Piggybacking off of Ace’s post, I decided to challenge you all to 7 days of gratitude journaling. Journaling has a positive impact on physical well-being, including reducing stress and increasing emotional intelligence, memory and comprehension. It can be whatever you want it to be. Draw a picture, cut words out of magazine, do whatever creative […]
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7 Things I’m Grateful for in 2018
Tis’ the season for a grateful heart. I know we should practice gratitude year round, but the holiday season is a friendly reminder to count your blessings. Somehow, we have less than 2 months left in this year. In addition to wondering where all the time went, I want to appreciate the big and little things […]
Super Easy DIY Gratitude Jar
I thought of this idea for my DIY Gratitude Jar while having a Sunday solo dance party in my room. It’s not much different from my first gratitude jar, a recycled wedding party favor, but I put a little more effort into it. When you appreciate all the goodness in your life, more good things […]
9 Things I’m Adding To My Gratitude Jar
A gratitude jar is similar to a gratitude journal. Regardless of how cute it’s designed, the main goal is to record what you’re grateful for on a regular basis– also known as counting your blessings. Some people use them year round, but Thanksgiving week is the unofficial start of the season of giving. For lack of better words, 2016 […]
Gratitude, always. Always, gratitude.
” … it’s all kind of amazing—what we get to do, what we get to attempt, what we sometimes get to commune with. Gratitude always. Always, gratitude.” Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic I decided to share my gratitude journal before listening to Oprah’s “What I Know for Sure” and Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” on Audible. Bare with […]
Use a Vision Board So I Know It’s Real
In 2010, I spent 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic with International Student Volunteers. I remember crying in the airport, not only because folk in Miami were mean, but because this was the first time I would be around people I didn’t know. It was like the first day of kindergarten except without my mama […]