Positive ThanksLiving
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What is Positive Thanks Living?
Facing the world with optimism – strategic optimism! How?
Loved
Thankful
Encouraging
Positive Action
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Notice the sweetness.
Notice the sweetness in life – try not to focus on all the mistakes – Just like a watermelon – if you only focus on the seeds, you miss the sweetness of the meat.
Abide by beautiful truths.
Abide by beautiful truths and see your life transform. An interesting point about this statement... promise... concept... ... is that each of us needs to decide what is truth - and what is a beautiful truth, and then have a strategy to abide (act in accordance with)...
Practicing to see a change.
Practicing to learn something new – hand lettering. Things change when you practice!
Remember to think before you speak.
Today – Remember to think before you speak. Build others up. Encourage. Someone you meet might really need that today!
Plan to learn and grow.
We all need a plan to learn and grow- it doesn’t need to be a big plan… it can be as simple as one word. Here are a few resources I’m using!
Positive Words – Share them!
Positive words – use them and share them. Here are 100 of my favorite optimistic words – which ones would you add?
30 Days of Thankfulness – Winner!
Have you downloaded the 30 Days of Thankfulness PDF with all the prompts? It's available HERE! And now for the Giveaway winner for the 30 Days of Thankfulness! I had created this pocket with tags and journaling cards and wanted to give it to someone who commented on...
Thankful for NOW – You Can.
Is being thankful for “now” difficult sometimes? It can still be joyful even now – let’s look for the joy in the story we’re living.
Thankful for the future.
What, in your future, are you thankful to be able to anticipate? Make a list of all the small things you’re anticipating for your future. And if it’s a huge anticipation, then make sure you note every small part of it!
Thankful for your body.
Be thankful for your body – from head to toes – what can be seen and what can’t. Our bodies do a lot of work for us, let’s give thanks for what does work!
Thankful for a reminder.
Thankful for a reminder of all those memories with great value – make a list and smile a bit…
Thankful for being served.
Make a list of all the people who have served your needs this week – and really dwell on their value. And how appreciative you are of their work because it means you don’t have to do it all yourself.
Feel loved? Be thankful!
All of us have different ways we feel loved. Let’s look at the different ways we have felt loved in the past… and then give thanks.
Thankful for qualities values and virtues.
Qualities, values and virtues are intangibles we see in others, that we want for ourselves. Which ones are important to you?
Thankful for Inspiration
Words that are inspiration – how do you keep track of what inspires you? Have you ever kept a notebook with all the inspriation?
Thankful for a destination.
Are there places in the world you’re thankful when you get there? Maybe it’s a place that holds memories – or maybe its a vacation spot…
Thankful for work.
Thankful for work – Just like being able to play is important, so is contributing to our own life and others’ lives through our work.
Thankful to play.
Think about all the games you enjoyed as a child… which ones could you pull out and play today? Thankful to play!
Thankful for a Challenge
Challenges. We’ve all had them. Life is challenge. They’re either something we use to push ourselves forward or we are determined never to repeat them. Ever! Regardless. How can we be thankful for a challenge? From every challenge we’ve ever experienced, there is...
Quiet, Loud and Sweet Sounds
Quiet, loud and sweet sounds… we all have our favorites. Which ones are you most thankful for?
Feeling thankful for the taste!
Your favorite food – do you wait for a special occasion to have it? Why not indulge today! (If you can.) And feel completely thankful. Feeling thankful for the taste!
Celebrate the value of old – and be thankful.
The value of old – spend some time today considering all the areas in which you value what’s old. Be thankful.
What’s new?
What’s new? — Maybe we need to take on a new perspective. An attitude of graditude!
Water makes the difference.
Water makes the difference but so does a giving heart.
From Junk into Fun – Giveaway!
I’d love to give this fun package to you*! Just comment on one of the posts here on PositiveThankLiving – from October 1st to October 30th – and I’ll (randomly) choose one person with a USA mailing address who comments to receive this fun package!
Your accomplishments cause ripples.
What you do matters – be thankful for even your smallest accomplishement. Your accomplishments cause ripples.
Give thanks for your safety.
Give thanks for your safety – just think of all those who are ready to answer your call. Maybe you can be someone who responds when others are feeling unsafe…
Clothes that make you smile.
A life filled with thankfulness is about little things – like the clothes that make you smile. Which clothes are those? Why not wear ’em?
Devoted to Prayer
Devoted to prayer – ongoing dialogue with the One who has the answer to anything and everything. But there’s more – also watch & be thankful!
Time for a hobby?
Is it time for a hobby? Hobbies help manage stress and have many benefits that make finding the time for the hobby important!
30 Days of Thankfulness - get the prompts!
Being thankful can start with all the little things… here are 30 ideas to begin!
Lori
Lori Ferguson is an optimist. She’s married to Robert and they have adult children and 2 grands. They’ve been crossing off their bucket-list items, including a few years living and traveling in an RV. Lori’s the author of “Moving Past Procrastination to a Great Marriage“.
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