On Thursday at Gwyneth's Brownie meeting we discussed "Gratitude". My good friend, Patty, lead the meeting, and she did a wonderful job helping the girls learn how to think about what they have to be thankful for. Even on the worst of days, there is always something to be thankful for. She gave each Brownie their own "Gratitude Journal" and asked them to write down 5 things each day that they are thankful for. She also gave them a small pad of paper and asked that they give each person at their Thanksgiving dinner a piece of the paper and ask them to write down one thing that they are thankful for. The girls can then keep those papers from family and friends in their Gratitude Journals, and refer them them when they are struggling to write something that they are thankful for.
I think it is a great idea to think of 5 things a day that you are thankful for. My five things for today are:
1) My first cup of coffee in the morning
2) My crazy kitty mug that I have had for YEARS that I must have my coffee in at home, otherwise it just isn't quite right
3) TiVo-one of the best inventions ever!
4) The Internet
5) Sharpies-I love my pens and paper products!
OK-as you can see, they don't always have to deep things, just things that you love and are thankful for. Obviously I am thankful for my family, my home, yadda, yadda, yadda. But sometimes it is fun to think of the little things that make life so much fun!
What are you thankful for?
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