I feel a bit like this week of Gratitude Week got off to a bit of a rocky start – I found Monday’s prompt to be so comfortable – like slipping on my favorite pair of well-work and super comfortable jeans. Easy, happy, feel good gratitude!
Breathe in, breathe out…
Tuesday, I did not even think about gratitude – not how it sounds, or how it feels, or tastes, or even what it looks like. MIA Gratitude? Or does gratitude surround us when we are busy and overwhelmed?
Breathe in, breathe out…
And, then Wednesday’s post arrived like a shot through my heart. When disappointment strikes, can you find gratitude? Is there gratitude in pain? In failure? In setbacks? Tough questions, yet perfectly timed – Michelle has an uncanny knack to send impactful prompts that are not always comfortable. I especially loved her quote: “Some days you might be grateful for ten things. Some days it might be one.” Oh, my. How true is that? Maybe even more true for me to ask are there days where there is not even one? Perhaps. And, then I realized that even on the not one day, I still have my voice…I can be kind, I can speak out, I can speak up. Perhaps the true gratitude is in discerning which voice to use.
Breathe in, breathe out…
Thank you, Michelle, for yesterday… for the tears, and the frustration, and yes… the not one thing but my voice. (and imagine my surprise when I looked at today’s prompt about breathing!)
Oh, and please make sure you stop by Carole’s to see what everyone else has to say today!
So true! Even on days when I struggle to find even one thing, I am still grateful for the habit, for trying to develop an attitude, of gratitude. It has made a difference in my life.
I have been keeping my gratitude reflections pretty close this week and yes, the breathing this morning was perfect.
On days where everything seems to go wrong, I try to be grateful for the ability to rebound, to learn from my mistakes, to start anew the next day. I am trying to remind myself more that every day is a gift, and perhaps I need to make a more concerted effort to make a mental note of things I am grateful for.
It’s a tough discipline that is for sure! We just have to keep working at it…no matter what.
p.s. Beautiful photo!!
Yes. So much yes.
XO
I’ve struggled with gratitude this week, as you know. But I’ve managed to find it despite those struggles and the gratitude that has come through has been quite a gift.
I agree that the photo is just beautiful
Breathing is definitely where it’s at! Deep! Slow! Inhale; Exhale. Again!
Beautiful photo, Kat! …and beautiful words. xxoo.
beautiful post – I try so hard to be positive daily but some days are a challenge and I let little things get on my nerves when I shouldn’t. Breathing and focusing are my ways out of my head.
Being grateful can be so very hard when things seem so messed up.