Mindfulness moments

Cultivating gratitude can brighten your day—and life

BY TERRI ERCOLE

Being grateful or thankful for something each day can change you. Here’s a challenge for you. Each day for the next thirty days, focus on one thing that you are grateful for!

Overwhelming?

Afraid you might run out of different ideas?

I’ve got you covered. Check out the ideas below that friends Carly and Blake came up with (and a few I have thrown in). Start with their first idea—a good friend! You may even try to whisper or YELL a THANK YOU each day as a reminder to look for what makes you happy. Go ahead and get started. There’s no time like the present!

Take a look back after your thirty days. Are you noticing the good around you? Do you see little things that make you smile? Everyone, at some point or another, needs a reminder that there is a lot to be grateful for. Think someone you know has a lot to be grateful for but can’t quite see it? Go ahead and share this idea. We’d love to hear from you at (585) Kids! What are YOU grateful for?

a good friend

dessert

water bottles on hot days

all my senses being used

dancing sunshine favorite pets bugs that don’t bite cloud pictures

butterflies that land nearby baseball games flowers that smell nice trees to climb

smiles a good hug compliments given or received French fries with ketchup

food when you’re hungry blank paper and an erasable pen a favorite book quiet time

sneaker laces that stay tied a good hair day no bedtime night people that like you or love you