Start the New Year with Something Positive

I really like this idea...I know, it's corny & I'm unlikely to follow through with it given my personality. But the idea behind it, I love. It's not a new concept by any means, but it just seems like such a simple, quaint way to be thankful for what you have.

So, the idea is, on January 1st, grab yourself a jar, I'm using a nice mason jar, and everytime something makes you happy or something nice happens, write it down on a small piece of paper and put it in the jar. Then, on New Year's Eve that same year, open them up & read them to remember all the good things in your life.

I know, corny, sappy, and all the other sugary sweet adjectives you can think of, but the concept is very nice. We both know, with both our personalities, that something like this could be very short-lived. But I'm really gonna try...really! I really do like the idea. I think too often we're dwelling on all the negative in our lives and forgetting the abundance of good things we have.

Anyway, that's my first post :)

--Monika