Grace & Salt ink

New Year’s Eve 2023, I wrote this quote in my journal : “It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful.” And decided I wanted to commit to be more thankful in 2024. I’d tried to keep gratitude journals before but rarely made it past a month – once made it through lent! So I set myself a smaller task, four bullet points every day. I set up in a passport sized insert, so I simply could not write much, therefore the pressure was off. And I’m pleased to say I managed it, a full year. Not every day has four points, the odd “bad day” has perhaps two, but on the whole there are four simple things I was thankful for every day of 2024. And I plan to carry this on into 2025, to keep looking for the good in every day and every situation. Here’s to a gratitude filled 2025! XO