Reasons to start a Gratitude Journal

Gratitude is like the sky.

Deep and endless. The more gratitude I show the more the Universe rewards me with Abundance.

For me showing Gratitude is a way of savouring the fleeting moments in life. The moments I would take for granted and forget immediately while the big dramatic events and annoyances would linger for days on end.

So I have taught myself to savour the moment. To slow down and to notice things and than to write them down.

Now as I look back on my piles of Gratitude Journals and read the little moments I realise how special they were.

• Cuddles with the boys on the couch.
• Watching The Simpsons and eating popcorn.
• Building sandcastles and throwing the ball to the dog on the beach.
• Listening to the rain on the tin roof.
• Having dinner and lighting candles (because every night was a special occasion)
• Celebrating Valentines Day with the boys and me giving them flowers and chocolates because they are the loves of my life.

 And the more I recognise Life's graces the more Blessings I get back in return. Call it luck or coincidence. I call it ..... I don't know what to call it. I just say "thank You" and note it down and fill up my life with Blessings.

 

I would encourage anybody who reads this post to start a Gratitude Journal.

If Your first reaction is "I don't know what to write" or "I have nothing to be grateful for"  start small.

Start with only 5 items per day. Simple things like:

 

I am grateful for:

1. a working wifi so I can surf the Net
2. a good show on TV
3. the smell of spring in the air
4. a glass of wine
5. being pain free for half an hour
6. petrol in my car
7. my job
8. my husband
9. my sons being happy and healthy

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