Each day during The PURSE-onality Challenge: "A Holiday-Ready Heart" in October, Untangling Christmas by Karen Ehman and LeAnn Rice, will be our give-away prize! 
Day 14: TRUST (+ How Each PURSE-onality Can Get Day Overwhelmed)
Day 15: PATIENT (+ Practicing Now for Patience Then)
Day 16: NO RECORD (+ How to Have Grudge-Free Holidays)
Day 17: TRUTH (Each PURSE-onality's Take on Truth)
Day 18: PERSEVERE (+2 Cures for Procrastination)
Day 19: BLESS (Your Feelings Can Help You Choose)
Day 20: BUILDING (20+ Ways to Build with Words)
Day 21: HOLD (Hold Back, Let Go, and Step Up)
Day 22: FRUIT (I Didn't Think...I Was a People-Pleaser!)
Day 23: CLEANSE (A Holiday-Ready Home)
Day 24: REJOICE (We Share the Same Heart Rate)
Day 25: NEAR ("Everything Else" or Emmanuel?)
1. Ask other people, "What's one thing you're thankful for right now?"
2. Thankful Thanksgiving Activity Countdown
3. Gratitude Journal
4. Perpetual Gratitude Calendar
5. Gratitude Jar
Day 15: PATIENT (+ Practicing Now for Patience Then)
Day 16: NO RECORD (+ How to Have Grudge-Free Holidays)
Day 17: TRUTH (Each PURSE-onality's Take on Truth)
Day 18: PERSEVERE (+2 Cures for Procrastination)
Day 19: BLESS (Your Feelings Can Help You Choose)
Day 20: BUILDING (20+ Ways to Build with Words)
Day 21: HOLD (Hold Back, Let Go, and Step Up)
Day 22: FRUIT (I Didn't Think...I Was a People-Pleaser!)
Day 23: CLEANSE (A Holiday-Ready Home)
Day 24: REJOICE (We Share the Same Heart Rate)
Day 25: NEAR ("Everything Else" or Emmanuel?)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your request to God.
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
The Typical Two
I've heard of two primary ways to focus on thankfulness.
1) Keep track of what I'm thankful for (i.e. in a gratitude journal)
2) Share my gratitude with those for whom I'm thankful (i.e. by writing a thank-you note)
A New (for Me) #3
But yesterday, I discovered a new way (new for me, at least!) to focus on thankfulness.
In preparation for today's blog post, I asked this question throughout the day:
"What's one thing you're thankful for right now?"
I was happily overwhelmed by the sheer number of responses I got.
And I marveled at the diversity, the depth, the humor, and the honesty of each answer.
I kept thinking, “Me, too!” or “Oh, yeah!” or “I’d forgotten!” or “That’s so true.”
Every person’s expression of gratitude triggered thankfulness in me.
Every person’s expression of gratitude triggered thankfulness in me.
What If...
I started wondering:
What might happen if "What's one thing you're thankful for right now?" became my favorite conversation starter?
I don’t have an answer for you yet.
(But I will!)
In the meantime, here are five ideas for daily “Thanks-Living,” the first being to do what I did yesterday: ask others what they’re thankful for.
Try it!
Then come on back and tell us what you learned about them, yourself, and gratitude!
1. Ask other people, "What's one thing you're thankful for right now?"
2. Thankful Thanksgiving Activity Countdown
 |
| http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539038414142/ |
3. Gratitude Journal
 |
| http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539038414135/ |
4. Perpetual Gratitude Calendar
 |
| http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539038414128/ |
5. Gratitude Jar
 |
| http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539038414134/ |
Your Turn:
- What hands-on project(s) have you done as a physical reminder to be thankful?
- What's one thing you're thankful for right now?
- Anything else on your heart!