The benefits of incorporating “Gratitude” in your daily life are so significant.
Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of Biologic Psychology at Duke University Medical Center stated, “If [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system.”
You may ask how is this possible? The healing takes place from the inside. emphasizing the direct correlation between body, mind and spirit.
I would like to share with you additional strategies/techniques to add to your “Gratitude” repertoire.
1) Take on the perspective of “Gratitude” in your daily life. Let “Gratitude be your Attitude”. Look at the world with “new eyes” soak in all the goodness that is surrounds you. If you look for it, you will see it.
2). Practicing “Gratitude” makes you humble. Take time to bask in the glow of life and abundance.
3). Make a point of complementing someone at least once a day. Whether it is a coworker, an encounter with a stranger while shopping, you will find joy in nurturing the joy in others.
4) In the course of the day no matter what obstacles or challenges you may encounter, do not complain, be critical or engage in gossip, Instead ask yourself the question, “What can I learn from this experience? What will I be grateful for?
5) When you speak to someone over the phone, smile. When you smile, your voice smiles with you. In doing so, you make others feel valued and appreciated.
6) Don’t be afraid to “get into the trenches”. When possible donate some of your time to a worthy cause or volunteer effort such as a food pantry, literacy program or Senior Services program.
7) “Speak Life”, be thoughtful/respectful when communicating to/with others. Be cognizant, it is not what you say, but how you say it.
8) Incorporate the practice of “Gratitude” into your exercise routine. This can be done by visualizing or reflecting on all the goodness in your life.
9) Practice “mindfulness” to ensure you appreciate every glorious moment of life.
10) Accentuate the positive when ever possible. When something negative occurs, chase the thought away by substituting it with something positive.
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Gratitude enables you to have a sense of overall well being, a sense of calm and being at ease. More importantly it is the catalyst that sparks the joy inside of you which leads you down the road to true happiness. I’m sharing a tune to put you in a
music Gratitude Mood
