Three-things Thursday

Thursdays are alllllll about gratitude. Being thankful. Finding three things to be glad for really can't be all that hard? I mean, even if it's just 1) socks, 2) air, and 3) Q-tips, at least it's socks, air, and Q-tips, right?

Here's how this gratitude shift thing works... even if you're not that excited about your job--you HAVE a job. Many people don't and they would like to have yours. You might not enjoy taking the kids to school... but 1) you have children, 2) they are healthy and 3) they can attend school. Many people don't have kids who would really like to have kids... many people have children, but their children aren't healthy or are suffering from some situation that keeps them from going to school... and we have schools. We complain about them, they're not always the best schools, but there are many countries where education is not available at all. See? While things may not be the IDEAL or what you pictured in your head... they certainly aren't the whirlpooling vortex of suckage that you believed them to be ten minutes ago.

So. Your job is to find three things this beautiful Thursday morning to be grateful for. Get into the habit of finding three things to be thankful for every day and your attitude, your happiness meter, your reality will shift. It takes time, just like any worthwhile endeavor, but it will happen.

My three things today include: 1) the internet to keep in close contact with people I care about, 2) my office is really quiet this early in the morning as the renovations down the hall haven't begun yet for the day, and 3) being sore this morning... I had yoga class last night and I'm grateful for being a little sore because that means I worked my muscles and joints well and was able to push myself a little bit farther than the previous class.

Your turn!!