Searching For Gratitude
I have posted on social media a lot this month about gratitude. I write in a journal most every day. I find it calming when I'm having a bad day, but mostly, I find it satisfying to just get my thoughts down. I noticed toward the end of July that I was writing a lot about things that upset me, worried me, or irritated me. Basically, a lot of negative things. So when I got to the end of the July chapter, I decided that the August chapter would be about gratitude. I felt I needed that. August 1st, I started my new chapter as I do every month, but this month the title wasn't Aug '21. It was Attitude of Gratitude. My first week was easy. August 1st was our first day at the lake with the entire family. So for the first week of August, I was grateful for the opportunity to take a vacation with my family, and of course things like baby giggles, beautiful sunrises, kayaking with Emily at 6AM to watch that sun rise, kayaking with Taylor and Angie, enjoying the gorgeous lake,