21 days of gratitude – Choose Happiness 3

I am joining many other very talented bloggers in a 21 Days of Gratitude series. Each day for from Nov. 1-21, each of us will be sharing an image with a quote related to gratitude. The purpose of this series is to inspire you to find joy in every moment of every day.  This is even more appropriate for me as will be soon experiencing the joys of Florida and my first taste of thanksgiving in the US.

“The happiest people do not have the best of everything they make the best of everything”

I believe that when you fill your life, heart and time with gratitude, it leaves very little space for the bad things in life.  Also it becomes contagious and people start to notice the small things in life.   Part of this for me is learning to live in the present and to also make the best of what we have as a family.

Life has taught me that experiences bring us more happiness than material things as a family, so we would rather make memories than buy goods.

My boys end their days writing three things they are grateful for that day.  It helps them to go to sleep on a positive note and I hope teaches them to be cup half full people.

Don’t forget to stop by each day a blogger will share a quote with you and perhaps an activity, their thoughts that will help us cultivate a heart of gratitude with our families.

The schedule is here and all of the info for you to join in.

These are the wonderful bloggers joining in the 21 Days of Gratitude: Inspired by Familia, Upside Down Homeschooling, Still Playing School,  Makeovers and Motherhood, P is for Preschooler, The Educators’ Spin On It,  Toddler Approved!,  The Connection We Share, Mama Pea Pod,  Mum in the Madhouse, Mama Miss,  Plain Vanilla Mom,  Tips from a Typical Mom,  Learning with Mouse,  Preschool Powol Packets,  Kids Yoga Stories,  Dirt and Boogers,  Local Fun for Kids,  Positive Parenting Connection,  Kitchen Counter Chronicles, The Good Long Road,Bits of Positivity, JDaniel 4′s Mom, The Eyes of A Boy