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A gratitude journal entry for a balmy February day (yes, balmy! Very mild winter so far…)
Published February 2, 2012 | 
I Am thankful for the things I have now in my life such as:
1. The Atlantic ocean and a beautiful beach just blocks away from my home. This evening I enjoyed the pastel pinks and blues of the sky and on the water as the sun went down. The Florida birds were fun to watch and I enjoyed my walk and doing my Bikram yoga poses on the shore…
2. The nice glass of Cabernet Sauvignon that I am enjoying right now.
3. The productive day that I had with my students today.
4. My home which is clean, comfortable, warm, and a fun space to live in.
5. My husband whom I absolutely adore. I still get butterfly flutters when I think of how much I love him.
6. My adorable daughter who is smart and ambitious and ready to take on the world at age 14.
7. My parents and brother who are always there for me.
8. My ex whose friendship and mutual caring for our children I tremendously appreciate.
9. My beautiful Merlot red 2009 Honda Accord. It is the greatest car.
10. Being safe and healthy and alive.
Now it is your turn, Dear friend…
What are you thankful that you have in your life right now?
In Peace,
Debra
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Leave a commentA Thanksgiving morning gratitude journal list
Published November 24, 2011 | 
This Thanksgiving morning I feel blessed and thankful for so many things, including:
1. This cup of warm delicious coffee I am enjoying as I write this.
2. The sunlight and shadows of the trees outside my bedroom window.
3. My sweet husband still sleeping close by.
4. This time away to enjoy the holiday in the mountains.
5. My health
6. My family and friends
7. This wonderful creative and spiritual outlet I have here on The Warm Milk Journal where I can write, create, share, connect with, and help others.
I could truly go on but I will finish this list in my private journal instead.
This Thanksgiving what are you thankful for?
An attitude of gratitude is a great habit to get into.
What we are thankful for and focus on grows!
What we appreciate appreciates!
Thank you for visiting!
Much love always,
Debra
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Ten things I just wrote in my gratitude journal. What are you thankful for right now?
Published October 28, 2011 | 
Before I turn in and turn off the lights, I would just like to make a quick entry in my gratitude journal:
Tonight I am thankful for:
1. My health
2. My job
3. My family
4. The time I have had alone this evening to relax and connect with friends on Twitter and Facebook
5. Good leftovers so I don’t have too cook tonight
6. My daughter being happy
7. My friends
8. My comfortable bed
9. My writing
10. Florida, my beautiful home of five years!
What are you grateful right now? Write it down, savor it, and drift off to sleep with all of your many blessings floating happily in your mind.
Good night,
Debra
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A gratitude journal entry for this Sunday morning: what are you thankful for?
Published October 16, 2011 | 
A GRATITUDE JOURNAL ENTRY FOR THIS SUNDAY MORNING
Ten things to be thankful for this morning:
1. Another day of life
2. A day off from my job
3. Time with my family and friends this weekend
4. A perfect October morning
5. A refrigerator and pantry full of food
6. My health
7. My teenage daughter wants to spend time with me
8. The sweet companionship of my husband
9. My college football teams did well yesterday
10. My beautiful home.
What are you thankful for this morning. Write it down.
Enjoy the day.
Debra
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Friday blessings for my gratitude journal this morning
Published August 12, 2011 | 
My blessings this Friday morning:
1. I am thankful for another beautiful North Florida Summer day!
2. I am thankful for all of you who take an interest and support what I am doing here at The Warm Milk Journal
3. Each day is a gift
4. Good health is a gift. Anytime we are pain free, that is awesome!
5. Each breath is a gift.
6. Each good meal I eat,
7. Each hug and kiss I receive,
8. the look of love in my husband’s eyes,
9. the softness of my cat, Mew purring and cuddling up to me
10. Watching my daughter grow up
Blessed. I am blessed.
What would you list in your gratitude journal this morning, hmm… ?
Happy Friday, all!
Debra
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What we appreciate appreciates: a gratitude journal entry for this morning
Published May 28, 2011 | 
What do I appreciate this morning? My list for my gratitude journal would look like this:
1. My health
2. My body
3. The great cup of coffee I am enjoying right now.
4. Time off from work this weekend.
5. Time with my brother and his fiance in their new home in Decatur, GA
6. My daughter
7. Our service people: THANK YOU!
What do you appreciate?
Keeping an attitude of gratitude helps to keep us centered, peaceful, and have a more positive focus as we go about our day.
Have a blessed day,
Debra
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To be thankful now for things large and small: a journal writing exercise
Published May 18, 2011 | 
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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Posted in anxiety, finances, Good Health, Happiness, journal writing, Positive living | centered, good health, gratitude journal, no anxiety, pain free, peace, thankful, worry free | Leave a commentSeven things I’m putting in my gratitude journal this morning
Published April 17, 2011 | 
My Sunday morning reflections include many things I am thankful for such as:
1. This brand new day
2. My life
3. My health
4. My loving husband
5. My cats
6. This beautiful day we have here in Northeast Florida
7. Time to rest (read, get out and enjoy nature)
What are you thankful for today? Perhaps write a few things in your gratitude journal.
In Peace,
Debra
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What we appreciate appreciates. What are you thankful for tonight?
Published February 16, 2011 | 
What are you thankful for right now? Get out your journal and write down a few things that you are truly thankful for.
My list for this evening would be-
I am thankful for:
my health
my fiance
my job
my cats
this time this evening to recharge from my busy day as a school teacher
the good food that awaits us for dinner: rosemary lemon chicken, artichokes, rosemary bread, French pinot noir wine
An interesting looking movie from Netflix about Tony Blair and his relationship with recent American presidents
The new people I am meeting through The Warm Milk Journal and Twitter.
The fact that I am getting married next month to the man I adore…
—- Your turn! : )
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Posted in Journal Prompts, journal writing, lists | giving thanks, gratitude journal, journal writing | 2 CommentsFive benefits to keeping a gratitude journal
Published January 17, 2011 |
How many of you are keeping a gratitude journal? I find it to be very beneficial to jot down a few things I am thankful for either in the morning or right before I go to bed.
Developing an attitude of gratitude provides these five benefits:
- helping us to stay focused on all the good and abundance all around us
- redirects our minds if we are thinking about something negative or experiencing a negative emotional state such as sadness, fear, anxiety, etc.
- What we appreciate appreciates so we will manifest more of the good stuff if we are thankful for it now
- Keeps us centered, peaceful, more joyful, and more connected spiritually to others and God
- It improves the quality of our relationships for we appreciate the special people in our life more and we are pleasant to be around as well
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to begin a gratitude journal. The beauty of this practice is that it does not require much time. It’s amazing how rapidly thinking about what you are thankful for can turn your state of mind around to a more positive one.
My gratitude list for this morning might look something like this.
This morning, I am thankful for:
- My home
- My fiance
- My cat, mew
- My children
- My comfortable bed
- This rainy day so that I can happily nest and write all day
I’ll stop here. Your turn, dear reader….
Have a blessed day,
Debra : )
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