Last year I gave myself a Gratitude Jar for Christmas.
The idea is to take a moment each day to reflect on one thing you are thankful for. It could be a major event like a promotion, engagement or graduation, or it could simply be a joyous thought or memory you'd like to treasure.
I didn't put as many notes in the jar as I had hoped I would. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful experience to unfold all of the notes and remember what I had felt that day. One particular note was of a dream I had had of my father. I don't remember my dreams very often, but this one was vivid.
I was at a dance hall, panicked because I couldn't find him anywhere. When my eyes finally fell upon him, he was wearing his gentle smile that I loved so much. It was the smile that said "everything is okay" even if it
wasn't. I ran up to him and while I hugged him I said, "I thought you had gone." He pulled away to look at me and replied, "I never left."
Although it was surely burrowed in my subconscious, I had forgotten all about this dream, and to have the opportunity to re-live it once more was deeply moving, gratifying. I was awash in love. That feeling of joy and remembrance was the epitome of what the gratitude jar is for.
Sometimes it can feel like the days and months pass by in a blur and we lose sight of all the precious moments we experience on a daily basis. A project like this is a reminder of all that was good about your life and sets the precedent to keep that mentality into the coming year.
As 2014 unfolds, I'd say this year's jar is off to a good start. . .
.JPG)
The idea is to take a moment each day to reflect on one thing you are thankful for. It could be a major event like a promotion, engagement or graduation, or it could simply be a joyous thought or memory you'd like to treasure.
I didn't put as many notes in the jar as I had hoped I would. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful experience to unfold all of the notes and remember what I had felt that day. One particular note was of a dream I had had of my father. I don't remember my dreams very often, but this one was vivid.
 |
| IG: lizsousa |
I was at a dance hall, panicked because I couldn't find him anywhere. When my eyes finally fell upon him, he was wearing his gentle smile that I loved so much. It was the smile that said "everything is okay" even if it
wasn't. I ran up to him and while I hugged him I said, "I thought you had gone." He pulled away to look at me and replied, "I never left."
Although it was surely burrowed in my subconscious, I had forgotten all about this dream, and to have the opportunity to re-live it once more was deeply moving, gratifying. I was awash in love. That feeling of joy and remembrance was the epitome of what the gratitude jar is for.
Sometimes it can feel like the days and months pass by in a blur and we lose sight of all the precious moments we experience on a daily basis. A project like this is a reminder of all that was good about your life and sets the precedent to keep that mentality into the coming year.
As 2014 unfolds, I'd say this year's jar is off to a good start. . .
1/514
No comments:
Post a Comment