Gratitude
I haven’t joined Jenny Matlock’s Alphabe for ages but saw that it was the letter ‘G’ and knew I had to share a brilliant idea. It comes from Heather Bestel who has some marvellously simple ideas to make life a little better at very little cost!
I have been feeling in the grumps for a while now. I find Christmas a tricky time of the year and I’m still coughing so have all the ingredients to feel sorry for myself. New Year’s day was awful. I had a dreadful headache (not alcohol induced!) and felt completely at odds with the world let alone the new year that had now started.
This morning, I woke feeling lighter in spirit, not coughing and it wasn’t raining! All good signs to persuade me to get back into my swimming regime. I promised myself that I would go gently and not struggle to get to the half mile I was doing before the lurgy hit. This was, after all, a chance for me to get back into things.
Well, Dear Reader, I can announce with some pride that by 8.30am I was back home having done the 32 lengths for the half mile and feeling that I could actually have done some more. I then opened my email from Heather about Gratitude Jars and I felt a message had been sent.
I shall be looking for a special jar tomorrow when I go on our ‘shopping after Christmas that isn’t local’ trip. Not sure what to look for but I’ll know it when I see it. I haven’t explained what IT is. You’ll have to watch Heather to find out but do have a go!
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The grumps can be hard to get rid of, especially when you are under the weather…
I think this gratitude jar is a great way to focus more on the positive things in our lives!
Thanks for linking to the letter “G”!
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I need to say to myself every day what I am grateful for , because I am not disciplined enough to journal. Pretty jars!~Ames
Julia thank you! I have visited the Feel Good Fairy and am joining in. Looking forward to sharing my gratitude jar with you in December!
Wren x
so glad that you’re feeling better and got back in the pool. Sounds like something I should do! {:-Deb
What a wonderful idea!
How wonderful you’re feeling much better. It’s never fun when you’re out of sorts, is it? May 2014 hold much happiness, good health, and prosperity for you & yours! I’m gonna hop over to Heather’s place in a sec to see what’s going on. Good “G” post for the Alphabe-Thursday classroom!
Happy New Year and well done with the athletic achievements, gratitude is such a lovely theme
These are quite lovely and I’ll have to check her jar idea out! Hope you are feeling better soon!
Gratitude is almost always the answer…Much joy for you in the new year!
Ahh thanks Julia im going to do this ♡
Good luck with yr project!
I did a Gratitude Project for 2013. Some days were much harder than others to find something to be thankful for but I did it and have a jar full of smiles. Good luck with yours 🙂
I read about this on another blog and thought to share with my granddaughters. Thanks for reminding me.