Thankfulness is an ongoing journey! Practice it every day!!

This morning, I was reminded through my own words, that being thankful, thinking thankfully, is something we must practice every single day. The Think Thankfully practice is not something we ever perfect, but rather we improve ever so slightly every time we do it. Bad habits are easy to slide back into depending on the situation we find ourselves in. We need constant reminders to find the happiness, joys, and blessings in our lives and to practice recognizing them in order to keep living with the Think Thankfully principle, honestly and authentically.

As recently as Friday night, I was easily starting to slip into being the complainer, the negative Nellie, over a situation that really should not have bothered me as much as it did. It was a situation that, in the past, would completely render me a ball of negativity, bringing me to tears instantly. I could feel myself slipping quickly. Immediately, as if someone (perhaps it was my ever so positive conscience or one of my guardian angels) flipped a switch, I looked for the positive in the situation. I was able to find some positives, go about the rest of my evening, and enjoy my time with friends. In the past, I'd have crumbled. THANKFULLY, my walls have been reinforced with stronger faith, positive attitude, and simple abundance! 

The journey to Think Thankfully is ongoing, much like an oasis in the desert. As quickly as the image appears right before us, it disappears further beyond our reach and we must keep trudging along towards it! Much like the old saying about happiness, Think(ing) Thankfully is a journey and not a destination. We all have bad days and moments, ones that cause minor discomfort and ones that cause us great heartache, but it is in how we choose to work through it that sets us apart. I choose to acknowledge the hurt, accept it, and then release it. I can't keep holding on to it, looking back at it, or reliving it. If there is a way I can change things, I work to do just that and if not, well, then I simply say goodbye. I truly have no time in my life for feelings of inadequacy, misery, sadness, or hurt. I cannot own other people's burdens or issues. I cannot make what is theirs, mine. In acknowledging, accepting, and releasing, I am showing that I am in charge of my own happiness in life!

I'm sure reading this makes it all sound so simple. So easy. All I can offer is, it gets easier to do the more you practice. Make thinking thankfully a part of your daily routine EVERY single day!! Honestly, before you know it, you will be finding all the positives, too!!

Happy Sunday! Think Thankfully!!!