*Before I get into this post, I realized I haven't told you yet that we're expecting our second baby in the summer...whoops! Anyways, just wanted to let you know before I start posting baby pictures and there's general confusion :)


The other week both my husband and daughter were sick for a few days and although I didn't get sick, it was mentally and physically exhausting being the only caregiver. At the end of one particular day as I crawled into bed, I realized that I probably hadn't had one positive thought (at least that I was aware of) all day.

And knowing how intertwined your mental and physical states are, I realized that not only would it be hard to fall asleep, I didn't want all that negativity to be the last thought I had.

As I lay there, I was miraculously able to come up with a few things I could be grateful for.

I quietly said to myself:

"I am so happy and grateful now that I am feeling well.
I am so happy and grateful now that I have the knowledge and tools to best support my body.
I am so happy and grateful now that I am in my warm and wonderful bed."

And then, to make things even better, I made statements that were not true yet in the moment:

"I am so happy and grateful now that our family is feeling healthy and well.
I am so happy and grateful now that our days are full of fun and laughter.
I am so happy and grateful now that our days are full of sunshine and warm weather."

As I spoke, I could feel my negative state lifting and by the end, I even had a smile on my face and felt joyful. A much better way to end any day!

There's no magic number of statements to make, but I just keep going through until I feel a noticeable shift. You'll know when you get there!

Although this would certainly benefit you at any time of day, I seem to only think of it when I'm quiet in bed. If you can think of pausing more often during your day to think of or say what you're grateful for, that's even better! But we all have to start somewhere, right?

It's been said that what you think about, comes about and that certainly seems to happen in my life. When I'm stuck on a path of negative thinking, negative things from my past and imagined things from my future seem to come up! When focusing on, and being grateful for the positive, the negative diminishes and the positives seem to multiply without any extra effort!



*And yes, I realize I haven't given you part 2 of my fermentation series, but I've been having problems with getting a SCOBY started. When I do, it's going to be all about kombucha!