“Gratefulness Brings Happiness”

About a year ago I started doing something that has made a huge difference in my day-to-day life. I bought a new planner, and it had a spot to put daily gratitude. This is something that I have never done before. I liked the idea, so I started using it. Every day I wrote down something that I was grateful for. Sometimes it was as small as being able to watch a new episode of a show or that I was able to buy the second book in a series on my kindle instantly because the first book ended on a cliffhanger. Other days it was bigger, like having the ability to fly home last minute when I missed my family. Regardless of the gratitude I wrote, I started to notice gratitude I had throughout the day instead of just trying to come up with one in the evening.

I noticed that I was happier, and I enjoyed things more. I found gratitude in just being able to walk through Barns and Noble or Target. I was grateful to be able to go to Starbucks for an extra afternoon coffee. At the end of the day when I would write down my dingle gratitude, I was having trouble deciding which I should choose instead of how before I would rack my brain for anything to put.

This Thanksgiving holiday I urge everyone to try this. It is so easy and has made such a huge impact on my life and I am sure it will impact yours too.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

~ Maddie K.

Buoncristiani Photography Studio Assistant