Appreciate Life

Focus on all that you have, all you have achieved, and all the positives of life itself. This is a path to peace, happiness, and well being. Focusing on the negatives, the unmet expectations, and whatever you feel you lack will never bring you joy, happiness, and a sense of fulfillment.

Visual Gratitude - Month of May

I so enjoyed the Visual Gratitude "Journal" I completed in April that I had to create another one in May. Here's what I did. I love doing these!!

Once again, I began by painting a sheet of bristol board (11" x 14") and then glued some papers and sheet music to the page. Each day, I wrote 5 things I was grateful for using an ultra fine Sharpie.

Here's what it looked like before I began to write on it. 

I'll be back to share my June Visual Gratitude sheet next month. At some point I want to try creating a months worth of weekly pages...but I'm not ready yet. I'm enjoying these monthly painted gratitude sheets too much.

Click here to view the April Gratitudes page.

The Gift of Gratitude

Consider giving the Gift of GRATITUDE. There's still time to order The Gratitude Habit Journal/Workbook as an end of school year gift for teachers, aides, coaches, etc. It's a great way to show your appreciation.

A Visual Month of Gratitude

I had fun last month with gratitude. Rather than using a journal book for recording my daily gratitude, I added each day's entries to a painted page.

Before the month of April began, I painted an 11" x 14" sheet of bristol board and cut out numbers from magazines. Then each day, I glued one of the numbers in place and wrote 5 things I was grateful for that day.

This is how the board looked before I began to add my daily gratitudes:

What a fun way to keep a gratitude "journal." I loved the visual aspect of this 30 day project. I am looking forward to doing this again for May. I had the new background painted and ready to go before May 1st. You can expect to see the May Visual Gratitude page sometime during the first week of June.

Grateful for LIFE

Last year, on Day 29 of the 30 Days of Gratitude Photos, I chose to be grateful for Life. The words I wrote a year ago still hold true today. Life is the gift that allows us to experience all the other gifts in our lives. I am ever so grateful for the life I have and for life itself.

This is day 30, and the final day, of the Thirty Days of Gratitude. I am grateful for this past month of gratitude images and the time I have spent writing about them here. I always find that writing an extended paragraph, or more, on something I am thankful for is a wonderfully fulfilling exercise. I highly recommend it.

Grateful for Food

"Food, glorious food." I am grateful for the food I eat each day and for a pantry that is full.

I am grateful for how food can both sustain life and manage to be so yummy. I appreciate the variety of flavors and the way some seem to dance on my tongue. There are many foods that are totally enjoyable to eat.

I am thankful for the energy and nutrition I derive from eating. And I give thanks to all those involved in the process of getting the food from the farm to my kitchen table.

I am thankful to have my basic food needs met and for the ability to easily replenish my supply whenever needed.

This is day 29 of the Thirty Days of Gratitude.

Grateful for My Parents

I am so grateful for my parents. How blessed I have been to be able to call these two loving and supportive people my parents...And to do so for so many years. Wow...what an amazing gift to have years of sharing and caring, of celebrations and special moments, and of all the opportunities to help and support one another.

They have been a support to me my whole life. When something exciting happens, the first people I think of sharing it with are my parents. When I am visiting an awesomely beautiful site, I wish I could share it with them. And when troubled with concerns or worries, I can always find an open and understanding sounding board in them.

I am thankful for having another day, another month, and another year to have my parents in my life.

Check out the gift of the Gratitude Box we gave to my parents.

This is day 28 of the Thirty Days of Gratitude.