Thanksgiving is not an occasion widely celebrated in Australia. But with all the mentions of the tradition I can’t ignore it completely, especially when most of my fellow bloggers have written something about this topic over the weekend and leading up to Thanksgiving. I wrote about Gratitude in a blog entry a while ago. You might like to visit that entry, but the idea of being thankful is something you can embrace, especially in your journal, every day.
Heather
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While reading Shai Coggins blog today I came across her latest entry; To Do: Create 100 Things List. I just couldn’t help passing on this excellent idea. Although, Shai is encouraging you to write your list of 100 for your blog, I’m going to encourage you to write your list in your journal.
Dedicate a page, or two, to your 100 things list. Decide what you will list, write as many as you can then leave the page/s and come back to it over the next few days or even weeks. Perhaps a journal entry on what you will list …read more

I had one of those weird days today. Every time I tried to do anything my little boy would protest. All he wanted was for me to sit and give him a “big hug.” The poor little guy has a cold & fever. It’s a good thing it was Saturday. By the time I got him down for his afternoon nap I was in a bit of a funk myself. I treated myself to coffee and a journal session in my favourite café.
To try and shake myself out of my blah mood I tried a gratitude list. Sure enough …read more