Well, here we are, day 1 of this Gratitude Challenge.
I’d love it if you would either leave a comment, here or on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram…..however you found yourself here. Or even just leave a post on your own profiles, using the hashtag #marchtogratitude.
It’s going to be fun to see the posts on social media when you search, using the hashtag.
I’ll be honest, I’ve been a pretty negative person. For me, living a life of gratitude has been born out of my misery and complaining; and then my desire to not be a negative person. Usually, I will start complaining or moaning about something; and once I catch myself….then I look for something good in the situation.
For example, I hate mornings. That’s already been established. So when I came downstairs to start the morning “cat herding” this is what greeted me.
I could have got upset at my boys (that seems like a typical reaction to this scenario) but I’m constantly looking to “flip the script”.
My first thought was, “Ice Cream for breakfast, huh?!?”
My second thought was, “Take a picture of that, and send it to your sisters.”
Third thought was, “Well, Breakfast is taken care of.”
No upset, no anger, no disappointment. The bucket of ice cream is going to be gone sooner than I intended, but I wasn’t planning on having any so it really doesn’t affect me and when it’s gone…..it’s gone!
They got calories, dairy, and then they took all that sugar crazy to school. So, I’m good!
To wrap it up…….I’m grateful that my kids are independent enough to get their own breakfasts. I may need to talk a little more about appropriate food choices, but in the end, they ate with no complaining and I didn’t have to do anything. I got to drink my coffee that I was also SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR!
I’m calling it a win and moving forward with the day.
I’d love to hear what you’re thankful for today? Coffee? Sunshine? Family? A Job? What?
Today I am thankful for some special time with my two sons (ages 5 & 16), while my husband and daughter (age 14) are on a weekend get-a-way.
That’s awesome! It’s great when we get that “special time”.