Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Ban negativity
Even if you need to challenge yourself for a week, a day or even an hour to start with.
Promise yourself not to gossip, complain, criticise or talk about bad happenings. Nothing good can come from dwelling on such things.
If you find yourself starting to moan or complain, switch it around and look for the positive in the situation instead. Verbalize that instead.
Morning Coffee Gratitude. If you’re worried about finding the time to do this, or finding a way to remember to give thanks each morning, tie your morning gratitude session to your morning cup of coffee\tea.
While you’re having your first cup of coffee\tea, sit back and think of the things that you’re thankful for.
You can even start out by feeling gratitude for the following:
The warmth of the coffee\tea mug you’re holding;
The aroma of the coffee;
That first sip of coffee;
The beautiful morning;
The beginning of a new day full of promise;
The quiet just before the day officially starts.
Grace Before Meals.
Giving thanks before each meal recognizes all ofe people whose hard work was necessary for you to have food on your table–everyone from the farmer who grew the food, the grocery store clerks who stocked the shelves at your local grocery store, and the person who cooked the meal.
It’s a moment to pause and be mindful, as well as feel blessed that you have all of the food and nourishment that you need.
But what if you’re not religious? Here’s one.
“For the meal we are about to eat,
for those that made it possible,
and for those with whom we are about to share it,
we are thankful.”
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Thank you ….Things You Take for Granted.
Imagine losing some of the things that you take for granted, such as your home, your ability to see or hear, your ability to walk, or anything that currently gives you comfort.
Then imagine getting each of these things back, one by one, and consider how grateful you would be for each and every one.
Put Things in Perspective.
Obviously, things won’t always go your way.
Gratitude isn’t an emotion that is reserved for those moments when you get what you want.
When things go wrong you can use the power of gratitude to release some of the negative emotions that you may be feeling due to the failure or setback that you just experienced.
After a negative event put things in perspective by remembering that every difficulty carries within it the seeds of an equal or greater benefit. When faced with adversity, ask yourself the following questions:
What’s good about this?
What can I learn from this?
How can I benefit from this?
Is there something about this situation that I can be grateful for?
Do you want to add a word or two?….
Gratitude Journal.
Before going to bed each night, write a list of four things about that day for which you’re grateful. Some days you will.
As the months pass and you fill your journal with blessings, an inner shift in your reality will occur. Soon you will be delighted to discover how content and hopeful you are feelings.
What is happiness? What is gratitude?
We each have our own definitions of these, and for the most part, they will probably sound pretty similar.
But if we were to take a deeper dive into the two, we would we find out more about ourselves, for instance, our behavioral tendencies and emotional wellbeing, than just what is a standard definition of each.
The English language has about 550 to 600 words for different emotional experiences, two of these “emotional experiences” are gratitude and happiness.
Your Comments….
Gratitude and happiness are two topics that have been long researched but only recently became hot topics.
As more and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of applying Positive Psychology evidence-based theory, science, and methods to their daily life top of the ‘priority self’-checklist.
If we take a deeper look at gratitude, we find that ‘gratia’, is the Latin origin for ‘gratitude’ and means grace, graciousness, or gratefulness.
Gratitude is an appreciation from receipt of something tangible or intangible from an individual. Giving thanks makes you happier.
Gratitude and happiness are more than just a state of mind or a gesture. There are some serious science-based theories behind each of these emotional states of being.
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