Monday, November 21, 2011

An attitude of gratitude.

Home for the holidays. Home is where the heart is. These are sayings that resonate with us as we commence our preparations for the holiday season.

This year unlike others, the fall leaves are more golden, and the warmth felt in my heart is more abundant. As a new mother of an 18 month old, years form in my eyes as I reflect on how much he has grown since last Thanksgiving & how the importance of establishing holiday traditions will positively effect my son, and his children, and his children's children, et al. And I began to ponder, what will my legacy be?

I was moved to further define and create a spirit of gratitude in our home as well as in my profession. How will I cultivate and nurture gratitude in 2011?

1. Write thank you cards to those clients who I've helped or; who have helped me in reaching a personal goal;
2. Set aside 15 minutes a day to reflect on my daily learnings and what I have to be thankful for;
3. Make a list of things I grateful for. Each day add one thing, at the end of the year I can review my gratitude list.
4. Smell the roses! Take a walk and ponder the beauty of all that is around me.