What Are You Thankful For Today?

Stop what you are doing, take a moment and think about all the people, things, and happenings in your life that you are thankful for.

There are so many serendipitous moments in our lives to savour.

Whether things are going well, or not so well, there are still moments of peace, beauty, happiness, tende
ess, and kindness to be cherished.

“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine your thankful thoughts.” Alan Cohen

Where, and on what and whom are you shining your thankful thoughts?

There are many glorious things in our lives to be appreciated; see if any of these are on your grateful list today.

Someone smiled at me, said a kind word, hugged me, or offered me a helping handr
My family and friendsr
My homer
My petr
My jobr
What I am able to do todayr
Sunsets, sunrises, sunshine, rain, rainbows, clouds, thunderstorms, fall leaves, birds, trees, flowers, hills, mountains, animals, etc.
A cup of tea, or my favourite beverage, and the food I eatr
Clothes and shoesr
Movies, music, art, poetry, booksr
Oceans, beaches, lakes, rivers, streams, forestsr
Cards, emails, text messagesr
Thoughtful words or gesturesr
Imagination and creativityr
T.V., computer, phones, technology, appliances, electricityr
Water – whether to drink, bathe, shower, or swim inr
Photos
Love
Life
Laughter
God (what you understand this to be)
Opportunities and possibilities

These are just a few of the wonderful things to be grateful for. Perhaps you can think of others as well.

Have you ever seen the “Sound of Music”? If so, you might remember the song, “These are a few of my favourite things”. I’m sure you have a list of some of your favourite things or memories. If you don’t, you can start one.

At the end of the day, I like to jot dow
ALL the people and things I was thankful for.

Some days the list is longer than others, and you might find that as well.

What’s important isn’t how many items you have on your list or in your grateful journal, but that you are making time to take those moments and let them sink deeper into your heart of appreciation.

Complete your day in a positive way by jotting down what you were grateful for.

Whether your day was joyful, hectic, harried, or stressful, you can take out a piece of paper and a pen and make note of who, and what, you were thankful for.

It can be something big or small, significant or insignificant, eventful or uneventful.

You can choose people, places, things, or a combination of all.

You can write a word, line, or paragraph about something or someone you appreciate.

Remember, life is full of beautiful moments if we open our eyes to see them and our hearts to receive them.

Using these insights will assist in you minimizing stress and anxiety in your life and maximizing happiness, peace, possibilities and thankfulness.