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Just reading something on Pinterest

qualitygal — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:00:20 GMT

One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:21:42 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.

I suppose that would be good for people who might forget the good things in their life. I never forget the joys and blessings in my life. I tend to forget the bad things. Which is fine, life is better when I don't remember all that stuff.

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momtochloe — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:34:04 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.

@qualitygal thank you so much for posting this as it is often the day to day things that make us happy that get lost in the overall landscape of life as unfortunately it may get run over by other things. I am going to do this, thanks so much for posting this!

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MsLomo — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:34:15 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.

Thank you, QualityGal. What a sweet idea. Happy New Year!

Re: Just reading something on Pinterest

GSPgirl — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:31:16 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.
I suppose that would be good for people who might forget the good things in their life. I never forget the joys and blessings in my life. I tend to forget the bad things. Which is fine, life is better when I don't remember all that stuff.

Good for you that you only think positive and can remember EVERYTHING good that happens to you.

Re: Just reading something on Pinterest

Marienkaefer2 — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:41:45 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.

@qualitygal

I think this sounds like a fun thing to do, and I'm going to try it. I think it's called a "gratitude jar."

For today, I'm going to put in that I made a delicious coffee cake that was enjoyed by all. It was a windy cold, day, and I felt like baking.

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momtochloe — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:52:11 GMT

@Marienkaefer2 wrote:
@qualitygal wrote:
One suggestion...get a big jar, start filling it with all the good things that happened this year to you (2017) and at the end of the year, read your notes. What a way to count our blessings, good times, giggles, smiles, hugs, etc. Maybe even one, will bring a smile to your face.

I may use a crock I have and try it.
@qualitygal

I think this sounds like a fun thing to do, and I'm going to try it. I think it's called a "gratitude jar."

For today, I'm going to put in that I made a delicious coffee cake that was enjoyed by all. It was a windy cold, day, and I felt like baking.

@Marienkaefer2 thank you for this as for me this is exactly what this thread is about! . . . it's the day to day things that make you smile that sometimes get lost, I think this is a great way to gather those moments so they don't get lost so you can draw on them if need be . . .

Re: Just reading something on Pinterest

Noel7 — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:54:53 GMT

I don't see how anyone can forget the bad things, unless something like someone swiping your parking space is considered a bad thing.

In 2016 I was hospitalized for very serious reasons, my daughter was the passenger in a car accident and suffered a bad injury, later she was found to have a serious pain illness. I don't care about the little issues but there's no way I can forget any of those bad things.

Keeping track of niceties is a good thing.

Re: Just reading something on Pinterest

cherry — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:59:17 GMT

I agree @Noel7

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jubilant — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:51:18 GMT

I think it's always a good thing to count your blessings any way you can. When the bad things come along, I don't think we ever forget them. We can, however, learn from them. If it has been our habit to count our blessings, it gives us more to be grateful for in the bad times and hope for the future.