Have you ever heard of a Gratitude Jar?

The concept is quite simple:

You jot down things that you and your family are grateful for throughout the year on small slips of paper and put them in the jar.

Anyone can grab a scrap of paper and add it to the jar.

This is a great way to instill gratitude in your children and learn to appreciate the little things in life, that we might take for granted.

TIP: Make your gratitude more powerful by adding a statement of WHY you're grateful for whatever you're writing down for your gratitude.

Then, at the end of the year, you and your family can sit down together, pour out all the slips of paper and share all of the grateful memories.

You can start your gratitude jar any time of the year, but many people like to start on January 1.

I've heard of a gratitude jar before, but my sister recently sent me an email that Oprah just came out with her Favorite Things list this year, and included a Gratitude Jar!

So what do you think? Have you ever used a Gratitude Jar? Do you think you'll start using one?

Write me back and let me know!

I’m Scott Colby with Say It With Gratitude and this has been your Daily Gratitude Minute. Cheers.