My word of the year is FOCUS, which hopefully will keep me focused on the major goals and plans I’d like to accomplish during 2016. That includes staying focused on the many blessings in my life. I have a lot to be grateful for, as do most (all) of us. We all have moments when despair or blue moods try to creep in to make us focus on what’s going wrong in our lives, compare our lives with the seemingly happy lives of others (social media certainly helps with the comparison, eh?) and feel frustrated.

As one of my goals is to stay focused on my blessings and gratitude, I decided to do a one-month photo challenge focused on something I’m grateful for each day of February. I love pictures, especially when thinking of the memory each photo invokes. I started the challenge on Monday, Feb. 1 so thought I’d share what the week brought me. Interestingly, as each day progressed, I kept thinking of the many things, people and moments that I was grateful – it was hard to choose just one!

Here are glimpses into week 1:

What are you grateful for today?