Recent customers in the store, Merrily and Betsy (who are life coaches, check out www.lifeisbutadreamcoaching.com) submitted a Personal Practice for our newsletter that suggested starting a Gratitude Journal. The idea is to jot down 3 things at the end of every day that you are grateful for and re-read the list before going to bed. By focusing on the positive things in our lives, we can point ourselves in better directions. It sounded easy so I decided to try it for the past week and share it with you. If you have been doing a similar practice, we would love to hear about some of your entries.
Day 1: I am Grateful for:
1. A husband who, despite allergies, allows our adopted cat to sleep at the foot of the bed
2. Sunny skies that have caused my garden to explode with color and beauty
3. Air conditioning, to counteract those sunny skies
Day 2: I am Grateful for:
1. Customers that come in and generously share their enthusiasm for my store
2. Good health
3. Parents that taught me the value of hard work
Day 3: I am Grateful for:
1. Rebecca’s yoga/pilates fusion class which makes me float all the way home
2. Tomato plants that I haven’t managed to kill off yet
3. Sundays, because it is my one day of rest
Day 4: I am Grateful for:
1. Working with such talented small business owners, many of whom are women who are also on a life’s journey
2. Friends who send funny emails at times when I really need a smile
3. Two cats who are there to greet me and a husband who pours me a glass of wine when I walk in the door at night
Day 5: I am Grateful for:
1. My husband who killed the cockroach before I could actually see it
2. My neighbor who talked me into trying beekeeping
3. Two happy, healthy, honorable sons
Day 6: I am Grateful for:
1. Happy bees that haven’t stung me yet
2. Good books
3. Volunteering at the Raleigh Rescue Mission because that certainly puts my problems into perspective
Day 7: I am Grateful for:
1. The City of Raleigh’s insurance because if that bozo in the city truck had hit me, I know I would have gotten a new car out of it. Yo, look before changing lanes!!
2. That the City of Raleigh truck didn’t hit me, because I love my little convertible and I would miss it
3. Other business owners who have reached out with encouragement and contacts
So what are you grateful for?
2 Comments
I am grateful for new friends and professional colleagues like Susan.
I am grateful for Kathleen Logan my co-author of Second Blooming for Women: Growing a Life that Matters after Fifty.
I am grateful for Merrily Sable, my business partner .
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