For Christmas 2020 I asked for a “big glass jar”. My husband lovingly obliged and I embellished it with some items from my scrapbooking stash. The idea was to keep track of ALL the things I was grateful for in a way that was a visual reminder. So, even on the not-so-good or downright miserable days, I was reminded to find a silver lining and write it down on a scrap of paper.
Here’s a link to the initial post from January 1, 2021 when I started the journey. I actually started putting notes in the jar ahead of time because I was so excited to get started.
This is how the jar looked on New Years Eve (yesterday).
I wrote down at least one thing for all 365 days of 2021. I plan to try this excercise again in 2022 because I realized that cultivating an attitude-of-gratitude is vital for my spiritual growth.
How do you manage your attitude-of-gratitude?
My Life in Our Father's World 
This is awesome! Love it!
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Frankly, I’m not managing my attitude of gratitude very well, Barb. I tend to take life as it comes. And that’s why something like your jar could be a good thing for me. I need that visible reminder of God’s faithfulness. Yes, I think of things I’m grateful for, but they vanish with the next existential “pot hole” in the road of life. Thank you for sharing your best practices, and everything else. I enjoy your blog! Happy New Year, and God Bless.
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May you be blessed as you fill your “jar”.
I find it helpful to jot things down as they come to me.
I do this in my phone if I don’t have immediate access to pen/paper then write them down on slips of paper when I get home.
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Every night I write my best moment of the day, my worst, and what I’m grateful for. On my blog I write one thing, usually Saturdays and tell the world
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Awesome!
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This was such a lovely idea! It gives new meaning to “my cup is full,” or looking at the glass as all full! And not half empty. Happy New Year! 🥳🎉
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The idea was not my own but I’m glad I did it!
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It was still a great idea. So glad you did!
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This is really a great idea, Barb. It must have taken a lot of commitment. Love and blessings to you!
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This a great practice Barb. Bet it felt refreshing seeing all that you were thankful for last year.
Happy New Year!
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When I was having a rough day, I had but to look at the jar to be reminded of how truly blessed I am.
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Happy New Year! I love your jar overflowing with thankfulness! 🙂 This is a great idea and I like how you used all different colored scraps of paper…awesome!
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Thank you for your encouragement!
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Thank you for encouraging me! 🙂
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You do better at things like that than I do. I start and then forget lol
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That’s why I have the jar in highly visible place. It becomes more viable when I use florescent post-its!
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It wasn’t always easy, but the end result was worth it!
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