I'm mixing things up this month and am writing a series of Thankful Thursday posts - some will be "quilty" and some will not.
Many times we get caught focusing on what we don't have, wished we had or think we need. Instead I want to flip that focus around to being Thankful ....
There are a multitude of things in life we can be thankful for. It's pretty easy to categorize these things - family, pets, friends, health, job, a place to live. Sometimes it gets a little harder when we try to narrow down to specifics.
And other times, it's pretty easy to be specific - especially when looking at old photos - and you are very thankful your hair today doesn’t look like it did back in the 1980's! :)
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer
Sometimes it takes a conscious effort to be thankful.
Everyday - take time to think about the good things in your life. I will admit, there are days that this seems like a major effort. But do it...
If you are inclined, write them down. I normally do my "thinking" time while I'm driving, so that makes it a bit more challenging to wield pen and paper. But writing them down makes it easy to review, reflect and redirect our thoughts on those days when we feel less than thankful.
After a while your brain will catch on to being thankful and it will become easier to be more specific. In no time, you will be counting your blessings everyday.
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