Thankful Thursday – Gratitude Jar

ByMichelle Garrett

Practicing gratitude on a regular basis can enhance our relationships with others. What better group to start with then our very own families. One way of doing this by starting a gratitude jar. It can be as simple or ornate as your family likes.  Have family members place what their thankful for on a regular basis and decide on a time to read them aloud and share – could be quarterly, annually, or just when your family needs a pick-me-up.

Gratitude jar helps families focus on gratitude regularly
Courtesy Katie’s Nesting Spot

Gratitude Jar – Help Make Gratitude a Habit

Gratitude improves our health, relationships, emotions, personality, and career. By keeping a gratitude jar, your family can make being thankful and actively showing gratitude a daily habit.

  • Be specific – write down the date and exactly what you’re thankful for and why
  • Be personal – don’t focus on things but on people and actions
  • Be realistic – don’t make this a chore, but focus on making it a healthy habit

Welcome to Thankful Thursday, Divas!!! I hope you’ve all had a fantastic week! I can’t wait to see what you’re thankful for and the wonderful things that have been going on in your lives this week!

Thankful ThursdayThis week I’m thankful for:

  • a chance to spend time with my family this weekend – we celebrated my nephew’s 7th birthday and had a baby shower for one of my cousins
  • a close-knit church family that can come together and fellowship with love and laughter
  • everyone who’s encouraged me and is supporting the Celebration of Friendship that Divas With A Purpose is putting together here in Columbia, SC
  • shhhhh….hear that? You don’t? Neither do I! All of my little ones are tucked away before 9:30 … YES!

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