Happy Turkey Trot and to all a very Merry Thanksgiving. Today my wonderful family took part in starting a brand new tradition, running the Levis JCC 5K Turkey Trott. I have been "training" for the past two week :) and surprisingly I was able to get below 30 minutes! WWOHOOO! On another note, this Thanksgiving my family really wanted to reflect on what we were truly grateful for... Now, your probably thinking every year you should reflect on what your thankful for, and yes I agree. However this year we challenged our whole family to take part in a 21 day Gratitude Challenge.
Have I sparked your attention yet? Okay good... what exactly is a 21 day gratitude challenge you ask?!? I'll give you a little idea...
Gratitude means thankfulness, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive. It means learning to live your life as if everything were a miracle, and being aware on a continuous basis of how much you’ve been given. Gratitude shifts your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present.
The first part of our challenge was to write out from A-through-Z everything we were thankful for. It was a surprisingly difficult task but very rewarding on it completion. After we finished my family went around the room and shared their list.
Air that I breath each day
Beautiful beaches
Clothing
Dogs one specifically (Fee-Fee)
Electricity
Family and friends
Good food
Health
Ipod
John Bell who is my wonderful fiancé who I love and adore
Kindness
Love
Mom's amazing coffee
New challenges
Organic greek yogurt
Pizza
Quite alone time
Relationships
Salvation
Taste
U-turns which I couldn't live with out doing
Vegetables
Work
Xercise which im very aware doesn't start with an X
Years that I have lived
Zillion more
