My Gratitude Mug-Day 1,397-Finding Joy in the Journey
Day 1,397 – Finding Joy in the Journey – Tuesday – 8/31/2021
My Gratitude Mug
I love starting my mornings off with my gratitude mug. It reminds me that in our crazy world, I do have so many things to be grateful for in my life. I have started a practice of spending quiet time in the morning writing down 10 things I am grateful for from the previous day. My goal is that my list is different every single day. There are so many things I am grateful for that in the busy-ness of life, get lost. My journal helps me focus on the blessings in my life. It also helps to put me in the right mindset as I follow up with my I am statements that are focused on abundance. I believe what you focus on is what you create. Gratitude and abundance together are powerful!
About “Finding Joy”
And I’m off…. the 16-day adventure begins. The timing of this trip is interesting so I’m naming it “Finding Joy in the Journey.” I’ll be doing one dedicated post each day (at the end of the day or next morning). Since I typically post more than once a day, you’ll find it as a black and white photo. I’ll share the joy of the journey (on the trip or through this season), where I’m finding it and what I’m learning. I hope to inspire myself along the way. And if I can inspire others too, that would be a gift. So let the journey begin…
It was November 2017 and I was ready to head off on a sixteen-day trip. Nine days before leaving, my mom unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. It shook me to my core. I had always been told the 40’s are the best years of your life. And in a matter of three years, since turning the age of 40, I had gone through a divorce and lost both parents.
I contemplated canceling the trip though I knew my mom would not be happy with that decision. She would want me to continue living my life. My parents did not raise me to sit back and watch life; instead to fully participate in every moment. So I promised my parents to find joy in the journey everyday on my sixteen-day trip and share my experience with others.
Little did I know what “Finding the Joy in the Journey” would turn into when I acted on the prompting to share my experience on a daily basis. It helped me see life differently and my wish is that it will inspire others find joy in their journey.