Facebook Memories: a gratitude journal

I enjoy looking through my Facebook Memories. It's fun and often interesting to see what I've posted through the years. Recently I was reading about keeping a gratitude journal and how looking back over such a journal can be an inspiration for continuing gratitude in our daily lives.

Over the past 60+ years, I have started and stopped several different types of journals. Rarely have I ever looked back over what was written. I figure if I keep a gratitude journal it will probably be the same -- unless I used something like Facebook and then am reminded daily of something I posted from previous years!

I am not thinking of the big things that people always mention when talking about gratitude. I'm thinking of the simple moments. Moments like this morning. 

It's a cool morning for coffee on the deck, about 50 (10c) degrees. I have my house sweater on and a blanket over my legs. I thought about having coffee inside this morning, but I really do like being outside as much as possible. I can endure the chill this morning as easily as I will handle the heat later in the summer during the afternoons that I sit out here.
I type a line or two and then pause to watch the hummingbirds at the feeder, I just look around and breathe in the cool, damp, pollen filled air and think how grateful I am for benadryl. 

I am so privileged and thankful to be able to have this home and this retirement life. It isn't fancy nor luxurious. We are not wealthy and can't afford to be travelling or dining out at nice restaurants regularly. But we are comfortable. We have the things we need and then some. I'll spend a few hours working in the yard today and then I'll be back here on the deck with a cool drink and a good cigar (and probably another dose of Benadryl). And I'll likely end the day out here watching the fights on my Chromebook. I may even decide to sleep out here tonight.
It is definitely a good life.

I don't know what algorithms are used to pull posts for daily memories so I don't really know if this plan will work. And I won't know if it works until a year from now. But I am certain that pausing daily to recognize moments with gratitude will not be a waste of time.

Does anyone care to join me?

John