Gratitude

Sunday at church our pastor's sermon was about gratitude.  What a great subject and especially for this time of year.  I usually don't do these kinds of posts, but I want to share with you his 5 points about gratitude.  Whatever your religious beliefs are, I think that you can relate and use these points in your everyday life.

• Gratitude is never silent or invisible.
• Gratitude sustains joy and blessings.
• Gratitude begins where my sense of entitlement ends.
• Grateful people can find a blessing, enlarge a blessing or create a blessing in almost any situation.
• Gratitude increases favor and creates opportunity.

I hope that these points make you think as much as they have made me think.  Last year I started keeping a gratitude journal.  Everyday I write down 5 things that I am grateful for.  They can be anything from a Starbucks coffee to some major event in my life.  Try it and I bet you will find that you look at your day a lot differently.

Thanks for letting me share.

Sunday's Outfit of the Day

It was such a nice day on Sunday, I decided to venture back outside for pictures

I am so loving my Cyber Monday jacket!

Feel a little Johnny Cash here all in black.  Not my usual mode of dress, but I wanted the focus to be on the necklace and the jacket.

5 things I was grateful for on Sunday

1. the great sermon
2. the beautiful weather
3. a fabulous dinner with husband and another couple
4. finished a load of work in my studio
5. having son1 clean out the garage

turtle neck-Banana Republic

jeans-White House/Black Market

boots-Naturalizer via Marshalls

jacket-ATL

necklace-Handpicked

bracelets-various ones

belt-Michael Korrs via Marshalls