To be thankful now for things large and small: a journal writing exercise

Published May 18, 2011 | By Debra

To be thankful for things that are easy to take for granted until you don’t have them…

Have you ever had a toothache, a bladder infection, been hung over, etc. and wish you felt better?

Have you ever had an unexpected or regular bills piling up amounting to more than what you have in your bank account?

Here’s a novel idea: how about feeling gratitude when we have our health, we are pain free, we are well rested, and we have enough money in the bank?

Let’s be thankful for what we do have NOW.

In your journal write a list of things to be thankful about now.

I am thankful for:

1. Being alive

2. My daughter being happy

3. Having enough money to send my daughter to a nice Girl Scout summer camp this July

4. My kind and loving husband

5. My students who are still learning despite it being very close to the end of our school year…

6. I don’t have a headache

7. I am centered and anxiety/worry-free at the moment…

Your turn, Dear Warm Milk Reader. What do you have going on to be thankful for? It sometimes can be the littlest of things.

Goodnight,

Debra

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