After last week's post Shake It Up, when I was essentially bracing myself as if I were about to be hit by lightning in anticipation of school coming to a close, I was struck by a force of a completely different variety—Gratitude. I think God wants me to go all in on gratitude this summer.

Last Friday I started a 70-day gratitude challenge. For the 70 days of summer (yes, I’m counting), I’m going to write down (an important part of the practice) five things I’m grateful for every day. I also like the suggestion to try to come up with new things every day. 

When I shake up my schedule, one thing that can overwhelm me is the thought of adding things to my day. Because of this, I can be reluctant to invite even positive things into my life. My hope is that focussing on everything that’s going right with my day rather than focussing on everything that’s not, is going to be worth the time I invest in it and yield huge dividends. So I'm going all in. Gratitude, “Mama needs a new pair of shoes and a new attitude.”

Do you get overwhelmed at the thought of doing ‘one more thing’? Are there any healthy practices you want to share in the comment section below that bring you peace and are worth every second you spend on them? Or maybe you could share this post with someone who is going through a tough time and might benefit from a little focus on what’s going right in their lives.

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