I once wrote a blog about gratefulness (I will re-share it in this calendar tomorrow). It was about the feeling of joy and fulfilment that I felt.
Honestly, It took me a while to find out the how to get to that feeling. I initially did an automatic pilot kind of gratefulness practice. I would write down 3 things quickly. In this way, I checked the box ✅ and could go to sleep 😴🛌.
This is how I turned my mechanical practice into a valuable one:
FIRST: Every evening I wrote down 3 things that I was grateful for:
- I’m grateful that my friend M gave me a good metaphor, in order to help me coping with a huge project ahead of me.
- I’m grateful for the delicious cappuccino this morning.
- I’m grateful for the time I spend today with helping my son with his school exam in French.
But, I forgot to think about WHY I was grateful for this. Therefore, I added:
SECOND: I’m grateful for this, because:
- She helped me looking at the project as if it was divided into many small pieces.
- I only drink one or 2 coffees a day and I love it when they taste really good.
- It truly helped my son to get a good grade which supports him in his self-confidence.
And still, I wasn’t there yet, I needed to get to my FEELING about this. What did this do to me? This means:
THIRD: This made me feel:
- It made me feel confident that I’m able to finish my project on time.
- It made me feel that by making a good cappuccino, I was taking good care of myself and this felt to me as allowing myself a moment of relaxation.
- I feel valuable and happy to be able to contribute in this way in my sons life. Doing this together always feels to me as a mother/son connection and as he’s growing older these moments become more rare. So, I treasure the moments that are still there.
And then I finally found my JOY in this.
Feeling grateful = feeling JOY
© Pamela Cools – Wake up your wisdom
Wake up your Wisdom!
Do you recognize this? On January 1st you make your New Year resolutions about something that you wish to change in your life and then, on January 10, you seem to have forgotten about them….
Wake up your wisdom Daily keeps you on track! It brings you:
👉A daily moment of reflection which brings rest and structure to your day
👉You stick to your goals and will create the change you desire
👉You get clarity on the things that matter most to you
You can start your journey at any day of the year. Every month dives into a different theme. To enjoy the calendar, you will receive a daily e-mail in your inbox and the private area of this website.
Let’s create your desired life!
👉”Wake up your wisdom daily gives me a clear view on the
things that matter to me most”
👉”A nugget of joy at the start of my day”
👉”Wake up your wisdom daily gives me a daily reminder that
I have the power to colour my own life”
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