Category Archives: Personal Journal

This is the last day of my gratitude challenge but I do not plan on stop being grateful…I simple won’t be using this platform to record and journal my every day reflections.  For this final entry I was going to write only about my gratitude for mothers, but on my way into work I realizeContinue reading “05/24/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 14 (Final Day)”

This is my second to last gratitude challenge that I will be posting on a normal cadence, but I am keeping a BAGELS daily journal that will contain my feelings and thoughts of gratitude daily.  For those of you that are not familiar with BAGEL journaling: B: Behavior – What behavior did you have yesterdayContinue reading “05/23/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 13”

On this day I am grateful for dreams and goals.  I love having something to chase, moving towards a better me, and making improvements on myself.  While I am currently in this state of uncertainty I am working on my calmness and ability to relax.  I am taking actionable steps each day as it pertainsContinue reading “05/22/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 12”

Today on this raining Monday as I write of my focused gratitude from the Sunday that just passed, I can say that silence is something I am very grateful for.  I had a lot of time to myself and while I did not fully take advantage of my time it was good for me toContinue reading “05/21/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 11”

My gratitude journal is getting more difficult as the days progress and perhaps that is the point.  Anything is easy if you only need to do it once or a few times.  It is the routine and creating of a new habit that takes the real effort.  Yesterday I went to a wake, which isContinue reading “05/20/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 10”

I have gratitude for pain, for the sour, and for the hardship.  For without these things, the pleasure, sweet, and achievements would not be as meaningful.  I want to bring attention to the fact that we all need a struggle.  There is a need to achieve and to have a goal.  I believe that onceContinue reading “05/19/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 9”

I am grateful on this day for the sun.  It might sound sappy but I am in such a better mood when I see the sun and feel its warmth.  There is no need for me to dredge on about it, but perhaps we all need to stop from time to time to appreciate theContinue reading “05/18/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 8”

I want to share my gratitude today on the topic of forgiveness.  While I am not always the best with this one I am very grateful of the act of forgiving.  I do my best on this, but like most things if not all I have room to grow.  Holding onto things hurts you orContinue reading “05/17/2017 – Gratitude Challenge Day 7”