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This time of year is always a challenge for me. The days are short and usually gray. My office is cold and work is piled up to the ceiling because of the year-end rush. All of these things combine to make me just a little cranky

If you ever struggle with a lot of feelings of negativity, I’m going to suggest an exercise that you’ve all heard of, but I’m guessing lots of people have never tried: Make a List of Things That You Are Grateful For. Like a lot of advice, this is completely unoriginal, but people keep doing it because it works. The U.S. has continued a holiday dedicated to being Thankful for over 400 years not because we’re crazy about Pilgrims and cornucopias, but because it makes us feel better.

Here are my 5 top things I’m grateful for right now:

1. My job, which gives me an opportunity to use my brain and help people.
2. The river behind my house. It just keeps flowing every day and reminds me to move forward.
3. The cool looking violet lights on the instrument panel of my car. They’re so much nicer than plain old white!
4. The Internet – best thing Al Gore ever did
5. Local food. I plan to eat and enjoy a lot of it tomorrow.

Ed. Note: I’m very grateful to learn about the 2007 Season of Gratitude just in time to participate. If you are interested in reading some very inspiring posts about gratitude, please visit the Balanced Life Center which has been posting on this theme for the last 30 days.

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