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Most times in today’s fast paced world, I feel like I am standing against a wall, and objects are flying at me all the time. I have to duck and bend sideways and forwards to miss all the obstacles that approach me. With these objects come negativity and the challenge that there must be something better for me. I decided it was time to feel grateful for what I have and wanted to start a gratitude journal.
When I discovered the Every Day™ Journal by Compendium, I knew I had found the perfect journal for writing my grateful thoughts. They have 8 different kinds: ENJOY, COURAGE, ACHIEVE, CARE, DREAM, EXPLORE, PASSION and CREATE. So, depending on the one that best reflects an interest, would be a great one to keep as a gratitude journal. (I also use the PASSION one for a prayer journal).
Every other page (in each book) has a quote, which spurns me to find the right word to explain why I am grateful and what I am grateful for. Out of the ENJOY journal, an example of a quote is, “On some days, a shade tree and a few minutes can change your whole attitude. (Unknown)” How true.
Being grateful is about changing attitude, or perhaps it brings about the change in attitude. When we look at where we are and what we have, no matter how small or how large, there is always something to be grateful for.
I’ve found even in my darkest days, if I think for a moment or two, I can be grateful for something. I write,
I am grateful for the inches and inches of snow we have received this last week. (We’re getting hammered here in the Western Alberta Rockies.) It helps me realize that spring is just around the corner and I am grateful that I can feel Mother Nature and all her wondrous wildness. Maybe the snow is her way of having a ‘wild hair day’. I am grateful that I can touch the snow, its icy residue leaving my fingers red with cold. It melts against my warm face, leaving a freshness that no facial toner can promise. My senses are alive. I am grateful for I know in some parts of this world there are people who have never ever even seen a snowflake.”
Now how’s that for a change in attitude this snowy Friday morning?
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