“The secret to happiness…be satisfied and be grateful.” ― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story

It’s  3: 00 PM on day 1211 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray,    read 2 Chronicles 14, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself boiled egg wraps for breakfast, do crosswords, do research about HIV/AIDS and hang out with my family.

Yesterday I came across 365 Grateful –  a gratitude journal in the form of pictures created by Hailey Bartholomew that has inspired thousands of people to be more grateful in their own lives – I could totally relate to what Hailey said about gratitude changing her life being grateful doesn’t solve all your problems what it does is shift your focus from all the things you don’t have to all the things you do have. Hear the story of how 365 Grateful began below: