Some people are blessed with a memory like an elephant but most of us would have a hard time recalling what our best friend said in 7th grade that changed our view of something or why our favorite aunt gave us a crate of green apples one fall day. If you have a belief in a divine being that is bigger than yourself and you are attentive to the world and your inside self there are probably some experiences that have left you grateful and also saying “How did that just happen?” It feels so substantial and life changing at the time only to find a few months later that you can’t recall what exactly happened.
I have a friend who keeps a notebook of what she calls “God Winks”. I’m not one who ordinarily journals r but when I heard about the very specific God Wink notebook I realized this is something I can actually do. It’s short. It doesn’t have to be a full out story if I’m not feeling that. I just need to put down enough that I can remember this moment of awe and wonder.
There is a nighttime practice often called a gratefulness review. I do something called three graces where I think back on my day and recall three instances of God’s grace. If I had been writing these down I would have a list of 1,095 where I saw God’s hand at work in a year. But without having written them down, I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember any of them before yesterday.
That’s it for today. Just a small suggestion that you might want to try writing down the good things in life that you see and experience- and give thanks for them.