2026 Gratitude Journal

2/26/26 (Day Rating: 5/10)

  • I am grateful for religion class being fun and going well today
  • I am grateful for break dance class going fine (we r tired but as expected) and for FSG going well too
  • I am grateful that we are sticking to day 1 of our diet!

2/25/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for seeing Bkook and Stella today!
  • I am grateful for going to Bible study with Payge today and dinner w Joyce w ramennn
  • I am grateful for doing lots of thesis stuff today

2/24/26 (Day Rating: 5.3/10)

  • I am grateful for in class exercise for religion class being done and over with
  • I am grateful for a good lunch and dinner today
  • I am grateful for Stone and Dillon
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2/23/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for snow day canceling class today
  • I am grateful for snow day canceling class tmrw
  • I am grateful for seeing how pretty everything is outside

2/22/26 (Day Rating: 4.3/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to go home and seeing Pastor Sam give his last sermon
  • I am grateful for making it back to Princeton safely before the blizzard hit
  • I am grateful for coffeeee

2/21/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for getting the psych study done and over with today
  • I am grateful for spending entire morning until dance show w Joyce today!
  • I am grateful for free dinner and tickets to NY and dance show

2/20/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for getting letters all written down and religion paper done and over with
  • I am grateful for spending a lot of time doing thesis work today in Stone with Jocelyn and Michael
  • I am grateful for a fire dinner at colo and then seeing Sinfonia and free coffee club at night

2/19/26 (Day Rating: 3.1/10)

  • I am grateful for getting all of our meetings done with and showing up to most of them like religion lecture, precept, wegmans, FSG, gym, happy hour, dinner with Marvin
  • I am grateful for being able to watch a movie in our room at night timeee
  • I am grateful for being able to sleep and wake up whenever

2/18/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for dance class being quick and funny and then for OH for religion class going well and then going to special collections and then being able to volunteer today
  • I am grateful for free alfalfa today at the Whig debate
  • I am grateful for being able to hit the gym today and get laundry done as wellll

2/17/26 (Day Rating: 6.6/10)

  • I am grateful that we were able to sleep for 12 hours today. Like honestly that is such a privilege that we cannot take for granted
  • I am grateful that colo gave us free coffee today that we got to get with Sean. And then also I’m grateful for being able to go grocery shopping for everyone!
  • I am grateful that PCF Bible study went well today, that we didn’t die in break dancing class and for learning a lot in our religion class today

2/16/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for Operation Smile meeting going well
  • I am grateful for Psych precept presentation going well
  • I am grateful for Joyce buying us SC house for dinner today

2/15/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to wake up in time to go to church today
  • I am grateful for brunch and dinner at colo and den for the fire nap that we took today
  • I am grateful for being able to clean, buy pants, and do some maintenance for lifeee

2/14/26 (Day Rating: 6.7/10)

  • I am grateful for Mistral and movie date tn for Valentines Day
  • I am grateful that James and Joy came to visit campus today so we got to spend a bit of time with them today!
  • I am grateful for decorating and spending time at Stone doing work

2/13/26 (Day Rating: 5.4/10)

  • I am grateful that we got to go to Wegmans today to pick up some snacks for Valentines day tmrw and then that we got to grab lunch with Daniel at colo
  • I am grateful for being able to donate some blood today and give back in that capacity
  • I am grateful for Tasa food and then also for spending time with friends at kokopops show

2/12/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful that we went to most of our important meetings today like religion lecture, religion precept, break dance class, FSG, PSEC valentines day and Manna Palentines
  • I am grateful for being able to have a lazier day today by watching a movie at night
  • I am grateful for Thursday being done and over with

2/11/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for honestly learning a lot during dance class today about our body. I think the goal for this class will be to learn how to move parts of our body that we weren’t able to actually move before
  • I am grateful for getting laundry done with and then also for doing a lot of chores around the dorm like vacuuming, taking our trash/recycle, dish washing, refilling the fridge, cleaning our room, etc!
  • I am grateful that we can go to Firestone for long hours at a time and just chill doing work here

2/10/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for 12 hours of sleep to make up for all of our sleep debt that we were in
  • I am grateful for going to religion and break dance class today since we honestly learned a lot from both of them
  • I am grateful for feeling like we are making the most of our time at Princeton like with PCF Bible study and getting out bike fixed at cyclab

2/9/26 (Day Rating: 5.8/10)

  • I am grateful for our first Op. Smile officer meeting today going okay
  • I am grateful for volunteering at Food pantry today, dance class, psych precept, and doing work at Frist
  • I am grateful for DINNER WITH AMYSSHIIII

2/8/26 (Day Rating: 6.4/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to drive people to church today and for brunch at colo with Michael and Jocelyn that was a nice throwback
  • I am grateful for michael lending us his gloves so we could go down to the car without freezing our fingers off
  • I am grateful for spending the entire afternoon at Stone C floor just doing readings, making quizlets, reviewing notes, etc.

2/7/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for colo and firestone. Just shuffling between the two is nice and enjoyable. But the weather today was absolutely and utterly awful oml
  • I am grateful for being able to make many smoothies today!
  • I am grateful for being able to do a lot of work at C floor today to lock in. And den for the colo event and such where we got to talk with Jay and Jenny!

2/6/26 (Day Rating: 6.3/10)

  • I am grateful for meeting with Daniel, breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the roommates, and being able to wake up whenever we wanted to today
  • I am grateful for Payge being born 22 years ago! And den Luis as well 20 years ago. And then for Luis bringing SC house to open room was amazing
  • I am grateful for meeting with Mansi going according to plan, for being able to check out Aquinas’s daily mass, going to CU nova encounter and also crochet and then playing smash with the roommates for the rest of the night.

2/5/26 (Day Rating: 5.8/10)

  • I am grateful for a very much full afternoon: lunch, religion lecture, religion precept, break dance, FSG, dinner, happy hour, Aquinas Bible study, colo event
  • I am grateful for being able to have lazy mornings and lazy nights but still manage to get a lot of things done
  • I am grateful for February!

2/4/26 (Day Rating: 6.8/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to go to contemporary dance today and it being super chill (literally just like meditation) and then also for hitting the gym today
  • I am grateful for a solid colo breakfast, lunch and dinner muahhaha
  • I am grateful for being able to make progress on ma thesis

2/3/26 (Day Rating: 7.2/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to study with Jocelyn at Stone for 3 hours in the morning that was very spontaneous
  • I am grateful for a fun day of REL 357 classes and break dancing today! And then also grateful that we were able to hit the gym
  • I am grateful for colo food

2/2/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to volunteer at Arm in Arms today it did feel meaningful
  • I am grateful going to Contemporary dance today and for the psych precept quiz being pretty easy
  • I am grateful for a really really good dinner today

2/1/26 (Day Rating: 7/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to go to church today and the guest pastor being a really convicting speaker who talked about how the church in America is becoming lukewarm.
  • I am grateful for being able to eat at colo today and spend some time in the colo CBCB room like the good old days
  • I am grateful for being able to make 3 letters, dance assignment, serve by driving the frosh to church today

1/31/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for go karting and kpot with Manna guys today
  • I am grateful for safe travels
  • I am grateful for being able to take the most fire nap and going to LG for the first time this year

1/30/26 (Day Rating: 6.1/10)

  • I am grateful for no classes today
  • I am grateful for going to costco and brunch w Joyce and d ship and triple 8 show and colo event
  • I am grateful for a full day

1/29/26 (Day Rating: 6.8/10)

  • I am grateful for going to all 4 classes today! Good for you Jonathan
  • I am grateful for dinner being absolutely and utterly fire
  • I am grateful for our knee not giving in despite the lots and lots of break dancing that was going on

1/28/26 (Day Rating: 7.4/10)

  • I am grateful that we were able to have a productive morning today and then a yummy brunch with olives and yogurt and banana and hummus
  • I am grateful for our first day of Contemporary dance classes and being able to see Michael and Kevin dance was funny.
  • I am grateful that we did not go to the University of Pittsburgh that was a horrible email to see wow

1/27/26 (Day Rating: 6/10)

  • I am grateful for full day of classes today. Psych was fun, history was fun, dance was fun, gym was fun, good day overall
  • I am grateful for having friends in all of our classes
  • I am grateful for being able to sleep very early today

1/26/26 (Day Rating: 5.2/10)

  • I am grateful for starting this final semester of Princeton University. 7/8 done, 1 left and then we out out. So I am grateful for this start and that we were able to see many people like Tim and Payge today!
  • I am grateful for being able to go to the FDOC pictures with the roommates that was cute. And then for a healthy start of the day with breakfast (apple + 2 eggs + greek yogurt + protein granola + milk)
  • I am grateful for Briger being open so that we are able to do work here given that Firestone is closed

1/25/26 (Day Rating: 6.1/10)

  • I am grateful for a very lazy day inside it was super chill and nice
  • I am grateful for Joyce making us breakfast today! Super yum
  • I am grateful for rest before our first day of classes tmrw (even though technically we don’t have any LOL)

1/24/26 (Day Rating: 6.2/10)

  • I am grateful for safe travels to Princeton and moving back in
  • I am grateful for chipotle and wegmans and nap today
  • I am grateful for fire nap

1/23/26 (Day Rating: 6/10)

  • I am grateful for safe travels to and from Boston today
  • I am grateful for being able to talk to appa throughout the car ride today
  • I am grateful that everybody at school seemed so nice and open and friendly and I love the environment there already

1/22/26 (Day Rating: 8/10)

  • I am grateful for a full and productive retreat day it was a lot of fun and had many good conversations today
  • I am grateful for tylenol and ibuprofen and nap taking us through the headache today
  • I am grateful for class sharing being a nice time that was our final class sharing of Princeton

1/21/26 (Day Rating: 8.2/10)

  • I am grateful that today was such a full day of retreat today. Lots of rest, bowling, sermons and round tables, good discussion and funny skits
  • I am grateful for the skits that we were able to do today we played out Hamlet trying to ask for a regrade and scored an 86 in bowling so many fun things today
  • I am grateful for the nap that we were able to take today and then also for a yum breakfast, lunch and dinner

1/20/26 (Day Rating: 8/10)

  • I am grateful for a productive round table where we learned a lot of the value in silence and solitude.
  • I am grateful for Dodgeball and Bible trivia which were both very fun but also we got so cooked
  • I am grateful for being able to have a very productive small group discussion today

1/19/26 (Day Rating: 6/10)

  • I am grateful for safe travels to the retreat center today
  • I am grateful for a good time at the sermon and small groups today
  • I am grateful for being able to see a lot of my Princeton friends throughout today

1/18/26 (Day Rating: 5/10)

  • I am grateful for so much sleep
  • I am grateful for church today and being able to see Josh/Jae
  • I am grateful for being able to finally rest up

1/17/26 (Day Rating: 8/10)

  • I am grateful that we got to see Joyce today and spend the day with her
  • I am grateful for being able to go to KOP and Reading coffee company and then NAP
  • I am grateful for safe travels to and fro

1/16/26 (Day Rating: 8.5/10)

  • I am grateful for capybara CAFE that was indeed very very cute
  • I am grateful for safe flights back home and everything going smoothly
  • I am grateful for appa picking us up from the airport

1/15/26 (Day Rating: 9.3/10)

  • I am grateful that we got to try out so many different cafes: rabbit cafe, pig cafe, owl cafe, so much fun
  • I am grateful that we ran into Kelly and Anna and were able to get dinner with them here
  • I am grateful for my last full day in Japan this trip was sm fun

1/14/26 (Day Rating: 9/10)

  • I am grateful for a full day at the Spa today that was honestly so relaxing and such a good experience
  • I am grateful that we got to say bye bye to Michael and Jocelyn today it was such a fun trip with them
  • I am grateful that check in and traveling and everything to our room went very smoothly

1/13/26 (Day Rating: 9.4/10)

  • I am grateful for being able to see AMY PARK IN JAPAN TODAYYY
  • I am grateful for Tokyo sky tree and then POKEMON CARDSS
  • I am grateful for da Japanese BBQ today and then matcha ice cream and then soufflé pancakes

1/12/26 (Day Rating: 9/10)

  • I am grateful for team lab planets today that was a very interesting experience
  • I am grateful for being able to go shopping and the Shibuya sky and cross walk and it was all very fun and interesting
  • I am grateful for good food for lunch and dinner today

1/11/26 (Day Rating: 9/10)

  • I am grateful for Monkey Park today
  • I am grateful for being able to have lots and lots of yummy foodz
  • I am grateful for 30k steps so much exerciseee

1/10/26 (Day Rating: 9/10)

  • I am grateful for a lot of shopping that was done today
  • I am grateful for being able to see Osaka castle lights was very pretty
  • I am grateful for a night full of sleep and rest

1/9/26 (Day Rating: 9.5/10)

  • I am grateful for Nintendo World and Universal today that was all so much fun
  • I am grateful for the Pokemon Cafe we finally lived our literal childhood dream
  • I am grateful for so much walking and rides and the lines not being overly long today

1/8/26 (Day Rating: 6.5/10)

  • I am grateful for Japanese ramen and matcha and chocolate and interesting things that are yummy
  • I am grateful for being able to meet up with Michael and Jocelyn today!
  • I am grateful for being able to do this trip with friends

1/7/26 (Day Rating: 4/10)

  • I am grateful for safe travels and flights to Japan today
  • I am grateful that we got to see Dale on the ride over to the airport today and catch up with him a little bit
  • I am grateful for traveling going very smoothly today

1/6/26 (Day Rating: 4.5/10)

  • I am grateful for laundry, packing, cleaning, lifting, and doing lots of mid-important work today
  • I am grateful for calling Michael and Jocelyn today to plan for Japan tmrw!
  • I am grateful for Shah’s (don’t get the red sauce next time)

1/5/26 (Day Rating: 5/10)

  • I am grateful for eye doctor appointment going okay today
  • I am grateful for being able to do a little bit of work at Starbucks
  • I am grateful for being able to grab dinner with Josh and Brendon today

1/4/26 (Day Rating: 4.2/10)

  • I am grateful for church today free lunch
  • I am grateful that Josh bought us Tropical smoothie today
  • I am grateful for nap

1/3/26 (Day Rating: 6/10)

  • I am grateful that we got to sleep lots and lots today
  • I am grateful that we got to go to Mongos to do some light work
  • I am grateful for being able to watch Shawshank Redemption today

1/2/26 (Day Rating: 5/10)

  • I am grateful for the nap that we took today
  • I am grateful for sending out important emails and messages today
  • I am grateful for more alone time and then we got to hang out with Josh for a little bit too

1/1/26 (Day Rating: 4.2/10)

  • I am grateful for going to 할아보지 and 한모니’s house today to do se-be!
  • I am grateful for lots of yummy and good food today and then grateful that we got to wake up at noon today
  • I am grateful for finally being able to get some alone time today geez