Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is a day to remember all of the blessings in our life for which we are thankful for. I work to keep this in the forefront of my mind all year for myself and my daughter. I have found that when I focus on what the good things in my life; I’m in a place of gratitude and that I see the world as a much happier place.
One habit, for my daughter and I, is to share over dinner each night 3 good things that happened to us that day. It puts both of us in a place of appreciation for the blessings we have; it also helps for me to see the world through my daughter’s eyes and leads to wonderful conversation. I have found that no matter what happened in my life that day; I always leave the dinner table with a little more spring in my step than when I sat down.
I love this too.
(nice rhyme with 'attitude of gratitude.' Why isn't that more of a buzzphrase?)
I was a camp counselor for a cabin of eight eleven-year-old girls, and every night we would sit in a circle around a candle and share our "highlight of the day." We should always take a moment to remember moments, especially those moments that make us happy.
On the flip side, my mom and I occasionally slip into "Things I don't like about today," which is really a "Oh my goodness, I'm so stressed about __________" list. Sometimes there can be shame in being stressed about a problem, and a lot of the times we hide it until it absolutely needs to be dealt with. But when you're sitting next to someone who's being just as open as you are about what's bothering them, and making jokes about it, your problems float effortlessly to the surface. And that's where they should be if you want to deal with them.