Awards of Gratitude

This week, we post a new personal growth tip or inspiration drawn from a recent Daily Dose of Happiness mailing.

Here's a great contribution from a reader, that I thought I would share with you, too...

"Just wanted to share something with you and your readers that keeps me in "gratitude mode":  I give awards, daily, sometimes many times a day.

"As I drive my car (lease up in a few months; still grateful that I have it in the first place, and it runs well, and I can keep up the payments) or walk along the sidewalk (grateful that I CAN walk, even though I sometimes need a cane), if I see a bunch of flowers (weeds, or a garden, or a bouquet carried by someone, or the plantings at the M***'s drive thru), I look for the prettiest one, or the one with the most surprising color, or the one that obviously had the hardest struggle to survive -but made it-and I mentally present the "Best Blossom of the Day" award. 

"Or I'll give someone walking their dog the "Cutest Pup" or "Best Behaved Dog" award.  Or present the "Nicest Professional Outfit" award to someone on their way to work. Or a "Most Courteous Driver" award.You get the idea.

"Never are these awards announced to the recipients-they simply remain catalogued in my mind and heart.  They keep me alert to the beauty that is everywhere, however, and keep me 'living all the days of my life.'"

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NOTE:  This was feedback to an earlier Daily Dose, but already it is drawing its own feedback.  Here are a couple of the comments I have received:

MORE GRATITUDE AWARDS

"That's Great!!!  Whoever that reader is, they should get one of their own awards, for coming up with such a cool concept.  I'm definitely going to remember this one, and put it to use, on a daily basis, until it becomes a habit.  That was truly a gem...

"And thank you, David, for passing it along...you get one of those awards, as well, for doing so."

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"I wanted to comment on today daily dose.

"I've done what this man does most of my life.  I call it praying all day long.  I've told other people that I pray all day long and gotten a few looks like I'm a bit batty.  It's nice to know there are others out there being grateful for the everyday ordinary little things. 

"It truly helps to focus on the positive especially with so much negative around us every day.

"Thanks for your work, another one of the positives I'm grateful for."

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