Thankfulness & gratefulness, are two words that have been crossing my path of life of late. When something keeps gently popping up in front of me or hitting me smack in the face, I don't call it a coincidence. They come to me for a reason, so I have chosen "gratitude" as my personal theme for 2011.
I recently read somewhere (and wish I could remember where) that once this person began to give thanks for what she had, she finally found peace & happiness in her life. It makes perfect sense to me and seems so simple. We shall see.
I was given a journal for Christmas. It's a very sweet old book cover, spiral-bound with blank pages and a few of the old left in. This shall be my gratitude journal. I am excited about this theme and project for the new year.
I will leave you with this quote. Try to keep it in mind in the coming week.
“Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.” - Alfred Painter
OK...let's hold each other up with our words for the year and our attitude! I worked on my blog last night and have chosen JOY. We should make a good pair, heh LaVonneski! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHow true, LaVonne!I try to "count my blessings instead of sheep" (remember that old song?) every night before I go to sleep. We really do have so much to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteI for one am thankful for you and the fact that you're blogging again!
Love, Angie
ps-I'm knitting up your beautiful wool into mittens! I love it!