Gratitude Journaling - Day 9

12 Days of Gratitude: Let's embark on a 12-day journey of gratitude, where we'll focus on the positive aspects of our lives. Each day, we’ll focus on a different prompt to help us cultivate appreciation for the good in life.

Remember, gratitude is a powerful tool that can transform your perspective and enhance your overall well-being. So, grab your journal and let’s get started on this heartwarming adventure.

Today's inspiration comes from Melody Beattie's deck "The Language of Letting Go" -- the card: "Living Through Problems"

Thank you for believing in me, for showing up, and for joining me on this amazing journey! I'm so grateful for your support and good vibes.

Background Music: "Relaxation Music 1" by Blossom Violet. This beautiful piano piece by my friend and fellow Insight Timer teacher is the perfect backdrop for my journaling practice and available separately here on Insight Timer. Check out her profile and discover more of her incredible music!

Reviews

Slowing getting through this series, loving it and that today was more about forgiveness to me. 🙏🦋🌸🌼🙏

Hi Violet,

How are you doing today? I hope that you’re puppy is doing OK.

For Day 8: Ideas and comments I had or like share is: I love writing letters of gratitude 🙏🏿 now.

As I continue to learn and self reflect on “the gift of forgiveness”, this was hard piece to write ✍️ about because it came at a “time of when I lost 😞 my life savings”, and my sister was “kept in the dark”, because, “I was so embarrassed speak up” about what happened in the situation (online scammers)”, and I had “isolated” myself from her and others”It got to a point where I was “missing payments on my credit cards (which I maxed,out), at the time. Since then she has “taken over paying my bills, and credit cards”, I haven’t missed a payment since”. At times, I felt bad about this “not opening up” about the situation”, and asking myself “Will Maureen forgive me for a mistake I made” “My close friend “Bev” who I often speak about in my journal entries, wrote to me on “WhatsApp” a few weeks ago, a response, that I took great pleasure, appreciation and gratitude from: “She said that “overtime, my confidence was fractured, because of what happened, even though I lost that money, she is going to work with me to put strategies in place for when these situations occur again moving forward.

“Online Scammers”, are not “accountability for their actions”, and can’t be identified or pay for what their doing, all because of sitting behind a “keyboard”

Well letting go and forgiveness is so powerful.
Chocks away and prepare for take off 🛫

Oooh this was an interesting one. I thought of the ex-husband (kiddo's bio dad) and how FREEING it was when I was able to release some of that pain I was still carrying by forgiving it all. So many dramatic and traumatic things with the marriage but we grow. And I thought of how I have forgiven myself for what I used to think of as "mistakes" but I was able to reframe into I was just living my life... this was a really good one thank you