Gratitude with my coffee

We all need a bit of perspective in our lives, and I've decided to start making a note of one thing I'm grateful for each morning in my planner. 

With my current planner, I have tons of space to add in stickers and other goodies, but I want to make sure I'm taking the time to do the things that really matter. Bills, meetings, and online classes only take up so much space. It's no stretch to write down one thing I'm grateful for each day.

Yesterday I was grateful there was enough money in my bank account to buy fireworks and decorations for a fun 4th of July get together with family.

It might seem bad to some people to be grateful for money, but my guess is, those people have a lot of it. 

There are lots of things in my life to be grateful for, and focusing on one new one each day, is something that is going to attract more good things to my life. It's also going to help my mood on days when I'm working up a sweat at the evil day job.

Below is a video of something similar to what I'm working into my morning routine. But honestly, gratitude is kind of like a boulder rolling down a hill. It's a bitch to get the thing moving, but once you do, it's hard to stop. 

A friend of mine posted on Facebook asking what we were grateful for the other day, and it was such a wakeup call. I need to stop and make a conscious effort to start out not only with my clean kitchen and happy pets, but with gratitude for everything throughout the rest of my day.

Do you practice gratitude? Do you use meditation? Or do you journal in something like the book at the top of the post? And is this part of your morning or night time routine? 

I'd love to hear how you practice gratitude, or even just what you're grateful for today. Tell me below or tweet it out to me @RoxyMews.

​~Roxy