The Gratitude Jar

             I really struggled with the holidays the first year after our divorce.  Truth be told, I still do!  There were so many traditions we’d crafted together as a family.  So, I set out to create some new ones, for our new life together.  And that is when I started this jar, the Gratitude Jar.  I journal my gratitude every day.  So, this jar isn’t for the gratitude I feel day to day.  It’s for those bigger occasions, accomplishments, or milestones!  It’s for occasions like, for me, creating this website.  That goes into the jar!  And the best part, my favorite part…I empty the contents of the jar the following NYE to reminisce about all the beautiful things that happened, all that we’ve accomplished, the milestones achieved throughout the year.  I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year than to celebrate a year full of amazing beauty, growth, and achievement!  Cheers!