Thankful Thursdays

For over two years now, I have been sharing with this beautiful Naked Community some very personal insights in to my world of gratitude. Thankful Thursdays have become a big part of YOUR life each week, just as much as they have become a massive expression within my own.

On the 24th July 2014 you received your first Thankful Thursday from me, and here we are today celebrating 100 Thankfuls!

I may have missed a few along the way due to personal situations or just taking time out while on holidays but my journey through gratitude has been one of consistency.

Recently I spoke at an event expressing how gratitude, particularly my Thankful Thursdays, have been a consistent positive outlet for me while facing the uncertainty of a terminal disease. I was taken aback when one of the facilitators commended me for my own personal accountability to this outlet of gratitude particularly when there are many obstacles met along the way on a health journey such as my own.

There are often days where I think aloud and question what I am thankful for… some days are easier than others, and some days, honestly, I find I hunt for answers deep within myself. But what I always love is that each Thursday, no matter what my circumstances are, I will still find something little that’s important to me, that will make my heart happy and that I am truly grateful for! And it doesn’t have to make sense to anybody else!

Every week, I ask the same question from this Community…“What are you thankful for today?”.  Often people comment on my own share having had similar experiences themselves, many are too shy to comment but I know that in their hearts they are asking themselves the same question.

I however, come alive the moment when someone dives deep within themselves and share their own personal Thankful Thursday.  It is in those moments that I know that I am not alone on this journey I’m travelling through gratitude, positivity, joy and hope. When we all make the choice to be thankful, we allow ourselves the space to move forward and give our hearts permission to be open to healing and growth.

So today on our 100th anniversary of Thankful Thursdays, I propose an activity for you! Let’s not just make my expressions of gratitude a highlight… but let’s make YOURS one too!

Email me at thenakedgardiner@gmail.com with your expressions of gratitude and a photo to compliment it, granting permission for me to use your words and image online, and I will create a sacred space to share on The Naked Gardiner website and social media of this special journey we share TOGETHER.