12 Things I am Very Grateful For

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough” — Anonymous

Imma Baradyana
5 min readMar 18, 2023
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

March is my favorite month of the year. For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, March is when we leave the cold long winter nights behind and we welcome spring. In March, the sun lingers for a bit longer than the months before, flowers start to blossom, and everything around us seems a bit more vibrant.

March is the month of hope and change. It represents rebirth, regrowth, and renewal and as luck would have it, it is also my birthday month. This fitting coincidence adds a personal touch to the spirit of transformation that comes with the third month of the year.

As I continue to reflect on my life and what transformation means to me, this year, I want to pay special attention to the way I express gratitude for being alive, for being me, and for being where I am today. I want to be more thankful for my journey — the highs, the (very low) lows, and everything in between. I want to live my life from a place of gratitude and this article is a step in that direction.

Beyond giving you a deeper glimpse into who I am as a person, I hope the below list of 12 things I am very grateful for inspires your thinking and helps you embrace gratitude as a core value in your life. Here goes:

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Imma Baradyana

I write about my personal, professional, and academic experiences. Learn more at immabaradyana.com