Do you practice gratitude, the art of giving thanks?
If you don’t I can’t recommend it highly enough. I’ve incorporated gratitude into my daily routine for a few years now, and have found that it makes me generally more optimistic, satisfied and less materialistic.
Don’t just take my word for it – Dr Robert A Emmons and Dr Michael E.McCullough conducted studies into the use of gratitude and found that people who kept gratitude journals:
- exercised more regularly
- reported fewer physical problems
- generally felt better about their lives
- were more optimistic
- were more likely to set and make progress against personal goals
A little A6 notebook works perfectly as a gratitude diary, and I like to complete in the evening, when my mind is winding down for bed. I then fill one page of the notebook with a list of all the things that I am grateful for that day. This might be people I’ve interacted with (say a phone call with my Dad), personal achievements (perhaps a good session with a client), good things that have happened to me that day, or possessions I am grateful for owning. Some days may feel harder than others, but for the vast majority of us there are always things to be grateful for.
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Love
Laura x