With the help of a friend, I have come to a stark realization that despite my saying that I am grateful for things, I'm really not.
Okay, that sounded completely wrong...
I am VERY grateful about things...but I need to let it be known. For example, Travis has been there for me through thick and thin - I really need to give the guy more credit. And I also need to tell him a lot more how much I really appreciate him. It isn't fair if we coast through our relationship together without truly appreciating what the other has to offer.
This doesn't just have to apply to relationships, it can be friendships, family relationships as well - even a relationship between a furry friend.
You can be grateful for pasta, transportation, your favorite mascara, the sunrise & sunset, the internet, electricity, running water....
The possibilities are really endless.
But it's also important to let the world know what it is you're grateful for. You can't just harbor those feelings inside and not say anything - that's pointless! So I know that I've done gratitude lists in the past...but I also just quit after a list or two...I think it's important for us to do this every single day.
Now I know that many people dislike the Kardashians {immensely} but there is one thing that I used to see on their show that I could appreciate and that was when they sat at the dinner table they would tell of a low point and high point to their day. They would call it the Peak and the Pit...or the Pit & the Peak...whatever way you choose to go. I think that's important to do as well..instead of always being a negative nancy and complaining about how our days were crap and could have gone better we should also embrace the positive.
It also teaches us that the good really does outweigh the bad...because no matter how shitty your day got, it always got better...and I'm sure you felt loads better after realizing the peak of your day than the pit.
It's a great chance to put some perspective into our lives.
