Me?  I’m grateful for the fire my husband had going when I came home last night.  Our home oozed of comfortable ease and soft glowing embers.  I’m thankful for my father’s silly voice mail where he pretended to be Charles Lindbergh in a high pitched voice that reminded me more of Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie.  I’m thankful for the fox that decided to cross my path on a clear night and then made eye contact with me for a few sacred seconds.  I’m thankful for my dreams that bring me messages about life and how to live it.

One way to be in an attitude of gratitude more consistently, and not only one day a year, is to keep a gratitude journal.  It’s a way to focus on all of the wonderful blessings that life has bestowed upon you.  Even on our most challenging days, we can find those bright moments how ever fleeting they may seem.

Here are a few simple ideas for a gratitude journal:

1.  Create a collage of photographs of all of the people in your life you’re grateful for.  Take a photograph of your collage and send each person in the collage a quick email with the image attached telling them why they made it onto your gratitude collage.  They will love receiving that special email.

2.  Write a quick Haiku poem of gratitude for the day.  In a Haiku, there are three lines.  The first line and last line are five syllables in length and the middle line is seven syllables.  The process of Haiku writing is much more complex than this, but I wanted to share a simple way to write them.  Here’s an example of one of mine:

My Mother

flower of beauty

my soul’s musical heart song

life’s gift of safety

3.  One last gratitude journal idea is to think of one idea that you are thankful  for, and then write only verbal phrases to describe the idea. This type of writing can bring a clear visual image back into your mind and help you focus on the idea of gratitude and not on the other things about your day that you’d like to forget. For instance, here is what I wrote about the fox I saw the other night:

Mr. Fox

crossing the asphalt path, moving cautiously, stopping for headlights, freezing so not to be seen, darting away and over the hillside, searching for a next meal

Gifts of gratitude are always appreciated.  We, at Seeds of Intentions, have a wonderful selection of gifts of thanksgiving.  I’ve included a few in this post as well as in the video below.  Be thankful and know that you are blessed.

Written by Amy Spradlin
Co-Founder
Seeds of Intentions
“Plant Yours Today”

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Why is turkey the symbol of Thanksgiving you may ask?

Thanksgiving, the Meaning of Thanksgiving and why is the turkey the symbol of Thanksgiving? …Renee Brest, Co-founder of www.SeedsofIntentions.com gives you her perspective on the matter:

This month of November brings forth an awareness of appreciation and thanks for the gifts in our lives. Native American Indians view the turkey as a symbol of abundance and fertility. This noble creature. (like the peacock), struts and fans his glorious plumage for all to see! An expression of strength and pride we all should acknowledge within ourselves. The noble turkey also gives the ultimate sacrifice… the giving of self. In this time of reflection we all need to be mindful of what we give to others and what we receive in turn for

Renee Brest, Co-Founder Seeds of Intentions

these gestures. Give unto others as you would have given to yourself. Let us not forget all the blessings bestowed upon us each and every day!!