Count Your Blessings Jar for Thanksgiving

I saw this on The Graphics Fairy Bog and thought I would share because it's a beautiful idea...

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, this is a really nice tradition to start in your family and a really simple way to get people to reflect upon how much others mean to us.

I'm calling this the "Count Your Blessings Jar," and it's a simple way for people to share their blessings.  Just lay out the jar {or container, or bowl, or whatever you have} with some pens, the instructions, and a stack of the printed cards.

Guests simply write out what they are thankful for on the cards and slip them in the jar you have decorated.  Names can be included, or comments can be anonymous.  You can ask guests to write one message or as many as they'd like....start your own tradition!

At dinner, take turns picking comments out of the jar and reading them aloud.

I've also heard of people who leave a jar like this out all year, and then read the comments written down throughout the year at Thanksgiving dinner....just another idea for you to keep the tradition going year round.

Have fun and Happy Thanksgiving!