Welcome to the #GratitudeTrain No. 32

It has been a while since I have done a gratitude train post... my train de-railed lol - just kidding! No, but as many of you know I spent quite a bit of time up at my dads place with my mom, looking after him post operation... so I actually didn't have time to focus on much else... but am back home again and life is returning to normal day by day and my dad is doing a lot better thankfully!

On one of my previous gratitude posts, one particular individual decided to try and use it as an opportunity to start an argument... well, either that or they simply didn't grasp the concept at all... after a couple of attempts to explain it and answer their somewhat ridiculous question - I gave up and decided to walk away. Much like everything else in life, you are not always going to see eye to eye with everyone, people will not always understand your views and in many instances too - they will not approve... but this should not deter you from standing for what you believe in and walking your walk.

Today, I am grateful for my freedom of choice. I am grateful that I know who I am and what I stand for well enough to understand that I do not need to attend every battle which I am invited to.

What is the purpose of The Gratitude Train?

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I am of the firm belief that the habit of practicing gratitude on a daily basis is the key to shifting our lives in a positive direction. This is not only the expression of gratitude for the positive things in our lives, but also for the challenges which we are often faced with.

But sometimes, we can get wrapped up in our day to day existence and agenda, and it is not that we aren’t grateful, but rather that we simply forget to actually verbalise it or take the time to offer it a moment of dedication even in thought.

It is also true that surrounding yourself with the positive attitudes and mind-set of others, that it has a ripple effect on yours too…

So for ALL of us, including myself, I have decided to start this #gratitudetrain. We all spend a good portion of our lives here browsing through our Steemit feeds, so why not build a positive habit in the process. I think it will be great to share something every day that we are grateful for in our lives, no matter how big or small it may be.

Whether it is a new career path, a new hobby, an achievement of your child, a new relationship, a challenge overcome or simply a new pair of shoes… it doesn’t matter! There is without question… ALWAYS something we can take a moment to be grateful for!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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Step 1.
So starting today, in the comments section of #gratitudetrain post No. 1 – write something that you are grateful for in your life and start it with the number… as in if this is the first time you are sharing on the #gratitudetrain, then write the number “1.” And then state what you are grateful for.

Step 2.
Keep a record of your #gratitudetrain expressions shared in the comments somewhere in a word doc or such.

Step 3.
When you reach 30 – then publish a post on your own profile and be sure to use the #gratitudetrain tag or to tag me @jaynie in the post.

As simple as that!

The idea of this being, that not only will you develop a healthy and positive habit but at the end of 30 days when you share your own post, you will be able to reflect back and realise, just how MUCH GOODNESS there is in your life!

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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

FOUNDER OF THE @STEEMITBLOGGERS

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