How to Make 2015 the Best Year Ever!

On New Year’s Eve of last year I shared a new idea our family was going to do: a Gratitude Jar. The inspiration behind the jar is to fill it with goals, moments not to be forgotten, and blessings (big or small). So often we can get in a rut of focusing on the negative and lose track of those positive moments. With the gratitude jar you and your family can wake up every day focusing on the positive and if something good happens that you want to remember, simply write it down.

How to Make 2015 the Best Year Ever!

Beginning January 1st, write positive things that happen throughout the year on a small piece of paper and place it in the jar. Ideas can be:

• Accomplished Goals
• LOL Moments
• Memories worth treasuring
• and Blessings, big or small

Once December 31st rolls around, open the jar and read all of the amazing things that happened during 2015. Without a doubt 2014 has been one of our greatest years as a family. We have not only accomplished a lot, but we made a grand effort to focus on the positive moments. We filled our jar all year long and can not wait for New Year’s eve to open it up and bring a flood of memories back to enjoy. Everyone in the family wrote moments, even the little one’s. So what are you waiting for? Grab a jar, piece of paper and pen! It’s that easy. And a New Year’s Resolution the whole family can be apart of.

You CAN make 2015 your best year yet!

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