During this holiday week of Thanksgiving I've been thinking about gratitude and how good I feel when I remember to focus on all there is to be grateful for in my life. Are you feeling grateful for the people you have in your life? Do you feel grateful for all of the things you are able to have and do? Feeling gratitude comes from evaluating life in a way that reminds you to notice and appreciate all that is good. I've discovered that asking myself questions is the easiest way to focus on all that is good in my life.
Following are some questions that help me focus on gratitude:
___ Who am I grateful to have in my life?
___ What am I grateful to have in my life?
___ Who do I feel grateful to be?
___ What do I feel grateful to be able to give?
___ What do I feel grateful to receive?
___ What do I feel grateful to have learned?
___ What do I feel grateful to be able to teach?
How do you feel after you ask and answer the gratitude questions above? Do they help you feel more grateful for the people, animals, places, things, and experiences you have in your life? What we focus on is what we feel and the questions help us focus on gratitude.
One of the people I am grateful to have in my life is Cheryl Richardson. She is what I consider a treasured teacher in my life. Her latest email newsletter is about what she calls "The Thank You Game." To see her newsletter and read about how to play the game just click on the following link:
Cheryl Richardson Newsletter: Week 47 - The Thank You Game: Share the wealth
During this week of Thanksgiving it is my intention to remember all that I treasure and to imagine all that can be. I hope you will too — remember all you treasure and imagine all that can be!
The following Thanksgiving card was created by my husband for me to add to this message. Just click on the card to see it.
We are both wishing you a joyful Thanksgiving!
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