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Today, I am very much thankful for the long and restful sleep that I had. The past few weeks have been wearing me down and to rest was something I could not afford. Last night, I felt so burnt out to the point that I could not get myself to work anymore. I willingly surrendered to my body and decided to sleep. It has been a while since I was able to complete an eight hour straight of sleeping and, upon waking up, I was so refreshed and energetic to go back to work. I hope everyone has been getting enough rest. I have learned to listen to my body also.

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Thank you God for giving me some fun in my day. I was really itching for a few things and you gave them to me, so thanks for that. I guess I felt your love then. I felt full of gratitude.
I'm also sorry for those moments in my day where I lacked patience. I wasn't as kind as I could have been and it showed. Thanks for helping me evaluate if I like the the type of person I've been recently.

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Looking back at my Examen, I feel gratitude for God's presence in my life. One of the steps of the Examen is expressing gratitude, and that was a step that particularly stuck with me. There a lot of things in my life, both material and immaterial, that I am able to enjoy in life thanks to God. Sometimes however, I don't appreciate them enough, and that is something I should work on moving forward. I hope that I can always appreciate God' gifts everyday.

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Today, I thank God for the peace of mind. I have been sleeping soundly as if all the burnt out from the previous years is being rested off. I am able to have a fresher perspective on things. A day ago I was shown love by the people I cared about and I am very grateful for that love and support. I pray that whatever is on my parent's mind will be at peace. I know I worry them as I am graduating.

I thank You God for giving me this opportunity for breathing fresher air and allowing myself to take on responsibilities I neglected before. As I start a new day tomorrow, I ask for Your Grace and guidance to help me decide on what matters.

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Dear God,
I'm eternally grateful for the people you continue to bless me with, most especially my family and friends who took care of me and wished my well in my recovery. I'm thankful for feeling much better today. Thank you also for the food on the table, for keeping my loved ones safe, and for the opportunities and gifts you continue to bestow upon me.

I felt Your most holy presence today when I woke up feeling much better than yesterday. I was reminded of Your presence in the form of my family and friends extending their care and love to me.

Tomorrow, I hope to be able return the love my family and friends have shown me today. Please continue to guide my journey as I heal and get back to my academic responsibilities. I also pray for the strength to take on new opportunities as well as to take a break once in a while to notice what really matters — Your most loving presence.

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Today, I thank God for giving me rest and for allowing me to not feel guilty for resting. I was able to fix a problem I had from the day before and was able to show my gratitude to the people who helped me. I’m also thankful for the people I interacted with today, online or offline. I pray for good health and peace for their lives. I hope the people I interacted with felt the same. I have not felt so loving with a family member for quite a while now. I try to be more understanding, but I can only be so much. I hope i can extend it more and I hope that the family member realizes his mistake and have a realization to make a change. As I turn over to a new day, I hope I can extend the kind of loving I showed, lessen the moments where I wasn't loving, and accept more that it’s okay to rest. All my worries will eventually work out in the end as long as I place my trust in Him.

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Today, I had my whole family on my mother's side over for lunch. It was one of those regular get togethers we have every week in our home because my grandmother is getting her cancer treatment in Manila.

After reflecting on my day, I realized that it was filled with many blessings that I should deliberately be more thankful for. My grandmother is strong, my family is close knit, and they care so much about me. I have a home and a household that is loving and warm. I saw a Facebook post a couple of days ago talking about how a loving family is a privilege. I had never thought about it that way, and it makes me appreciate the environment I grew up in so much more.

I guess on a day-to-day basis, I feel that God's presence is lacking when I am so tired. I wish I was honestly more thankful for the opportunities that keep me busy, but I often question why it makes me so sad and burned out at the end of the day. It often feels like a never-ending cycle.

I made a habit tracker in my journal that allows be to tick a box every night I pray. It's been 2 months into 2022 and I haven't ticked a single one. I wish I could, I really do! But a long day often keeps me away from it. I am hoping that I go back to it soon, but I do think I need to pressure myself less and not think about it much like a task.

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Dear God, today was a rough day. Had a bit of a rough start after a little argument last night. It was really difficult to talk knowing that the other person has prejudice against you. Yet, it is also humbling to think that they have been hurt. Although my intentions were honest, they might not have taken it the same way. Although I’m, I know that they are hurting as well. In times like these, I just want to be a source of validation, a source of hope. It is not delighting to see their pain. But, I hope that it is also not wrong to hope for a better outcome. I want to validate, but I also don’t want to enable. I just wish that pain was not a necessary experience to start this change.

But Lord, I thank you for giving me the understanding that sometimes pain works for our benefit. I do not wish to glorify pain, but I thank you for teaching us how to hope. In times of pain, we hold on to hope. In times of difficulty, we learn so summon our courage. May You bless everyone with the assurance that their pain has an end. May You bless then with the understanding that pain is temporary. May You teach to look forward to the better tomorrow than stay in the bitter present. I beg you to hold our hearts that we may find courage to make this world a better place. If we do not have the capacity to make the world a better place, may You guide us in improving the lives of those around us. May you bless us by making us the blessing to this world. May we be a source of hope, and the embodiment of wisdom. Teach us how to love. In this way, may we experience the God of love.

As we look forward to tomorrow, may You give us guidance. Guide our hearts and minds that we may be able to lift at a soul from suffering. May You give them hope. Thank you for today.

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Today, I prayed to the Holy Spirit and for God to bless me with stability and patience for the day's activities. I woke up feeling a little off my balance and this carried on to my work environment, where I immediately felt overwhelmed and flustered at the barrage of announcements and reminders of my various assignments and responsibilities. I felt afraid at that moment, feeling alone and like I was stumbling through my tasks. It was only when I allowed myself to breathe and say to myself to have faith that I won't be doing this alone, that You are there with me Lord to guide me in moments of uncertainty, that I was able to have the strength to begin my work.

Although I was able to ground myself in the moment, I did stumble again, almost allowing my overwhelming feelings of anxiety and panic to hurt one of my close friends when they said they couldn't assist me in a pre-planned activity today. I felt disbelief and confusion as we had planned that interview days before and I was not aware of any sudden changes. I struggle with being able to be flexible and to be able to adapt at crucial moments, especially if it affects my timetable. For those short seconds, I felt out of control.

I am thankful Lord that I was able to hold back my words and emotions from doing much harm, and instead allowed empathy and understanding to guide me in my conversation with my groupmate. It was by understanding that their situation couldn't be helped that the flames of my uncomfortable emotions died down and were replaced with clarity and rational thinking. I am thankful that I was able to calm myself and forgive my classmate, as there are times certain matters are out of our hands and we just have to do the next best thing.

I am thankful to you Lord, for the blessing of communication and clear thinking that repairs relationships and guides the way to moving forward in moments where I feel that everything around me is in utter chaos. I hope and pray that in the following days, I may continue to hold on to your gifts to keep me from completely falling apart and to ensure that each day will be more productive and better than the last.

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I am thankful for finally being able to meet the people I've been working with the past few months in our new office, to be able to experience a new city with a renewed perspective, and the drive to one day actually live here. I'm thankful for finding something even somewhat miniscule to keep waking up and working hard for that's for myself.

By meeting people with such intense passions where I work now, I felt more loving and increase in faith that these people are driven to wake up and keep fighting even if many things hold us back.

There were many days I felt difficult to get up and show up to work and class, but seeing how even just finding a one reason to push harder to be a part of someone's better tomorrow, it fills me with the motivation that gets me off my bed most days.

Tomorrow, things might get difficult to follow-through, but I'm determined to keep going back to my whys.

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(FYI I am agnostic :D)
Today I am grateful for being able to wake up early and enjoy the peaceful morning. Even though I was frustrated with coding for my thesis, I am happy that I was able to work with my friends while getting work done.

I also noticed the "hidden" acts of love such as when my mom gave me a burger while I was in a meeting. I am also thankful for having a friend stay with me on call (even if we're muted) while doing work, I am able to sense their company.

I was frustrated with my lack of focus in the midday, so I decided to take a break and not force myself to work.

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Today, I am thankful for my friends. Sometimes, I look at them and feel like my heart is going to burst out of love and awe - I wonder what good I could have done to deserve such amazing and bright people in my life. It is wondrous to think that some people, and some things, are put it in our lives and make us better than we ever thought we could be.

I was loving today because I listened with an open heart and I treated a person who needed to hear the truth gently. If there was one thing I learned, it was that "brutal honesty", does not need to be brutal at all. It can be expressed tenderly - I find that it sticks better that way.

Tomorrow, I promise to love more - towards other people and to myself too. I think that even in the hardest moments, to love more is also the solution as it lessens the hatred and thus, the weight we carry on our shoulders. I hope that I can learn how to not hold things too tightly and learn to take those plans that do not work out lightly. There is only so much we can do - I hope I can find it in me to just be sometimes.

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Today I’m grateful for another wonderful day. I’m grateful for my loving family who is always there for me. I’m thankful for having the motivation to do my work for today and being able to complete them on time. I’m also thankful for being able to take a nap earlier.

I felt an increase in faith and love when I spent time with my family earlier while eating lunch and chatting. I felt God’s presence through their love for me and my love for them.

I felt a decrease in love when I put off my work by procrastinating. I chose to do it and I ended up wasting some of my time. I’m sorry for the times when I lose sight of my goal and focus on selfish things instead.

For tomorrow, I ask for more strength and determination to be able to do my work on time so that I will also be able to take a break and relax. Lastly, I ask for your guidance in everything I do so that I may do things according to your plan for me.

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I experience the warmth of Your loving presence in the tiniest of moments, Lord. You are the light in the darkest of times and the foundation in which I am steady.

For all these, I am thankful to You Lord. I am thankful also for the good health of my friend's and family, for the gift of living, and for the countless blessings you have given all of us daily.

I do my best to follow in Your example in showing love and compassion to the people around me and even today, I try to love as You would love, Lord. Because of this, I ask you to send Your Holy Spirit to give me the strength to continue loving even in times where it's difficult to do so.

Tomorrow, I ask You to continue to guide me down the path You've planned for me as I continue to live my life for You.

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In the past 24 hours, I am thankful for being able to sleep and wake up peacefully. I am thankful for the stable internet that I relied on for my schoolwork and leisure activities. I am thankful for my parents, their existence and support. I am thankful for my dogs; their liveliness distracts my mind from my worries.

I was reminded of God’s presence today when I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, and I saw different acts of love and service to other people amidst all the chaos and calamity that is happening to the world today. It made me feel that God was hearing the cries of the people.

I felt that I did not choose love for myself when I decided to procrastinate my requirements instead of doing it early. While at that time it felt good to set it all aside temporarily, all I really did was to give my future self a hard time.

Tomorrow, with God’s grace, I hope to become the better person than I am today, to become more mindful of my time and more appreciative of the present.

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I'm very thankful for my family who has always been there for me, seeing me grow and overcome various life challenges. I wouldn't be able to stand where I am right now, and where I'll be in the future if it weren't for them and I am thankful that each and every day, they are healthy and happy as I am. I'm not one to be that emotional, but today I was able to get an offer that I've worked hard for a long time. And with that, I realized that I think that I was loving in a way that I always do my best to make them proud of me.

There are times when I am petty and down, whenever things wouldn't go my way. Today, I am guilty of snapping for being exasperated and tired, even though I know that everyone is as stressed as I am.

Tomorrow, I must face a new day, learning from my mistakes today and being a better person. Accomplishments don't mean a thing when you're still stuck being petty with misunderstandings and such.

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Waking up today, I felt motivated and I thank you Lord. I felt well rested and I'm glad to wake up to see the friends and family You have blessed me in my life. I'm thankful for all the different opportunities you have gave me and the strength as well to recognize those opportunities and take up the challenge.

I'm sorry for those times you gave me the strength but I couldn't bring myself to take up the challenge. I felt like I had no trust in myself and in turn I didn't have trust in the strength you have given me. In the future, I'll be more confident in myself because you, Lord, are watching over me.

Tomorrow, I hope that I am able to do the things you have planned for me and do the things I want to do. I know God is found everywhere in my life so I hope that I can be mindful and be aware that I am in Your presence. I also hope to be better than who I was yesterday.

Amen

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I am thankful for
- thesis groupmates
- caring parents
- electricity, wifi, and water
- learning the skill of organization
- a peaceful 15 minute afternoon nap
- The strength to resist giving into my manic phase since I have bi-polarity.
- the ability to read and write
- pencil and eraser
- I feel pain and I can dedicate the pain to the deliverance of souls in purgatory.
- gift of knowledge about small-mindedness
- gift of hope

I was loving towards myself by taking a break to listen to music. I was loving towards my friend by helping him order something online. To be honest, I don't think I expressed much love today because I'm really tired and I don't go out. When I am tired, I feel the best way for me to interact with others is to just listen to them because I'm afraid that I might hurt them with my tone/words.

Thinking back, I think I was loving because I keep thinking of other people and explicitly apologizing to them if I can't engage in a conversation properly since I'm tired. Again, my not-so-secret sin of self-hatred is outside of myself and I'm figuring out how to handle it.

I pray to the Holy Trinity for the freedom to have both of my hands let go of whatever I am trying to control and the pain it brings. To let Him lead me.

[Edit: Rereading this, I realize how arrogant I still am or at least how lost I am. So, I'm really sorry to Jesus.]

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Today I am grateful for waking up and starting my day motivated. I’m thankful that I found time to accomplish certain requirements for a class with the help of my friend, allowing me to have one less thing to worry about completing before the weekend.

I was loving today as I found time to help my sister prepare herself for her class, so that she would not get too scared when she’d get called to recite.

I am sorry that I sometimes get too focused on something that I forget to act on certain things I was initially supposed to do. I should be more aware of my time and manage my tasks based on priority.

I hope tomorrow will be another day where I can ask God to give me guidance on helping me decide for certain things so that I may be less stressed out and be happier than I was today.

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Today, I am grateful for another day. I am happy to wake up to a quiet Friday with people who love me surrounding me. I am thankful for the good coffee I had, for the glimpse of limited F2F classes I got through DLQ.

Today, I am reminded of God’s presence as my boyfriend lovingly greeted me good morning, asked me how I’m doing, helped me with a computer problem, talked to me clearly about future plans. I also remember my mother opting not to wake me up early because, as she said, I needed more rest from the day before.

Despite these loving moments though, I was also mean to myself. In a perfectly respectful I was having with my partner, I suddenly felt stupid. As if the things I was saying were senseless or dumb. Nobody made me feel that way but myself, sometimes my brain likes being mean to me in an attempt to sabotage the good things in my life.

Tomorrow, and the many days ahead, I seek God’s loving presence and guidance so that I may love—not only others but myself—in the kindest way. I hope that God continues to be with me so that I am reminded to be patient, just and honest with myself and the people around me.

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Thank you, Lord for blessing me with a new day and another opportunity to live the life you granted me. Thank you for blessing me with my friends and family whom I truly cherish. I would also like to say thank you for the opportunities that have come my way such as the chance to make a difference in my organizations through my positions in which I learn and grow a lot from.

I'm sorry for the times wherein I felt like what I had was not enough, and that I would blame you for the failures in my life. I do know that I need to be more appreciative of what I have and to not take advantage of these because being able to live a healthy and comfortable life is a gift in its own that many are not able to receive.

Tomorrow, I will make sure to make the most of the gift you've given me by choosing to live with love, kindness, patience, and joy, but please lord, continue to give me the strength to do so especially in my darkest moments.

Amen.

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Holy Spirit, allow me to see things the way as God sees it. Help me see the world through a brighter lens in which I am able to appreciate everything that is given to me.

Because today.. I am  thankful for my family and friends who have always been there for me, who have always supported me every step of the way. Today, I am thankful that I am given the chance to go back to my beloved campus once again. Today I am thankful for the small moments that made me happy.

But today I am also regretful, for I forgot to acknowledge Your name. I am regretful for not remembering Your presence, but deep within me I know that I have been acting out go love towards everyone around me.

Tomorrow, I will try again. And in doing so, God, please give me the strength to go on another day of my life. Help me become a responsible person and help me become a better person than I was today.

Amen.

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Today, I am thankful for surviving this week and the achievements I had along the way. In a project that I am in, we already reached our KPI targets in which is a good news for us as we are almost there at the finish line to fulfill our initiative of bringing positive impact to the people that we serve. I am also thankful that I was able to endure all the challenges that I had to face this week.

I am sorry that at times of stress, I get to act on my emotions that made situations more complicated. I should have been more understanding and always make sure that I wont say things that I will regret once things calm down.

Tomorrow, I pray for God to guide me as I face another week and give me strength/endurance to resolve all occurring personal problems that I have as of the moment.

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Today I woke up with a sufficient amount of sleep to a day with only two synchronous classes. I'm thankful that I am able to spend majority of the day doing what I want to or need to do on my own time. I was able to spend the morning being productive and for this I am grateful.

There were definitely times in the morning when I felt lacking in patience, during the times that I struggled with what I was doing. I'm sorry for not being kinder to myself and others, especially when working.

Tomorrow, I hope to be able to be productive but also take a lot of breaks and use the weekend to relax a bit. Since it's Saturday, I have mostly the whole day to myself. I want to be responsible both to myself and the things I have to do, making the most out of the day but not overworking myself in the process.

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Today I am very thankful for a lot of things in my life. I was able to write a paper that I was proud of and submit it before the deadline. I am thankful that despite my busy schedule filled with deadlines and submissions I found the time to relax and exercise my body. I am thankful for the food that was prepared lovingly by my mother and I am also thankful for the presence of my family.

I was loving today because I chose to do household chores that my mother would usually do and it eased her burden for the day. I also felt that I gave motivation to myself and my different groupmates in my different subjects. I also stayed on to do my modules and tasks for the day.

However, today I’ve also been unloving. I got angry with a groupmate because of his reaction towards a certain aspect of our project. I talked back in a hostile manner to my parents because of some stress that had been built up during the day. These are experiences that I need to look back on and ask myself what would have been the loving option in each situation.

For the days that are to come, I ask God for everlasting guidance and love in my daily actions. I hope to receive inspiration and a heart of love so I can do all things I do lovingly. I want to be more aware and be more mindful of the feelings of others and also myself.

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Today, I am very thankful for the tiny moments throughout my hours to rest and catch a break. I had many things to do in my plate, after all.

I think I was loving in the way I tried to give my best to my teammates in thesis through patience and encouragement.

But sometimes. I falter when the impatience and tiredness I hold in from work is misplaced when I talk roughly to my younger family member. I think this is the part where I must "seek healing and growth in love".

Tomorrow, I hope God can guide me in my actions and exercise for more patience to everyone around me, not just the people I have to talk to for school. I also hope that I may be lucky to find those moments of respite again, so that I can let out my frustrations in a healthy manner where no one has to be hurt unintentionally.