Four little notebooks labeled: Three Good Things.
Presents I gave to my two kids, my husband and myself -- because I believed that finding three good things each day would help us get through the hard times, the unhappy times, the worry and despair times. We are so blessed, it is not hard for us to look around and find Three Good Things.
The little notebooks, started with such enthusiasm, now are in the back of the basket on the kitchen countertop, the last entry is May of 2011.
I am really feeling the need to assert my optimistic soul, that I need to declare what is good about our life, our community, our world -- because all around me I feel a negative energy, a lack of hope, a growing panic and a sense of despair about our divided nation and problems around the world.
So here is a little experiment, a daily journal for myself of Three Good Things.
A list to remind me to be grateful for all that is good in my life.
For today:
I am grateful for my husband Richard who is loving, supportive, funny, smart and always my partner in everything we do or attempt to do. I am very lucky to be married to him.
I am grateful for my son Jackson, who just turned 21 on Wednesday. He is a wonderful person, smart and talented, quite handsome, funny and kind, full of potential, ready to be launched into the world though he doesn't always believe it is true. I'm very proud of him.
I am grateful for my daughter Geneva, who is smart and funny and beautiful. She is growing and blooming, it is not easy for her right now to believe in herself, but I know she is on the right path. She has so many wonderful skills and talents. I am very proud of her.