Precisely Why

The annoyance and hassle and frustration associated with Jason's car accident this weekend is precisely why I am doing my Project 365 centered on the theme of gratitude.Being grateful is the great adversity neutralizer - it's as simple as that.  Gratitude softens the blows of life's challenges and helps me remember that it's not as bad or as hard as I originally thought.  No, our situation hasn't magically changed over the last two days.  Our van is not in our garage, safe and sound and ready for Jason to use to drop off the IRS envelope to the Post Office, stop by the bank or swing by Wal-Mart for some formula.  But remembering to snap my photo of gratitude each day shifts my thinking and helps me to move forward instead of choosing the oh-so-easy route of wallowing in self-pity.Here are some photos from last week of my Project 365 of Gratitude:Another week of gratitude.  Thank you for sharing it with me.  Big, small and everything in between - what have you been grateful for these days?