Gratitude is such a powerful emotion, one that can make your life better in so many ways.
In a study carried out by Emmons & McCullough in 2003, there were a multitude of benefits from keeping a gratitude journal.
A simple notebook where you write down daily what you are grateful for.
The study showed that the people who kept a journal exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic.
It also showed that people who kept the journal were more likely to make progress towards their goals.
Overall, there was a greater sense of feeling connected to others, a more optimistic view towards life and better sleep quality, relative to a control group.
If you would like to experience some of these great benefits, why not try some of these simple ways to make gratitude a part of everyday.
- Keep a gratitude journal and add to it everyday.
- Tell someone you love them and how much you appreciate them.
- Notice the beauty in nature each day.
- Nurture the friendships you have, good friends don’t come along every day.
- Smile more often.
- Include an act of kindness in your life each day.
- Avoid negative media and movies with destructive content.
- Spend quality time with your kids, or your lover.
- Remember to compliment your friends and family when they look good.
- Commit to one day a week when you won’t complain about anything.
- Say thank you for the little things your loved ones do for you, things you normally take for granted.
- Embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities to grow.
- Send love to your enemies or people you dislike.
- Make gratitude a part of family life, share it with each other during meal time.
- Practice gratitude at the same time every day to make it a habit.A
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation of all abundance – Eckhart Tolle
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