My friend Laureen inspired me to start tweeting a daily gratitude list. I like it a lot, and I don't want to lose the little hints into our daily lives, so I am gathering them here on my blog. Probably. Maybe. If I continue to care about preserving them.
9/17
Employment in a recession. Patient people. Having many outlets for what I need or want to say. Love of family. Books on CD. #gratitudelist
9/19
Simple pleasures: Morning Pages, green smoothies made greener with Green Goddess, HDS, football Sunday, new beginnings. #gratitudelist
9/20
Friends who share their babies, daughters who come home for visits, e-banking, conversations with Frank, self-compassion. #gratitudelist
9/21
Simplifying, saying enuf, dh who picks up slack, too-short traffic jams thx to wonderfully melodramatic books on CD, MJ home. #gratitudelist
9/22 a.m.
Snuggles w/my *adult* dd, optical illusions w/Emma, sunshine & a full moon on the autumnal equinox, having options, C. Kane. #gratitudelist
9/22 p.m.
Kind text messages from daughters, a job that accommodates my #procrastination (mixed bag), my cozy home, JK Rowling, love. #gratitudelist
Traveling, sleeping
2 hours ago
4 comments:
That's a good idea!
So glad you're listening to books in traffic!
Here's what's supercool about the #GratitudeList thing... did you know that your brain cannot simultaneously hold stress and gratitude? Try it some time when you find yourself all freaked-out and whiteknuckled about something... then just give a quick "I am so grateful for..." and observe what happens to your head. Amazing.
I originally got this from a post on No Impact Man, here: http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/join-me-in-sharing-your-nightly-gratitudelist-on-twitter.html
I have no idea if he's still doing it, but it makes me happy.
Thanks, Laureen! I gave him credit in my most recent post.
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