Appreciating the Day

It may sound silly, but when I got up this morning I was keenly aware of enjoying the very little things in my life. Like my 15 year old feline pawing at my nose to get me to wake up and feed her. I don't know whether my decaf coffee was especially tasty this morning, or if I was in an especially appreciative mode. But, I certainly enjoyed my morning decaf. I sat down to do my morning journaling which is part of my regular daily activity. It helps to ground me for the day as well as fuel other writing I do. I have been writing what I'm grateful for as part of my journaling for a number of months now, but this morning I noticed that I was especially grateful. Not for anything in particular. It was an overall bodily feeling of gratitude.

I have been "working on" being grateful for some time. Maybe it has finally "kicked in" and that's why I felt especially grateful this morning. I highly recommend a daily gratitude practice. Of course I wouldn't want you to think this is my own idea. It is a major part of the Positive Psychology movement that was kicked into high gear by Martin Seligman in 1998. There have been numerous books about gratitude including my favorites, The How of Happiness, Thanks, and Appreciative Living.

I hope you enjoy your day as much as I hope I will today.