Being Me: Week 45

Gratitude helps us see what is there instead of what isn't 

Being Me: Week 45 (Count your rainbows not your thunderstorms)

November theme: Small seeds of gratitude will provide a harvest of hope

Why is it so hard for most of us to view our lives with the glass half full instead of half empty? Is it our past circumstances that dictate our future thoughts, or are we prone to being negative positive regardless of our life lessons?

I have discovered the uplifting truth of giving to others to brighten your day. A simple act of kindness, conversation or  compliment, can shake away a storm in your heart. It is always more fulfilling to give. 

Counting your blessings is another form of gratitude. It is often uplifting to see what we have instead of what is lacking. From a roof over our heads to the air that we breath, there will always be blessings when we choose to look for them.

A daily gratitude practice has the power to shift our hearts and minds by writing as few as 3 things each day that you are grateful for.

 Themes for each month to journal, create or contemplate on your journey

• January - The best time for new beginnings is now

1. Morning routine
2. Mission statement
3. Create your YES list
4. Goals, baby steps, tiny promises
5. Putting it in motion

• February - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself

1. Take care of your body
2. Meditation and solitude
3. Food choices and ideas for change
4. What makes you happy

• March - All you need is tea and warm socks

1. Enjoy the simple things
2. Letting go of thoughts and things
3. Both hands
4. Mindfulness (social media and smart phones)
5. Setting intentions

• April - Water your roots so your soul can blossom

1. Water and other things we need to grow
2. Time to blossom
3. The 3 R's
4. Forgiveness

• May -  The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment

1. Stop judging yourself and others (why we judge)
2. The grass isn't always greener
3. Love is the absence of judgement
4. Stop judging yourself if you don't want to be judged

• June - Believe you can and your halfway there

1. Believe in yourself
2. Believe in others
3. What thoughts have distorted our beliefs
4. Invest in yourself

• July - Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts

1. Integrity
2. Taking risks
3. Abundance
4. Let your light shine

• August - We are who we choose to be

1. Who do you think you are

• September - Sometimes we can learn and study & know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope

1. What do you know to be true of you
2. Books that create thought
3. What holds you back
4. Trust yourself
5. Hope means your ready to see the good in tomorrow

• October - We can't become what we want by remaining what we are

1. Do the work if you want change
2. A mind stretched can never go back
3. Healthier is not just what your eating, but what you think and say
4. In the end we only regret the chance we did not take

• November - Small seeds of gratitude will provide a harvest of hope

1. Count your rainbows not your thunderstorms

• December - Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of hope

 Mission Statement:  I will improve my overall health and wellness, use kindness and inspiration with a vision that creates  a community of giving and in doing so achieve my purpose in this life.   

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