I have just completed my first list of 1000 gratitudes. I got the idea of keeping a list from One Thousand Gifts, by Ann VosKamps. The author was given a challenge to see if she could come up with 1000 specific things to be grateful for. She did it and wrote about it. She was grateful for the little things such as the sunlight on a plant, and the big things such as the emotional, spiritual and physical well-being of her children. My gratitudes also cover an array from minnie to maxi. Not eloquently written, but the spirit was there.
I started the list last April, usually writing a group of five on a given day. As I look back I have to smile at the a few predominating themes: gratitude for the cottage and my life that allows me to come here; for all kinds of weather—sun and moonrises, stormy and calm seas, dramatic skies; for my family, friends, church and health; for the ability to travel, particularly to Scotland and Italy; and for food, yes, I am grateful for cinnamon buns, broccoli, avocados, apples, and Cheerios, and that I am never hungry.
This morning I continued writing Gratitudes 1001-05. I’ll keep going because it’s a good way to start the day, and besides…, I am ‘very grateful’.
I started the list last April, usually writing a group of five on a given day. As I look back I have to smile at the a few predominating themes: gratitude for the cottage and my life that allows me to come here; for all kinds of weather—sun and moonrises, stormy and calm seas, dramatic skies; for my family, friends, church and health; for the ability to travel, particularly to Scotland and Italy; and for food, yes, I am grateful for cinnamon buns, broccoli, avocados, apples, and Cheerios, and that I am never hungry.
This morning I continued writing Gratitudes 1001-05. I’ll keep going because it’s a good way to start the day, and besides…, I am ‘very grateful’.