harry Potter
  10. WordPress 
  11. The silence that comes with nighttime 
  12. Oreos + Chip Ahoy
  13. Chocolate muffins
  14. Always having enough to eat
  15. The trees
  16. Sandy beaches
  17. Wifi
  18. Human rights 
  19. Sex with Emily podcast
  20. Mindset Mentor podcast
  21. Spotify
  22. Spell check
  23. Toilet Paper
  24. Janitors
  25. Maintenance workers
  26. A Compliment

How To Make A Gratitude List

The above gratitude list is smaller than I wrote for my 24th birthday, but that’s okay. Making a gratitude list doesn’t have to be complicated or challenging. If you’re interested in creating your version, all you have to do is grab a notebook and start by thinking about at least five things you’re grateful for. Last year, I wrote a list of 100+ things I was grateful for, and this year, I wrote 95.

You could also try making a gratitude list based on the alphabet, an A-Z gratitude list, or starting your journal practice!

What are you grateful for today? Let me know in the comments. 

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23 Comments

  1. Happy Birthday, Riyah! This list of things you’re grateful for is a wonderful reminder of all the things you have present in your life that bring joy and love. Wishing you all the best as you navigate 25!

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  2. This is an amazing post. So many wonderful things to be grateful for. Loved reading it. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. happy 25th birthday, riyah! looks like you have tons to be grateful for. i love this list. it’s always a great reminder to remember the blessings in life [ big or small]. i hope you have an amazing 25th year. and don’t worry about not feeling like you are where you need to be. you still have plenty of time to figure it out. 25 is young!!

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    1. 25 feels so old haha. Thank you for the warm wishes, I appreciate it. I think remember everything we have to be grateful and thankful for makes every birthday a lot more positive.

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  4. All of these are awesome things to be grateful for! Also I love the idea of making a list like this, thanks for sharing it & Happy Birthday.

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  5. Gratitude is a life-changing practice for me! It is such a wonderful idea to celebrate your birthday with gratitude towards the world! love it!

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    1. Thanks for reading Lyosha! I agree that practicing gratitude is one of the best things you could do on your birthday and any day.

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  6. I appreciate the fact that you added in your list things we usually tend to forget. Being able to have access to medical care for instance is something we take as granded. Your list worked as a good reminder for me also. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. I tired my best to think of some thing we wouldn’t normally be thankful for. Thanks for reading!

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  7. Happy Birthday Love You 💕 I’m grateful for your list it showed me and reminded me of a few of my own I’ve forgotten.

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  9. Happy Birthday! I hope that you had a great day and celebrated all the great things that make you, you! There are so many reasons for us to be grateful in this life, more than a lot of people realize. I think a gratitude list is an activity that everyone should do from time to time – and keep the list somewhere close at hand so that you can read it when you’re faced with a hard time.

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    1. Thank you Britt, I agree that practicing gratitude is so important and that on days like this, we truly need to recognize everything we have to be grateful for, including the things we don’t always say thank you for.

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  10. Happy birthday, my dear Riyah! I love this list of things you are grateful for as you turn 25. Don’t ever worry about not being where you’re supposed to be either. Your path is unique, and you are exactly where you’re supposed to be. Keep pushing forward, inspiring others, and living your best life! Here’s to another 25 years!

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  11. Ah! I am 38 now and I have started going backwards in the things I have achieved ‘for my age’… I hear you! I’ve also never been happier! I love your list. I’m going to journal my own this weekend for my self care! Happy happy birthday 🥰

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    1. Thanks so much Laura! I love the idea of going backwards, I think that’s what I need to start doing.

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  12. What a beautiful post! I might use it as inspiration for my own birthday blog post. Thank you so much for sharing x

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