Have you ever been in an:

I’m Over Life Mood?!?

It’s like a crabby attitude cloud is hanging over you and you cannot see through to the light. Ugh, frustrating.

I’ve had experiences where trials and tribulations feel so heavy that getting out an :

I’m thankful for….

is hard to muster up. There is great resistance both inner and outer. In those moments, it’s like my teeth become bars in a jail cell and I’m being held in a chokehold. I feel trapped with no way of escape.

My Gratitude Practice

I’ve learned that:

Admitting the struggle

is a powerful way to disarm the gratitude barrier, opening up a window of hope. Then, like lifting weights – I begrudgingly lift up my tongue, apply pressure to my diaphragm, and birth out gratitude.

At one point, I used to write a few lines in a gratitude journal. I’ve fallen off that wagon – cause life.

I now keep a pre-populated list of:

100 Things To Thank God For

on my fridge. When I am filling up my kettle with water, I look at the list and make a game of rattling off as much as I can from that list before the water line on the kettle is reached.

I drink about 5-7 cups of tea per day which means I am giving gratitude for that attitude frequently.

In practicing gratitude, you will begin to focus on the blessings that are already present in your life. This helps to shift your focus off the “fix this” list and onto God’s goodness.

“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds” Psalm 9:1-2

Finding Joy In Everyday

There is much before you that was on once on your “Gotta have this puhlease” list. The other night, I was in the kitchen and I took a mental photo of my three children chattin’ it up. I thought – wow I have children! They are so amazing! This is like being in a movie! They were breathing, giggling, and being fully them! I felt so thankful! Then that snowballed into being grateful for the ability to have children, the opportunity to homeschool them, then the privilege of watching their talents mature, and the list goes on and on. To the point where I’m like…

What challenges?!?

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Scroll over to Lonisa Mari YouTube, where I demonstrate how to practice gratitude daily. I share how I overcame feeling stuck in despair and walk you through how I use my gratitude list.

Your Gratitude List

Here is the gratitude list that I keep on my fridge. Consider printing it off and placing in a high traffic spot. This is a great way to get going with being thankful – hopefully, as time goes on you can create your own list of 100 things.

Let’s fill our hearts with gratitude together. Share one thing you’re thankful to God for in the comments below, and let’s start a chain of thankfulness!

Give Thanks,