I'm a big believer in the importance of gratitude, of being thankful for all of the great things in my life. And I have so many great things be thankful for. But like many other mere humans, sometimes I get suckered into feeling sorry for myself and focusing on what I don't have. So, like many other's, I've decided that every day I'm going to write down five things I'm grateful for.
This is a decision I've made before, and for a while I've dutifully written down my five (sometimes twenty!) things. And then...well, my commitment has waned and my writing down of things has...well, stopped.
But this time things are going to be different. Why? This time I am going to write them down HERE for all the world (or maybe just me) to see. And this time I'm inviting YOU to do the same. Here's a place where we can all come together to notice our blessings and to enjoy each others'. And when one of us is having a bad day and having a hard time coming up with a little gratitude, we can come here and either get ideas (oh yeah, I've got THAT going for me too) or at least see that there are some good things going on in our little gratitude community.
That's what I hope to create here...a little community of gratitude. Where we share our blessings and in doing so multiply them. I'm no technological expert, so I'm not sure exactly how this is going to work, but right now I'm thinking the comments section will get us started. We'll see where else this project takes us. So bookmark me, and come back every day to share your five things too. I think this is going to be good!
My five things that I am grateful for today, December 13, 2009
1. Starting with the best: my wonderful parents
2. My sweet, warm, furry kitty children.
3. That I live in such a beautiful, amazing city that is spectacularly beautiful right now.
4. That I will see my family and friends in the US in a week!
5. That I found a beautiful new walk to and from work.
Simple, right? Five things. Every day. So what are your five things for today?
What a great idea!!
ReplyDelete1.) A warm place
2.) My kitty children
3.) The love of my family
4.) Lots of friends starting to get together this week!
5.) People who have let me work with them as their agent
Thanks Gina... The asana of gratitude:
ReplyDelete1) My three children
2) That I am warm every day
3) That I have enough to eat
4) That there are little birds singing in the trees between my building & the street
5) That I am making new friends in this city so far from my home
Thank you God for this day,
For what you have given and for what you have taken away.
MarieZ
Great Idea, so here goes...
ReplyDelete1.My wonderful husband and children
2.The beautiful snow that fell all morning
3.a warm fire
4.our puppy dog that ate all of her Christmas treats while no one was looking
5.my children are happy and healthy
Ann S
Hi Gina, it's Steph! I love this idea!
ReplyDelete1) My unwavering determination to live in Paris, and my patience in the process to move there.
2) My clear vision of falling in love again... in Paris!
3) My kitty child, Raja.
4) My mother, with whom I share the dream of living in Paris.
5) My healthy mind, body, and spirit... and the belief that I CAN DO IT!!!
Thanks everyone! I LOVED reading your gratitude posts for the day! Look forward to all the ones to come...thanks for coming along!
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