Practising Gratitude day 16

Day 16 Show Appreciation


Quote
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. Ralph Marston

Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally “count our blessings,” give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have. Shakti Gawain

(Some people) have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy. A.H. Maslow


Bible Verse
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4

The second is this:
‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’
There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31


Inspiration
The power of appreciation

Humpback Whale

Gratitude link
42 Ways



To think about or journal
What or who do you most appreciate?
How can you show more appreciation of others?


Action
Give thanks and appreciation to yourself. Reflect on the things that you like and love: your qualities, your achievements and any healthy changes you are making.

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Practising Gratitude day 15

Day 15 Give Generously


Quote
Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. Author Unknown

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” Edwin Arlington Robinson


Bible Verse
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17


Inspiration
Scandal of Grace

To think about or journal
In what way are you generous?
Are there other ways in which you could be generous?
Have you ever done something for someone without them knowing who it was?
What act of generosity shown to you are you most thankful for?


Action
Donate canned food and other necessities to the local food bank.   Or clothing to a clothes bank.

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Practising Gratitude day 14

Day 14 Jump for Joy


Quote
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. Ralph H. Blum


Bible Verse
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. Psalm 47:1


Inspiration
I will dance

Funny Ballet

Springboks

To think about or journal
What gives you joy?
What things do you do that bring joy to other people?
Do you differentiate between joy and happiness?


Action
Leave post-it notes with inspirational messages in random places such as a supermarket shelf, a library shelf or the mirror in a public toilet (restroom).

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