It is hockey season again and while my daughter had to be at training early morning before school, I decided to take the opportunity to go for a run before dawn. this is a very special time of day for a runner, the sun is not up yet, there is no traffic, there is a sense of quiet and peace, occasionally you meet another soul, everyone else is still asleep,even the birds. The atmosphere is almost surreal.

It is autumn here at the moment, and the roads are all paved with autumn colored leaves, the weather is cool but not cold, in other words ideal running conditions.

While enjoying the beautiful colors of the trees and the changing sky with dawn breaking, it occurred to me how lucky I was. I started making a mental list of all the good things in my life and with each step I took the list got longer and longer. At one stage I tried to think of the complaints I had and could not come up with any. Strange, I, like everyone else like to have a BMW (bitch, moan and whine)occasionally, but somehow all my mind could focus on at this stage were the good things. mmmm Maybe it is true that what you focus on expands, So if you focus on good things eventually the list expands and there is no place left for the complaints!

How good are you at noticing the good things in your life?

Are you able to make a list and add to that list on a daily basis?

I challenge you to do the exercise for a week and then take some "quiet" time to reflect and celebrate the life of abundance that you have.