Gratitude

[mamagotcha]

mh75 did a great LJ thing a while back, posting every day for a month about things that made her happy. She's doing another one for July, this time focusing on gratitude.

Anne Lamott writes that the two best prayers she knows are "help me, help me, help me," and "thank you, thank you, thank you." Constructive Living teaches that cultivating gratitude is a tremendous help in getting your life in order (the practice is originally based on the Japanese therapy of Naikan... a little more info here). In the past, when I have chosen to set aside little aggravations in favor of appreciating the bigger picture, I have definitely felt better.

It's an effort, though (as are all good things), so this sounds like a great way to get back into the mindset of choosing to be grateful. My pre-July gratitude is for having a friend like mh75 to remind me of what's important, and to give me a way to appreciate it.

Oh, and of course, I'd absolutely love it if any of you would like to join us.