When your weary head fills with all the things you need to do or all the things that have gone wrong and keeps you from sleep, consider instead your present blessings. Let the negative thoughts drift from your focus like clouds blowing across a starlit sky, and turn your attention to the things you are grateful for, right here, right now.
For inspiration, consider this poem, Three Gratitudes, by Carrie Newcomer:
Every night before I go to sleep
I say out loud
Three things that I’m grateful for,
All the significant, insignificant
Extraordinary, ordinary stuff of my life.
It’s a small practice and humble,
And yet, I find I sleep better
Holding what lightens and softens my life
Ever so briefly at the end of the day.
Sunlight, and blueberries,
Good dogs and wool socks,
A fine rain,
A good friend,
Fresh basil and wild phlox,
My father’s good health,
My daughter’s new job,
The song that always makes me cry,
Always at the same part,
No matter how many times I hear it.
Decent coffee at the airport,
And your quiet breathing,
The stories you told me,
The frost patterns on the windows,
English horns and banjos,
Wood Thrush and June bugs,
The smooth glassy calm of the morning pond,
An old coat,
A new poem,
My library card,
And that my car keeps running
Despite all the miles.
And after three things,
More often than not,
I get on a roll and I just keep on going,
I keep naming and listing,
Until I lie grinning,
Blankets pulled up to my chin,
Awash with wonder
At the sweetness of it all.
Pleasant dreams.
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This is amazing. I keep reminding myself to be grateful for everything, then the negative thoughts will vanish. Definitely needed to see this after a morning of negative thoughts. That is exactly what I wrote about today.
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I am so glad you liked it! This poem soothed my soul. It seems like gratitude and worry can’t co-exist in your head.
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Oh, I am realizing that. I am trying to reprogram my head to be more grateful. I know I can do it. One day at a time.
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Yes, and a gratitude journal is just a delight to keep as you can look back on all your entries and remember those moments.
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Funny, I have a gratitude jar. I try to write one grateful note a night. I have fallen off these past two months. Time to return to it!
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You have inspire me. I mentioned you in my new post. Thank you!
https://quitalks.com/2018/08/07/dear-qui-talks-gratitude-vs-worry/
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Thank you! Here’s a piece I wrote on gratitude you might like. http://www.dailygood.org/story/1443/spotlight-on-gratitude-shari-swanson/
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