Well, where did that time go.

Day 18 presented me with a challenge which was the beginning of the end…. it was:

“Write about all the things that make you lovable”

That’s where I sat for the next 3 days, stumped on that question!  Then day 19 I was faced with “Have confidence in all the choices you have made today and be grateful for being able to believe in yourself” – Oh, shit.  I was in bigger trouble…  Not a problem only two days to go….

Are you kidding me – Day 20: “Write a thank you note to yourself”   It didn’t work out so well….

Then in the afternoon we had the handover to our new home…. cool!!!! What! 3 days before Christmas!!!!

Day 21….

My last day of the Gratitude challenge and the task was simple:

“Reflect on the 21 days of gratitude and what has this process meant to you?”

Now I was stumped!

Firstly it had been somewhat of a success in that I hadn’t killed anyone.  I had managed to actually pay attention for most of it – I was now living in a new house with my wonderful wife, and I had a wonderful wife!

So, my little review of my 21 Days of Gratitude…  you have to do it everyday, not just 21 days….  When things are not a habit, when it is not your default position, it is just another fad, a flash in the pan, a New Years resolution broken on day one….

So, my reflection is mostly that you have to be grateful everyday.  If it is not your daily observation, then all the other daily observations are just noise, which noise in fact just constantly tells you not to be grateful.

Each day:

Be Grateful
Be Peaceful
Be Non-Judgemental
Be Forgiving
Be Accepting
Be Here, Now

Notice your life – you are still here!