Gratitude

Hi

Well let's start the day with a bit of gratitude.  Always effective in chasing away the blues.  Even when it's raining outside, which it is, or the Christmas splurge is catching up, which it is, or the dreaded credit card bills are due, which they are, etc etc we can counteract all this with a bit of gratitude.

I've been trying it out myself for a while and it certainly beats beating yourself up.  It's particularly good first thing in the morning if, like me, you tend to be a bit down on waking.

How about this for a happy verse?



THANK YOU MORNINGS



To wake up saying thank you's the best way to start the day,
For when it comes to prayer there are no better words to pray,
A shortcut to contentment, guaranteed to resonate,
A counting of our blessings and we wake up feeling great.
Perhaps we're waking free from pain, how lucky then we are,
Or looking through the window see snow glisten from afar,
Or feel a breeze upon our skin or hear a skylark sing,
Already we are feeling blessed at what a dawn can bring.
And that's just the beginning for our mind set has been geared
To perceive the good around us not the little things we feared,
And the day keeps getting better, it seems too good to be true,
And it all began this morning with that very first thank you.



Hope you liked this.  If you did don't forget there's plenty more at "A String of Pearls"

Also like to recommend a book that I just added to my Profile.  Yesterday, in the excitement of getting started with this blogging, I forgot my very favourite book is called "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron.
That's all about the spiritual journey too using creativity as a vehicle.  Excellent in every way. 

Actually, going to have a go at adding another picture, one where I'm suitably grateful.  What is it they say? Practice makes perfect and I seem to be getting the hang of this.  Are there any other blogging novices out there?

Have a good day.

See you tomorrow.

Corinne