The Gratitude Challenge

A friend of mine sent out a challenge and due to my competitive nature, I took time to read it. It also came with a brief video and I watched that as well (it's at the bottom of this post). It didn't take long for me to think...why not. This is worth my time. It certainly can't hurt.

Therefore, I'm challenging YOU to do it too. It's called The Gratitude Challenge.

Basically, you commit to 21 days of choosing to look at the brighter side of life. It gives you a calendar by which you go about doing so. It looks interesting and I'm all about being thankful for things in my life, looking for the good, so...here's a great way to focus on what's really important.

Tomorrow will be my day one. Here's my instructions: Today you start The Gratitude Challenge. Sign the contract and make a commitment to take note and give thanks for the next 21 days. Express why you accepted this challenge and what you hope to achieve from it.

It's so easy to get pulled down in the negatives in our life. I want to focus on the positive. What better way than to dedicate to doing so each day?

Here's a few quotes from the video that got me interested in focusing on choosing to look for the good:

Especially when adversity strikes, gratitude has the power to help you thrive.

I choose to believe.

Dare to live on the brighter side of life.

Insist on seeing the silver lining.

If you are interested in doing this, please join me! How could it possible hurt? God wants us to be anxious for nothing! I'm horrible at this and hoping this little exercise will help.

Here's the website if you are up to the challenge: http://www.gratitudechallenge.com/

So, here I go. I'll keep bloggin' about day-to-day life also, but want to share my challenge progress here. Let's get to it!