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We've walked through ridiculous gratitude triggers, overlooked helpers, organic automations, and the journey from awkward to automatic.
Now it's time to return to where it all began: one ridiculous bumper sticker, one laugh in traffic, and one millennial dad poem that pulled it all together.
The Original Poem I Sent My Family
Smile When You Poop
Hooray!!! Whatever you ate, made it through your digestive loop…
Did you enjoy what you ate?
Was it an ice cream scoop?
Well, not an actual scoop 😝, I mean the ice cream itself.
Was it something regular? Or was it something top shelf?
Were you excited to eat it?
Did your excitement match the taste?
When you finally tasted it,
Did it bring a smile to your face?
I hope so.
But either way…
I hope it's flowing through you now like a nothing-but-net shot…
That never touched the hoop.
And I hope each and every time you pop a squat…
You can smile when you poop 💩.
What You'll Discover in the Conclusion:
- Silly poem. Cute idea. But the movement is serious. - Why this practice is transformational, not just trivial
- Your Part in Something Bigger - How this connects to "Appreciate Every Day" and the Grateful On Purpose movement
- The Billion-Second Vision - 10 million people × 100 seconds = one billion seconds of gratitude daily
- Your Final Challenge - What to do today, this week, this month, this year, and for life
- From Ridiculous to Revolutionary - Why gratitude that works anywhere starts in the bathroom
- Welcome to the Movement - Your invitation to join Grateful On Purpose
A Sneak Peek at Your Final Challenge:
Here's what I challenge you to do:
Today: Find one ridiculous gratitude trigger. It might be the bathroom. It might be a doorknob. It might be your blinking eyelids.
This Week: Practice the FOR vs. IN distinction in one real challenge you're facing. Find something to help you be grateful IN that situation.
This Month: Install the 30-day implementation plan from Chapter 4. Start with bathroom visits only. Add variety in week two. Add a second anchor in week three. Let it flow in week four.
This Year: Share your practice with someone who needs it. Not by preaching, but by living it. Let them notice you're different. When they ask, tell them about the ridiculous practice that changed everything.
For Life: Make Gratitude Your Default Setting. Not through force, but through practice. Not by denying problems, but by noticing what's still working.
The Truth That Changes Everything
This book started with a truth: life stinks sometimes. It won't stop stinking just because you read this book.
But you now have tools to find stable ground when everything feels unstable. You have triggers that work when motivation fails. You have a practice so simple it can't break, so private nobody can judge it, so automatic you can't forget it.
When you can smile while sitting on a toilet, you've proven that gratitude can happen anywhere.
When you appreciate toilet paper during a terrible day, you've built a skill that serves you for life.
When bathroom breaks become gratitude breaks, you've transformed the most ordinary human experience into something sacred.
Welcome to the Movement.
You're now part of something bigger than bathroom gratitude.