My online friend Holly Helt got me started on gratitude lists a couple of years ago  and I began penning them each and every morning.

Documenting the things for which we are grateful is a super way to stay positive and inspire oneself.

I’ve either become less disciplined or more overwhelmed than I was when I first started the practice, because the documentation of my gratitude has become more sporadic than systematic!

A young newlywed couple moved into their first house in a new neighbourhood.

The next morning, while they were eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbour hang the wash out to dry.

"That laundry is not very clean," said the young woman to her husband, "she doesn't know how to wash correctly."

Her husband looked and listened, but remained silent.

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“Few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." ~ Gloria Steinem

Mariel Margaret Garciaparra (born on March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama), best known as Mia Hamm, is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom.

Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer (158). She is the second most capped female player in history.

Amazing women are everywhere: in every era of human histroy, in every area of human endeavor. They are all ages, all races, all religions, all nationalities, all colours, all creeds, all shapes, all sizes.

There are 13 amazing women pictured in the gallery below.  Match the pics in the gallery with the links listed in the Related Articles to find out!