jeromefaradaySunday gratitude tip for the week of October 3rd:
Sometimes we all need some kind of fire to get us (or keep us) going. We may keep a gratitude journal or make an effort to stay upbeat, but the weight of the world can sometimes be pretty heavy. Reflecting on a few positiv aspects of our life each evening may not seem to stack up to the overall negativity we perceive in our lives. This is when it’s time for what I like to call the “gratitude blitz.”
Get out a sheet of paper or get up a word processing program and write down one hundred things for which you’re grateful. That’s right, not five, not ten, not even fifty, but one hundred! Be general, be specific, include past and present (hold off on future for a moment; more on that next Sunday) and above all enjoy the feeling of the good things God has given you in life.
After you’ve written these one hundred things, keep the list close by and whenever you’re starting to feel negative or down, whip it out. Even better, add ten or twenty more each time you read it. It’ll be a constant reminder of how much you have to be grateful for.
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