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D
id you know…regular grateful thinking
can increase happiness by as much as
25 percent? Being thankful needs to be
regular and happen more than just once
a year at Thanksgiving. If you don’t make
an effort to feel gratitude regularly, you’re not going to
get the benefits. It’s kind of like going to the gym once
a year. What would be the good of that? Gratitude is a
habit we develop. It’s not just a spontaneous emotion.
Gratitude is appreciating, focusing on, and being
thankful for what we have and not what we don’t have.
Practicing gratitude is challenging but these 5 tips can
keep you thankful all year long!
Say “Thank you!”
Sometimes, just being acknowledged for a simple
gesture can change someone’s mood. Wouldn’t it be
nice to be the trendsetter of the day? What a beautiful
thing to have the ability to enhance one person’s mood
who in turn enhances another’s, and another’s, and so
on.
Tell someone “thank you” for holding the door open
for you and they just might hold it open for you again
tomorrow.
Find the silver lining in everything
Even if you’re having the worst day ever, there is
usually a lesson to be learned or an unlikely friendship
to be made. If nothing else, today’s struggles will make
tomorrow seem that much better!
Being caught in the rain makes you appreciate a
warm, dry escape, doesn’t it?
Live with no regrets
If you are truly grateful, you will live with no regrets.
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You’ll make an effort to say “I love you” before you hang
up the phone and embrace your loved ones once more
before hitting the road. Think before you speak (or post
on social media).
Never allow your last words to be hurtful. If you must
speak your mind, end it on a high note. “You really
frustrate me, but I love you anyway!”
Pay it forward
If you have an abundance of things to be grateful
for, share! Give someone else something to be grateful
for. This doesn’t mean just material things. If you have a
plethora of time, help your neighbor rake their leaves.
They just might shovel your snow! Have some extra
garden goodies? Take them to a food bank and feed
another family. That family will surely be grateful.
Mom summed this one up with, “ Treat others as you
would like to be treated.”
Find beauty in everything (even the small things)
Grateful for a really good cup of coffee? A beautiful
sunset? A fireplace on a winter day? A family that
truly appreciates you? A satisfying career? Don’t take
anything for granted.
Just the feeling of being gracious can turn your day
around. Give it a try:)
Make a list of at least 10 things you are grateful for
today-even if they’re selfish. If something made your
day better, it’s got a reservation on the list! It’s important
to have an attitude of gratitude in order to be constantly
aware of the positives in your life. Your attitude towards
life changes when you are thankful. Gratitude causes us
to be more positive, gracious and loving-better versions
of ourselves.