{"id":6171,"date":"2014-11-25T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:38:46","slug":"take-time-to-really-give-thanks-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/take-time-to-really-give-thanks-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Take time to really give thanks this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6178\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/johntebeau.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/12\/a-thank-you-postcard-from-burning-man\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6178 \" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/burning-man-thank-you-postcard.jpg\" alt=\"John designed these thank you postcards for us to give away at Burning Man in 2012. It was beautiful spending hours providing pens and stamps to people, inviting them to share their thanks with people in their lives.\" width=\"418\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/burning-man-thank-you-postcard.jpg 500w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/burning-man-thank-you-postcard-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/burning-man-thank-you-postcard-370x477.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John designed these thank you postcards for us to give away at Burning Man in 2012. It was beautiful spending hours providing pens and stamps to people, inviting them to share their thanks with people in their lives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been seeing several people sharing daily posts about gratitude on Facebook this month, in honor of Thanksgiving.<br \/>\nIt warms my heart to see friends not just giving 90 seconds of lip service to gratitude before eating entirely too much turkey and stuffing, but really cultivating a habit of noticing all the blessings in their lives.<br \/>\nFor a few years, I did a blog series I called Month of Thanksgiving. The first year, I wrote daily about how and why to be thankfully, then the second year I turned it into more of a gratitude journal, giving thanks for specific things and people that made my life better.<br \/>\nTo get you in the mood for Thanksgiving, here&#8217;s a recap of some of my favorite Month of Thanksgiving posts:<br \/>\n<strong>Ways become\u00a0more grateful.\u00a0<\/strong>One of the most common ideas I run across is <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/10\/27\/day-two-starting-a-gratitude-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keeping a gratitude journal<\/a>, writing down a few things you\u2019re grateful for every day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need inspiration about what you\u2019re grateful for, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/10\/30\/day-five-what-do-you-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Love List Project<\/a> can get you thinking about what makes you happy.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve thought of some things that make you grateful, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/10\/29\/day-four-sharing-my-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you might enjoy sharing them on Facebook or Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(When I wrote this, it hadn&#8217;t become the popular trend it is now &#8212; I&#8217;m so happy to see that it has!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/10\/31\/day-six-think-about-why-you-love-what-you-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You might also enjoy reflecting on why you\u2019re grateful for each thing on your list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Overcoming the obstacles to gratitude.\u00a0<\/strong>We all have frustrations, regrets, people who\u2019ve hurt us, things we wish we had or things we wish were better. If you\u2019re feeling any of these things, try to convert them to gratitude:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/02\/day-eight-whats-on-your-hate-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acknowledge the things you hate and try to find something you love in each<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/04\/day-10-regrets-ive-had-a-few\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reflect on your regrets and give thanks for the lessons your mistakes have taught you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/05\/day-11-forgiveness-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">try to forgive the people who\u2019ve hurt you, or at least to find something to be grateful for in the hurt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/03\/day-nine-i-want-i-want-i-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">try to redirect your desire for things you don\u2019t have to gratitude for things you already have<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/16\/day-22-finding-gratitude-in-grief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">if you\u2019re grieving, reflect on the reasons you\u2019re grateful to have known the loved one you\u2019ve lost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/23\/day-29-lifes-messy-and-thats-ok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">embrace life\u2019s imperfections \u2014 if you throw a dinner party and it goes terribly wrong, at least you\u2019ll get a laugh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/06\/day-12-too-much-to-do-not-enough-time-to-do-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find time to be grateful even if you think you don\u2019t have time to give thanks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Need ideas about what to give thanks for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you put most people on the spot and ask them what they\u2019re grateful for can come up with some of the basics: health, a safe home, enough to eat. Just because they\u2019re cliche doesn\u2019t mean we should take these for granted. I gave thanks for <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/20\/day-26-giving-thanks-for-my-fabulous-husband-john-tebeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my husband<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/22\/day-28-giving-thanks-for-my-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my family<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/21\/day-27-thank-you-for-being-a-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my friends<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How about <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/18\/simple-pleasures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simple pleasures<\/a> like sleeping in late on weekends, the smell of autumn leaves, hot coffee waiting when you wake up? What little things put a smile on your face?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can you show your gratitude? <\/strong>If you\u2019re getting into the habit of doing a gratitude journal, you might want to express your thanks beyond just writing it down as a personal exercise.You could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/09\/day-15-doing-the-gratitude-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">do a little dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/10\/day-16-saying-thank-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write a thank you note<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/11\/day-17-pay-it-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">give a gift that helps remind you of something you\u2019re grateful for<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/13\/1184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">give and receive thanks verbally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Give Thanksgiving a real focus on giving thanks. <\/strong>You can find loads of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/dfamof6\/holidays-thanksgiving-gratitude-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thanksgiving-themed gratitude projects for kids<\/a> online. But I think <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/2009\/11\/25\/day-31-how-will-you-celebrate-your-gratitude-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these sorts of participatory thankfulness projects<\/a> are great even for a room full of adults.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been seeing several people sharing daily posts about gratitude on Facebook this month, in honor of Thanksgiving. It warms my heart to see friends not just giving 90 seconds of lip service to gratitude before eating entirely too much turkey and stuffing, but really cultivating a habit of noticing all the blessings in their lives. 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