Reflecting on 25 years of life’s wonders, this list of 95 blessings showcases the abundance of gratitude as I embrace a new chapter.
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
- To have working bones and limbs
- Medicine
- Doctors, nurses, RNs, LPNs, medical assistants, and all medical professionals
- Mental health therapy
- Capacity to move my body
- Physical exercises
- Personal trainers
- Online nutritionists
- Birth control
- My monthly period, even though I wouldn’t say I like it.
- To be in good health
- Working lungs
- A beating heart
- Self-care practices
- Meditation
- Yoga
- To be alive
Relationships
- My mom and pop
- My amazing partner
- My “in-laws”
- Date nights
- Nighttime clubbing
- Long-lasting relationships
- To not be in a long-distance relationships
- My best friends
- My coworkers
- My mentors
- My former high school English teacher
- My former Journalism professor
- The relationships I’ve lost
- The trainers from the local gym
- Tinder and online dating
- My exes
- Online blogging community
- Etsy community
- TikTok
- My siblings
Financial
- Ability to open my checking and savings accounts
- Capital One 360
- Having a little money
- To receive a paycheck
- Paid bills
- Apple pay
- Online banking
- Working somewhere I like
- Security
- To make money via my shop
- To be an influencer
- To start my career journey
Personal
- To have started my wellness journey
- The Transformation Academy community
- The Riyah Speaks readers, contributors, and followers
- Twitter community
- Deep Conversations
- To have a home
- All of my five senses
- My creative talent for writing
- Experiencing romantic and true love
- Staying alive another year
- Not harming myself (even if I wanted to)
- Soft bed
- Bullet journaling
- Self-care journals
- Waking up next to the one I love every day
- My bubbly personality
- Friendliness
- My core values and belief systems
- To stay true to me
- Sexual intimacy
Random Gratitude
- R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, and Rap music
- Disney
- Marvel Comics + MCU
- A working Macbook Pro
- The iPhone
- All dog breeds
- Sunshine
- Clean breathing air
- Harry Potter
- WordPress
- The silence that comes with nighttime
- Oreos + Chip Ahoy
- Chocolate muffins
- Always having enough to eat
- The trees
- Sandy beaches
- Wifi
- Human rights
- Sex with Emily podcast
- Mindset Mentor podcast
- Spotify
- Spell check
- Toilet Paper
- Janitors
- Maintenance workers
- 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.
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!
Thank you so much!
This is an amazing post. So many wonderful things to be grateful for. Loved reading it. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for reading!
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!!
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.
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.
Thanks for the wishes Luna! I hope my gratitude list will inspire something for you.
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!
Thanks for reading Lyosha! I agree that practicing gratitude is one of the best things you could do on your birthday and any day.
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!
I tired my best to think of some thing we wouldn’t normally be thankful for. Thanks for reading!
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.
Awe I love you too, thank you!
Such a lovely positive post. Showing gratitude is so important and has so many physical and mental health benefits. Thank you for sharing. Happy birthday!
Lauren
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Thanks for reading!
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.
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.
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!
Awe thank you Erica, this was so sweet.
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 🥰
Thanks so much Laura! I love the idea of going backwards, I think that’s what I need to start doing.
What a beautiful post! I might use it as inspiration for my own birthday blog post. Thank you so much for sharing x