Exercise of Gratitude

Alright, with all the happiness discussions in psychology, I'm feeling like I could improve in the department. Today, my goal is to think of all the good things that have happened/are in my life since moving.

• the church isn't horribly mean
• the constant heat wasn't too hard to adjust too after a season of summer in Oregon
• the school seems to have it together acdemically as a whole
• the football team isn't very good but we did win a game
• the student body has great school spirit and the rally was really fun.
• there are many dances during the school year that I could go too
• there are many clubs and sports to chose from
• the classes may be everyday but are shorter
• except for my math teacher, my teachers are all pretty nice
• I may not be improving very much in basketball but I'm enjoying the conditioning part of PE (pushups, jogging, sprinting and crunches) and hope to see a lot of improvement
• in basketball my team leader may not find me useful and more specifically useless, but one of the guys is passive and other seems slightly sympathetic
• I have some in class friends in basketball who seem to be really nice
• I made one really good friend who I eat lunch with, share a locker with, share two classes with and go places with.
• I went to the LA County Fair
• I went to a football game
• I get to drive to school
• waking up early may not be easy but its helpful for me to be in a routine
• I'm doing well in all my classes
• I actually understand french and math and have scored decent grades on quizzes so far
• my house may be small but i like my room
• I still get my own room
• we have a pool that i can swim in anytime i want
• i haven't gotten a bad sunburn yet

Well, I guess that's a good start. I'm trying to be more positive. I found out today from a counsler that I have like a guarenteed admission if I score decent on the SAT this October to getting into Cal Poly Pomona. I checked out the website and it has the programs I'm interested in so I signed up for a college visit next week.