Keeping a gratitude log is not easy, and believe me when I say so. This is the second year I had to keep a gratitude log for an entire year. My first year-round gratitude log was in 2015. Before that, I wrote initially attempted to write three things I was grateful for some years ago. I ended up with 69 things I was grateful for. Now that 206 is over, I can finally share my daily gratitude log with…
The focus for the 51st week (December 18 – December 24) of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge was: 100 Things to be Thankful For Looking back at the year 2016, there are so many things to be thankful for, well over a hundred. If I should recollect all the bottles of red wine we drank, in celebration for one thing or the other, it should come close to a few dozens. Some of those bottles counted multiple…
The focus for the 16th week (Apr. 24 – Apr. 30) of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge was: Simple Things in Life The simple things in life, are often taken for granted. But what are the simple things in life? Let me count a few, and see how many you take for granted. 1. Rainbows
I’m sure that there are many benefits to expressing gratitude. Even so, what I experienced during the 8th week of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude challenge I’m on, was a revelation. An attitude of gratitude is important. The bible teaches so, even the successful teach us so, too. Yet, why has gratitude not yet caught up with the crowd?
The focus for the 7th week (Feb. 14 – Feb. 20) of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge was: A Friend 1 Each time I think of it, I keep asking myself the same question: what business did I have with a 13 year old, 9 years ago? I do not remember how we met, but I know that it was Yahoo! Messenger that connected us. I met with a few other foreigners online during that…
The focus for the 6th week (Feb. 07 – Feb. 13) of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge was: The City You Live In The first time I visited Abuja was in the year 2006. I stayed at Wuse II for 2 weeks, during which I applied for a Turkish visa before traveling to Cyprus. It was a nice experience for me, and the beginning of something I never knew I wanted.
The focus for the 3rd week (Jan. 17 – Jan. 23) of the 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge was: Family Over the years, I have come to understand that “family” means more than just blood relatives. I was an introvert growing up, so I often stayed away from people, including my family. If you know me, and the rest of my siblings, you will understand that I am different from the most of them. As…
I took my first gratitude challenge back in the year 2012. The challenge was to write down 3 things I was grateful for daily, for 30 days. In the end, I should have listed 90 things I was grateful for. But unfortunately, I only made it to 69 things I’m grateful for.