PRACTICE GRATITUDE
Not so long ago it was a struggle for me to find anything good in my life to dwell upon. I don't know when it happened, but a few years ago I simply decided to reject the habits of my childhood and focus on only the good in my life. Not just give it lip service, but truly believe it. Before I long I was practicing "turning shit into sunshine" and every day since has been better for it. With this new view of the world I have realized that it is the flaws and challenges that give our lives depth. Without the lows how can you appreciate the highs, or even the simply okay days? I have learned some wonderful lessons and am grateful for every one of them, big and small.
The assignment: Find at least one thing to be grateful for today. Write it down and put it some place where you can see it all day. Let it be a reminder for you to say thanks throughout the day.
I figured I'd go big with the thing for which I am most grateful, daily:
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Like Bree Hester, I believe you choose to be happy. Sure there are bad (out of your control) things that happen, but how you handle them is completely up to you. Your choices are your responsibility - there is no blame, no shame, no nothing but accountability. Your attitude is your decision. I choose to be happy. Happy within the context of not wearing the proverbial rose-coloured glasses or any expectation that those who populate my life have made the same choice :) Last October, Bree put together 31 DAYS TO A HAPPIER YOU and, armed with her PDF, I'm using March - that dreary time between winter and spring that seems to drag on forever - to make the conscious choice to be happy every day this month!
