Remember Gratefulness.

Today I am grateful for my humidifier, my son, my husband, and the jeans I am wearing.
My son is grateful for mini boxes of raisins.
My husband is grateful for his new glasses.

We didn't lose power. And for that I am over-archingly grateful.

As the old year wanes and the dawn of the new year rapidly approaches, my brain scrambles to find all the things I need to do to start the New Year off right.

I will be confident! I will improve! I will do longer yoga!! I will never lose my temper.

I find it unlikely that I will effortlessly achieve any of these. However, the one thing I think I really need to do is to breathe in gratitude each day. Stop, breathe, and remember gratefulness. Maybe once an hour on the hour until it becomes habit.

When the skin you are in becomes uncomfortable like too-tight or too-rough clothing, breathing gratitude can work wonders.