Focus on Gratitude with a 2017 Positivity Jar

Here at Foodie Loves Fitness, I practice & preach the concept of moderation when it comes to most things. But, if there’s one thing that I think you can’t have enough of, it’s gratitude (well… and love).

Longtime readers probably have heard me talk about the concept of practicing gratitude daily. I believe that doing so brings lots of positivity into your life, and as with the law of attraction goes, it also attracts new good things. I’ve noticed that a lot of people tend to harp on the negative, and instead, I invite you to focus more on the positive this year.

If you’re wondering about techniques to be more consciously grateful, you’re in luck, because today I’m sharing one new way to bring more gratitude into your everyday life.

It’s called a positivity jar, and the idea is that every time something good happens, you write it down on a little piece of paper, and throw it in the jar. By the end of the year, you hopefully will have a jar full of little reminders of why life is good that you can look back on!

I decided to do this throughout 2017 maybe a week ago, and I plan on looking back at all of my notes at the end of the year and celebrating the good with a glass of wine in hand and a smile on my face. I’m using an old jar that I somehow still had around, that I created in college with a friend to throw in all of our loose change to save up for a spring break trip (Very stereotypically, we went to Mexico). The jar says funny things like ‘Island getaway’ on it, which kind of makes me laugh. Hey, whatever motivates you to save money as a 19-year old college student right!

The idea is to write down all of the little things, not just monumental occasions – such as getting a big promotion or having a baby. Of course you’re grateful for those things and you can and should include those, but the little things are what tend to get forgotten.

The guy in front of you at the pizzeria randomly bought your dinner and told you to pass along the gesture? Write it down. (This actually happened to me last year!)

You had a wonderful night out with girlfriends that you don’t get to see a lot? Jot it down.

Positive things can be found all around us throughout our days, we just have to be conscious of recognizing them. Here’s to making 2017 a year filled with gratitude!

Tell me… How do you cultivate gratitude in your life? Ever heard of a positivity jar before? 

Developing healthier mindsets and improving mental health is something that I work on with my health coaching clients. Email me at nicole@foodielovesfitness.com to schedule a free consultation to learn more about my health coaching program today!