Happy Monday! I realized yesterday just how much I look forward to Mondays now. Monday is now my time to regroup, clean up from the weekend and get back on track after a couple days of going off track from the typical week routine (note to self, need to make a weekend eating plan!).
I started Gratitude Monday when I was in the corporate mentality, working for “the man”, as a way to readjust my attitude after the weekends. It was a way to focus on the awesome people and things in my life so I could crowd out the negativity that threatened to invade my day with “not good enoughs”. It is amazing how just taking 5 minutes out of the day to be thankful for a couple things outside yourself can change your mindset. What you focus on is what you create.
What are you thankful for today? If you need some inspiration, read my list below and then go make your own!
I am grateful for:
- The opportunity and availability to sit in the sun while studying and coming up with awesome ideas for Abundawonderful.
- My part-time “adorable office assistants” part-time “sharp clawed terrors” 😉
- The funny little sparrows, boldly fluttering around the outside tables at one of my favorite coffee shops.
- Wonderful, supportive colleagues and friends.
- Spending time with my sister playing Nancy Drew computer games, solving puzzles and getting so wrapped up in the story and each other that time just flies.
- A fun new haircut!
As always, this is not an exhaustive list, as I am so totally blessed with so many people and so many wonderful things in my life that I couldn’t possibly list them all!
If things in your life are looking bleak right now and you’re reading this thinking “you have no idea about the real world, my life sucks, what could I ever be grateful for”, please know that I’ve been there. I actually go through phases like that often enough that I completely understand your mentality (even if I don’t know exactly what’s going on in your particular life). If you would, please give this a try: think of one thing that has made you smile, either today or at any point in your life, and write it down. Try doing this every day for one week, at the end of that week look over your paper and see what happens. Remember, what you focus on is what you create.
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