Monday, February 7, 2011

Gratitude

I've always liked the idea of making New Year's resolutions, but am also realistic and know that most people don't truly stick with them - including myself! So this year I tried to set what I'm referring to as "goals" for myself. One was to try and be more positive. Just saying I would do it didn't seem good enough to me though. I really felt I needed to DO something that would guide me in my journey to reach my goal. To help with this I started a Gratitude Journal on January 1st. Thirty-eight days later I'm proud to say I'm still at it! Each day I look out for little things that I'm thankful for. When I say little, I mean little. It can be something as simple as hearing a certain person's voice or just having clean sheets on the bed that day! Each night I write down the three things I'm grateful for from the day. I've already found that I'm focusing more on the positive things a day can bring and I pay more attention to the "little" things in life that should matter more. It's turned my days into quite a scavenger hunt!


2 comments:

Linda said...

I love this idea. My Mom had given me a gratitude journal one year after seeing it on Oprah. It really does help you to see the positive in the everyday, sometimes mundane things.

Liss said...

Fantastic! It definitely helps to keep your heart lighter! I will be grateful when I post the pulled pork blog!!!