Good morning friends!
This morning I read an old favorite of mine, Peace and Plenty, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, and she talked of the benefits of coming to the end of the day and writing down at least 5 things you were thankful for that day. A Gratitude List, as it’s known. The benefits are better than healthcare.
Just taking time to acknowledge your daily blessings from God can improve the way you live, exercise, are in good health, find contentment, have less stress, are more alert and enthusiastic.
For instance yesterday...a normal trip to Walmart turned into a blessing when a lady recognized me from my time at the library. She actually took time to stop and ask why I was no longer there and that turned into a few minutes of talking about being at home, crafts we're into and becoming friends on Facebook. What a blessing! Who doesn't want to make a new friend on a random Monday while returning something at Walmart?😀
Later that afternoon I received a few pictures of Asa and Sunday from Morgan. She's so good about sending us pictures and videos of the boys. We texted back and forth and that turned into a phone call as I was standing in the kitchen cooking. What a blessing to have a great relationship with my daughter-in-love that she wants to talk and dream about the future with me. That does a heart good 💛
Today I have a sewing date with Ella (she's 9) and I'm looking forward to all the sweet conversations we always have and teaching her a skill she can take into her future life.
These are the little blessings that I never want to take for granted. The blessings of ordinary days.
It's said that the more you exercise the muscle of looking for blessings, the more you will notice. Maybe this is one exercise routine I can actually follow through with 😀
It’s easy to give thanks for the big things that happen in life. But it’s the little things that happen in an ordinary day that add up to a grateful life.
Have a beautiful day, my friends!
Until Next Time...
Blessings!
I love this post; you know I feel the same about being grateful for the small (and big) things everyday. It also shifts my perspective, and takes my eyes from me to the world around me. I love doing this and have multiple gratitude lists all over the place: at work, at home, in my Bible, in my journal. It really is the blessing of ordinary days that means the world to me. Thanks for sharing today, friend!
ReplyDeleteThis is really a great idea and something I would love to be intentional about implementing in my own life. Often times, at least for me and my family, the days can feel so hard and frustrating but even in the midst of all of that there really are little things to be grateful for. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love this! It's so true that those little blessings are really what make up life and it's so important to take note of them, and thank God for them.
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree on thinking on your daily blessings.
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