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Attitude of Gratitude

21 Nov 2018 Comments Off on Attitude of Gratitude

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in gratitude, Paper Daydreams Tags: gratitude

Dear Fellow Journalers,

As promised, MaryBeth as another great article about Gratitude.

~Sallie

Gratitude is the memory of your heart. When we express gratitude, we acknowledge that others have gifted us. We are all one family on a journey. Our paths are different but we are all on the journey of life. We, in America, have just gone through a contentious, bitter and angry election process. While some of us encouraged the rest of us to remain calm, to be willing to compromise and to be true to ourselves others in the guise of unity sought to tear the fabric of our country apart.

gratefulness keeps us in the present moment. All we have to do is anchor ourselves to the family of God. Here are some of the things that help me maintain an Attitude of Gratitude:

I am grateful for my marriage. I am grateful for my friends.

I am thankful for my good and patient teachers who taught me how to appreciate music and .art.

I am thankful for pumpkins!

I am grateful that I live in New England and have such beautiful colored leaves.

I am grateful for my talents.

I am grateful for all of you for sharing your journey with Sallie.

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Thank you for your response. ✨

~ MaryBeth

Thinking of you Friday

16 Nov 2018 Comments Off on Thinking of you Friday

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Paper Daydreams Tags: Friday, gratitude, Richard Paul Evans

It’s Friday again…

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~Sallie

Gratitude Journaling through the years

14 Nov 2018 Comments Off on Gratitude Journaling through the years

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in gratitude Tags: grateful, positive mindfulness

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Mary Beth shares her Gratitude path with us…

~Sallie

I’ve been keeping a Gratitude Journal for years. My first one was a composition book covered in wallpaper samples. I was in High School and I remember that my comments were mainly centered on friends, grades, hobbies. Later in college, my habit of writing in the journal waned due to the excitement of new relationships, college courses, experiences. My notes were few and scattered among the many notes on my calendar. I didn’t pick up writing again until I was married and expecting our first child.

My pregnancy journal reminded me of my “Things I am grateful for” journal so I started a new attempt. Over the next few years in between raising our young family, moving, New careers etc. I wrote. Most of my journal notes were written on pocket calendar pages. When I noticed a pattern of my repeating myself “I am grateful for the good weather, TJ’s grades etc.” I realized that I had to make a change. You see, I wanted to be true to myself and I felt that my writing was forced and oftentimes written just for the sakes of being written.

I began to surround myself with pictures and inspirational music. Solitude was hard to find but the times I did find peace and quiet were the times I was most grateful. Now, repeating phrases (mindfulness practice) , looking at picturesque landscapes etc. helps me remember who and what I am grateful for. Next time I will share some prompts that worked for me.

Mary Beth

Every minute

07 Nov 2018 Comments Off on Every minute

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in gratitude Tags: gratitude

Dear Fellow Journalers,

November is Gratitude Journal month … how is your writing going?

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.We are all in “the line” without really realizing it. We never know how many people are before us.We can not move to the back of the line. We can not step out of the line. We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line….

Make moments count. Make priorities. Make the time.

Make your gifts known. Make nobody feel like a somebody.

Make your voice heard. Make the small things big.

Make someone smile. Make the change. Make love. Makeup.

Make peace. Make sure to have no regrets. Make sure you are ready.

Above all else, make sure you tell your people that they’re loved and come to have a personal relationship with the God that created you.

~Sallie

Do you wear costumes?

31 Oct 2018 Comments Off on Do you wear costumes?

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Perspectives Tags: costumes, Halloween

Dear Fellow Journalers,

This is a copy of a post written in 2015!

Today is Halloween. When I was a youngster, the entire month of October was filled with thoughts and planning on my costume for the big event and all the candy we kids were going to get.

I got to thinking the other day about costumes. In a sense, we all still wear costumes. Think about it- costumes make you feel confident ( I used to wear a certain necklace my Grandmother gave me when I went on interviews or had a presentation to make.) can change your perspective and perhaps your life.
Some costumes involve REAL clothing (“Clothing makes the man”.) Clothing can include jewelry, watches, ties, hair coloring, makeup, plastic surgery – all these things can enhance a costume.

Why wear costumes at all? One of my friends says “What you see is what you get” and she is not far off. I don’t think there is a pretentious bone in her body. What are we afraid of? Are we letting our thoughts control our emotions so that we put on fake persona and become other people?
Will the REAL __________ please stand up!

‘Til next time,

~Sallie