Week Twenty-eight - Gratitude

Gratitude is something that is so obvious to us, we generally ignore it. Religions talk and write about it. Spiritual pursuits talk and write about it. 

How do you approach it? Is it important to you? 

This week try an experiment. Each day choose at least one thing - a person, a situation, an experience - something that you are grateful for and see how it makes you feel to focus on it. Then write about your gratitude experience.

For example, today I am very grateful for having my daughter and granddaughter living with me. I lived alone for the 14 months after my husband died and I hated it. I am very grateful.

Week Twenty-seven - Fast forward

Think about the way your life looks now - where you live, your job or career, your relationships, your finances, your health - everything about your life.

What do you want it to look like in 5 years? Unless we have some idea of where we want to go in our lives, we usually just keep going along and life can pass us by.

One way to do this is that each day this week, choose an aspect of your life and write how you'd like it to look in 5 years. Use lots of detail so the picture is clear.

Week Twenty-Six - About forgiveness

We all know that we are supposed to forgive. We all interpret that differently. Let's explore the concept this week.

• Day 1: Start by writing what you think forgiveness means. Finish this sentence with as many sentences or paragraphs it take to explain it.
• Day 2: Who have you forgiven? What did they do to you and how did you go about forgiving them?
• Day 3: When you think of the people you wrote about yesterday, what are your thoughts and feelings?
• Day 5: Who has forgiven you? What for? Does it seem to you that they have really forgiven you? What does this feel like?

You might not want to journal every day so although there are only 5 days of topics, you can write more about forgiveness or you can just report on what's happening in your life, relationships and feelings.