It’s good for me. It allows me to have the energy to give back and help others. Thank you. I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you about the strategy of practicing gratitude and 
being thankful. We’ve all heard of keeping gratitude journals and making a list of the things we are grateful for. Eyeroll, I know what you’re thinking. You think it’s a great idea, but who’s got time for that?
Gratitude is a very researched, Positive Psychology Intervention, strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness.
So why don’t we do it?
It takes effort, especially in the beginning.
If you are a human being, it’s way easier for your mind to overly focus on things that bother you, stressful events and worrying abut what other people think. That’s just what most of our brains do. I usually say, my brain is a jerk! Our brains turn small problems into bigger problems and zap our energy, big time. Which then creates more problems because you’re exhausted. Ask yourself if the incessant stressing really serves you? Even though it feels terrible, it’s like our brain loves to focus on the negative, critical minutia of our lives.
Your brain is a tool that is meant to be managed and used to your benefit, but nobody teaches us how to do this (Well…I do teach people how to do this- in depth).
Practicing gratitude is one small way of creating new pathways in your brain that actually serve you.
Ways to practice gratitude and being thankful
- Keep a gratitude journal and add new things daily as a routine
- Please, please please- turn off your news notifications (trust me, their is way more good in the world than bad. The news knows how your brain works- don’t get sucked in)
- Savor and expand on things you love and why you love them
- Watch or listen to something inspiring
- bring your focus to the moment and BE THERE
Remember, your brain will just do what it’s told. So if your are not managing your brain. It will just do what it usually does…(focus on crappy stuff)
Now matter how stressed and overwhelmed you are, there is always something to be grateful for. Find ways to savor the good things, on purpose. Make it a habit by purposefully practicing it daily.
You get to feel better!
Happy Thanksgiving, so many hugs and love. I’m truly grateful for you, thanks for listening.
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