Day 3: 28 Day Happiness Challenge

Hand write a letter of gratitude to someone.  Between email, texting, and social media accounts it is rare to receive a hand written note.  Even Christmas cards are becoming impersonal.  In this challenge, I want you to write down all of the people in your life that you are grateful that they are or were in your life.  Then I want you to write them a hand written letter and send it through the mail.  I know, you will have to find a piece of actual paper and a pen or an actual sharp pencil.  Then you’ll need a stamp and an envelope.  If you are like me and have kids in school, paper should be easy, just don’t take one with their math notes.  If not, then you could go and buy some lovely stationary but any plain paper will do.  Expressing your gratitude for them as a person and tell them what they mean to you, what it means to have them in your life, will not only have you appreciating you own journey but will brighten their day when the letter is received.  Not sure how to begin?  Start with the line “I am writing to tell you how grateful I am to have you in my life.”  You could stop at just one letter, but I encourage you to continue down your list.  Even writing those that are no longer with you in this physical form, those letters can be burned to release their energy, or ready aloud to nature.  Sometimes when people die suddenly and we don’t get the chance to tell them what they meant to us, and then you hold on to that regret and longing.  Those feelings can weigh on you and hold you down. Don't forget to include yourself, your body, mind and spirit deserve your gratitude as well.  Release your gratitude.

Peace, Love and Gratitude

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