Gratitude

by Tara Ziegmont

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I’ve kept a gratitude journal for years, since I saw Oprah talking about gratitude on her show. I would guess I was 17 or 18 based on what I wrote in that first one.

Keeping track of my blessings has made sense to me. It helps me to focus on the good the nice, the happy.

Call it what you want – The Secret, the Law of Attraction, a self fulfilling prophecy.

When I look for things to appreciate, I find them in abundance.

Not long ago, someone shared a link on Twitter for the first chapter of Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts. I followed the link and read the chapter and went to Amazon right then and bought the book.

Ann’s book has been life changing for me in many ways, the least of which is that I’m now numbering my gratitude journal.

I started with 1 because it seemed like a good idea.

Gummy smiles in response to meeting Allie’s gaze
Gazing at cloud shapes in blue, blue skies
Chik-fil-a sauce
The Pioneer Woman {whose romance novel, Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, has done for my marriage what One Thousand Gifts has done for my soul.}
Indoor play places when outside is beautiful and bright but not so warm
The service that emails Old Grandma a photo of my kids every day
God’s great plan for my life
The purring of a cat keeping my feet warm
SwagBucks, through which I just ordered my 14th free Amazon gift card
Wearing jeans that are smaller than my pre-pregnancy size
Grace’s eagerness to soothe, comfort, entertain, and love her baby sister
Scrabble games on Facebook with a dear old friend
The colors of spring – rich and lush and vibrant