Sunday, September 1, 2013

Gratitude Day 1: Inspiration




Starting today and for 1 week, I am going to let go of my daily pleadings and express only gratitude in my prayers. It's going to be quite the challenge, but I felt inspired to do it. Let's call it a cleanse.

All summer long I have felt as if something was missing in my life and today I discovered it's an attitude of gratitude. For the next 90 days (now until November 29th 2013) I am going to study the topic of gratitude in the scriptures, articles, research, blogs, etc. Then I will record on this blog, my thoughts, favorite discoveries about gratitude, tender mercies from the Lord, and changes I see in myself.

"Gratitude inspires humility, humility encourages faith, and faith brings miracles."--Christie Skrinak


As I express more gratitude in my daily life, I hope to be able to...
  • Recognize the needs of others.
  • See beyond my own struggles and notice the blessing that are there.
  • Draw closer to my Savior.
  • Receive comfort.
  • Learn true humility.
  • Learn true faith and trust.
Read the following articles which brought about my inspiration...

1,000 Things to Be Thankful For

My Prayers of Gratitude