Well, I started a new challenge today. And it was all because of my big mouth. In small group I gave a challenge to my friend Shelli, and stated I never took it because I was chicken, which was to find five good things every day. I said when you look for five things to be grateful for then your attitude improves. And I told her that if after a week it didn’t work than she didn’t have to do it. But if it worked than add two more things.
It is (apparently) a way to help you realize how blessed you are in your life. And honestly, I don’t feel very blessed most of the time. Even though I’m living in one of the richest nations and doing better than most of the world, I’m struggling sometimes its feels like to just get by when crazy things in life happen. But as I walked through my day, I was surprised when I found myself finding more than five things to be grateful for.
I’m looking forward to seeing if this trend continues. I feel so thankful that I was able to make it through the first day of the challenge and now I am off to a work meeting and then celebrating a birthday of a friend :)
And now as I leave I leave you with a quote by Louis Camuti ““How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.”
Peace
