"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. "               ~ Melody Beattie

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Inspired from Sarah Ban Breathnach's books "Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy" and "The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude", this is a place to count your blessings and share your attitude of gratitude on a daily basis.

Gratitude allows us all the discover the sacred in the ordinary and helps us realize that every day is a gift. Its easy to be grateful when life hums along, but an attitude of gratitude will hold us together even as we are falling apart. Gratitude teaches us through glimmers of joy.

Sarah's books were written from a female perspective, however this group is open to both males and females. Gratitude is not gender-specific!

WHAT TO DO:

1. If you haven't read the books, then perhaps you might want to check them out. You don't, however, have to have read them or ever have to read them to join and be part of the group.

2. On a daily basis, use this group circle as your online journal of gratitude by counting at least 5 blessings.  Some days may be packed with joy, and others, it may be the bare minimum (roof over my head, food in the frig, clothes on my back, bus fare in my pocket, the day is finally over).  But the key and the rule is to find some things EACH day to be grateful for. 

3. In your posts, you can list things in point form or go into detail.  Its your choice and your forum to share with and support each other in the journey.

4. Please remember to make your posts visible to the whole group and to enable comments in groups on your posts. 

**NOTE** The is a participation-required group. Please do not join if you wish to be only a spectator.

THIS GROUP IS ONLY FOR JOURNAL ENTRIES SO PLEASE ONLY POST JOURNAL ENTRIES IN THIS GROUP.  ALL OTHER POSTS WILL BE DELETED SO PLEASE DON'T BE OFFENDED. 

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING INSPIRATONAL TO POST BUT ITS NOT A JOURNAL ENTRY, THERE IS A DAILY INSPIRATION GROUP .