Become A Grateful Poet

The following is from the 3/11/16 daily email sent out by Brian Johnson.

“When it comes to finding reasons to be grateful—I think of them as avenues of appreciation—it helps to follow a practice I call the POET approach, which stands for People, Opportunities, Experiences, and Things. I put People first because taking note of their greatness in your life feeds your confidence in others. I put Things last because they cause us to focus on material items that can either be in short supply or be taken away entirely.”

—Tim Sanders from Today We Are Rich

             

Gratitude.  We talk about this all the time.  It’s a huge part of being rich and I just love Tim’s POET approach.  Let’s take a quick inventory now:   (Filled in with my answers—Kevin)

P: I am grateful for these amazing People:

Carol—saw her today for the for the first time in 1.3 years

            Mark H—called for the first time in a year earlier this week

O: I am grateful for these Opportunities:

Be sober with 12-step support

Have a higher power that is not me

Live indoors with hot & cold running water

Plenty of food

E: I am grateful for these Experiences:

            Going to college at UC Santa Barbara

            Learning to SCUBA dive

            Having traveled when I was younger

T: I am grateful for these Things:

            Car

            Apartment

            Alano Club

            Crossroads Mall

            Internet, PC, cell phone, all other IC technology

Here’s to becoming grateful POETs!!!