Gratitude

What's with this gratitude for a limited time only thing? It's doing the rounds on Facebook. Three things you're grateful for listed for a few days and then suggest someone else do the same. A bit like a chain letter. Is this really something people haven't thought of before? In my youth ( a fading memory) we sang "Count your blessings, name them one by one..." and even the Saturday Advertiser quoted that, as though it's a present fad.
Surely even on the worst of days there are things to be grateful for. It's good to stop and breathe deeply for a minute and acknowledge them; to take mental snapshots (no, you don't need to whip out your phone) of wondrous moments.
I love that Heather has a regular Gratitude Friday post on Facebook. I talked to an old friend recently. She is an artistic type so has a lovely book where she has recorded for many years the things she is grateful for. Has  her life been pain free? Of course not. But the record is there of the good and lovely things.
As I doze off I like to think of the good things of my day and give thanks. We all have dark days among t he sunshine. But even on the dark days may there be things to lift our spirits and delight our hearts and let's notice them. Not just for a few days but every day, starting today.