Thought For The Day
The journey of a thousand miles
Begins with a single step.
Lao Tzu
Last month, I received a wonderful book called Selections From One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. The book contains excerpts from Ann’s best selling work, One Thousand Gifts, along with stunning photographs and the echoes of a challenge she once received from a friend:
Can you list a thousand things you love?
A thousand blessings?
A thousand gifts?
Ann’s writing is transformative. She speaks to your heart and your soul. I have not been able to get her book out of my mind.
So, I am preparing to follow in the footsteps of Ann and those before me who have chronicled their personal journeys of gratitude.
This week, I found a beautiful journal from which to start my journey of a thousand loves… a thousand blessings… a thousand gifts…
And a second journal, in the hopes that I will fill my first one with so many expressions of gratitude, that my thankfulness will overflow into a second book!
I cannot wait to discover the paths these journals will take me down… and to find out where I will end up at the end of my journey!
Have a wonderful week, dear friends!
Shared at the Random Journal Day Link-Up
I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal, also inspired by Ann (whose blog is amazing). I hope you enjoy the practice as much as I have. Stopping by from SITS.
Thank you for sharing this message at Freedom Fridays. Have a blessed weekend!
What an inspiration. I think everyone should do this and can’t wait to find a journal for myself. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful idea at Creative Thursday last week and I hope you stop by again next week.
Michelle
The journals you chose are beautiful. Have fun with the gratitude journal. I’m sure it will add value to things around you.
Stopping by from SITS. Have a great weekend.
I love new journals, the possibilities and future scribbles to come! Thanks for joining the Random Journal Day Link up!
Susie
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Sounds like a terrific journey. We all have so many blessings that I’m sure it would fill several journals.
Blessings,
Charlotte
I have heard of this book but have yet to purchase. I have my kids keep journals but I haven’t done so. I need to get myself a journal too. thanks for linking up with NOBH
How fun. What great ideas!!
This is beautiful! I just recently discovered Ann Voskamp through a friend of mine. You are right…her writing touches the soul! I must see if I can get this book! Great idea…I may just consider doing this myself!
What a beautiful journal. This book is one I’ve been wanting to read. I’m going to try and reserve it at the library. Thanks for this post. I’d forgotten about it!
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