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Day 19. Honoring Your Mother and Father
On day 19 of the 30 Days Blessed Challenge, we’ll talk about honoring our parents. This can be a touchy subject for some. You may be spending your holiday without Mom or Dad, or both. If so, please feel free to skip this exercise if it’s too painful for you. Some people grew up without a mom or a dad. For them, maybe it’s a Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, or another stand-in parental figure who took on the job of raising them. In this rumination, you can spend time formulating good thoughts for the person or people who helped shape you. We’ll just call them Mom or Dad in this exercise,…
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Day 18. Grateful for Creature Comforts
For today’s 30 Days Blessed Exercise, we’ll be ruminating on creature comforts. That is, those things in life that we almost take for granted but yet they enhance our enjoyment greatly. If you’re too comfortable right now to participate in this activity, that’s okay. Come back to it when you’re in the mood. As stated before, gratitude cannot be faked. It’s your right and privilege to express yourself in your own way and in your own time. If you’re reading this, you probably live in a developed country. So, home heating and cooling, clean drinking water, indoor plumbing and cars that get us where we want to go are things…
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Day 17. People with Special Needs Remind of What’s Really Important
Do you know someone who is differently abled or has special needs? If there’s anyone whom we can take a life lesson in appreciation from, it’s special needs folks. Some people might look at people whose brains function a bit differently than the majority of individuals, and be apt to judge them or dismiss them due to their slower approach to living. The truth is that families who have been touched by special needs in such a way have discovered that these folks have much to teach us about celebrating life and living in the moment. I have a daughter with special needs so I can attest to this! Your…
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Day 16. Grateful for Your Powerful, Amazing Mind
On Day 16 of our 30 Days Blessed at Christmas Challenge, we will explore something truly amazing – your brain! Here are some fun factoids about the human brain to ruminate on and be grateful for. Human memory begins to function approximately 20 weeks after conception. That’s a lifetime of potential memories to create. The storage capacity of the human brain is virtually limitless. So it’s highly likely that your mental capabilities far exceed your own expectations. Put it to the test and see what you accomplish! It is believed that an adult brain can recall anywhere from 20 to 100,000 words. The more sleep we get, the better our…
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Day 15. Grateful for Your Powerful, Miraculous Body
For today’s 30 Days Blessed rumination, we’re going to dwell positively on the miracle of your body. Your body is a perfect machine, all parts working in concert, directed by your complex power center, the brain and nervous system – the hard wiring that’s responsible for it all coming together so naturally and effortlessly. Regulated by your pulsating heart that carries blood to the outermost edges, and allowing you to exist in this world! When you were born, your mind was an untouched tablet, waiting to be imprinted upon. Your body was a bundle of untapped and undeveloped potential. Look at you now! Isn’t it a wonder. Why do we…
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Day 14. Commune With Nature
On Day 14 of our 30 Days Blessed at Christmas Challenge, we’ll talk about giving thanks for the beauty of nature and the miracle of life on this planet. Do you ever marvel at the perfect balance of conditions that sustain life here on Earth? Do you ever think that water is the main reason we’re here, existing in our lives? No other planets in our solar system have an abundance of water as we do. The beautiful, life-giving water that covers our planet and serves so much purpose in our lives for health, pleasure and utilitarian means. It can be fun and illuminating to expand your consciousness to the…
