This week, Wednesday Words is being posted one day earlier
as it is the beginning of the month and I wanted to invite you to a 30 Day
Gratitude Challenge! Starting today, and for each day of November, think about
one thing per day for which you are grateful. To
further challenge you, not only think about one thing a day for which you are grateful, but put gratitude for it into action that day. Here is my example:
Today I am grateful for my family who are loving and supportive. To show them my gratitude, I treated them to Duffeyrolls and breakfast as a surprise this morning.
I have created a Gratitude Calendar you can download and print off. At the top of each day write the one thing you are grateful for that day, and underneath it write what you did to acknowledge/honor it. At the end of the month you can look back and be reminded of all the good things in your life.
Download the Gratitude Calendar here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xgCreNSZ2OYTR4VXRERndUWlE/view?usp=sharing
Today I am grateful for my family who are loving and supportive. To show them my gratitude, I treated them to Duffeyrolls and breakfast as a surprise this morning.
I have created a Gratitude Calendar you can download and print off. At the top of each day write the one thing you are grateful for that day, and underneath it write what you did to acknowledge/honor it. At the end of the month you can look back and be reminded of all the good things in your life.
Download the Gratitude Calendar here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xgCreNSZ2OYTR4VXRERndUWlE/view?usp=sharing
Why gratitude? Those of us who have experienced personal loss, struggle,
difficult change or transition have learned the hard way the positive impact of gratitude has on our lives, ability to cope, ability to have hope and encouragement for the future and being present in the moment for feelings of peace. When I counsel people after the loss of a loved one, they often ask me, What can I do to stop this pain? How long will this pain last? What can you tell me to feel better? In most cases, I wish I had a magic wand to wave it all away, or a big blanket of love to cover that person; however, much of our own healing comes from within. Being grateful and having a gratitude practice, where you actively acknowledge that for which you are grateful, allows you to be in the present moment and not stuck in fear for the future or regrets from the past.
Why 30 days? I am not going to tell you that 30 days leads to new habits…that idea is challenged by experts and many say new habits take longer than that to form. However, I will anecdotally support the notion that a 30 day challenge has long term positive impacts. A 30 day challenge can give you something new to focus on, can bring awareness to things you may have forgotten about, or help you on the path to new practices and positive personal growth/change. Below, enjoy this short video by Matt Cutts from a 2011 TED Talk about 30 day challenges:
Why 30 days? I am not going to tell you that 30 days leads to new habits…that idea is challenged by experts and many say new habits take longer than that to form. However, I will anecdotally support the notion that a 30 day challenge has long term positive impacts. A 30 day challenge can give you something new to focus on, can bring awareness to things you may have forgotten about, or help you on the path to new practices and positive personal growth/change. Below, enjoy this short video by Matt Cutts from a 2011 TED Talk about 30 day challenges:
For the month of November, Wednesday Words will feature those things for which I am grateful and how I honored them each day. Whether you share yours with your friends and family or keep it private is up to you, but I hope you find the practice inspiring and that it will help lead you to feelings of peace and joy.
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