Practicing Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

Practicing gratitude is a key concept of mindfulness that will bring you joy and positivity. Therefore, if you want to be feeling great, all of the time, read on.

Practicing gratitude daily will bring joy into your life
Practice the art of gratitude

When you’re practicing being mindful of the present moment, you’re not caught up in your anxious merry go round of thoughts. You are seeing and noticing things that you have probably taken for granted.

When you’re paying attention to your creative work or playing that game you love, you’re truly in the moment without a care in the world. Life is great when we use our senses. It most definitely brings us a peace of mind.

There are lots of things out there to be truly thankful for. We just have to see and notice them instead of spending time in our past or future.

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A mindful walk

The next time you’re out walking, make a point of smelling the scent of those beautiful flowers. Look for the life buzzing around you, and listen to the birds singing loudly. Pay attention and focus on all of the sounds and sights of nature, and how they make you feel. For example, enjoy feeling the nice cool breeze upon your face in the hot sun.

Having mindful walks and using your senses will reconnect you with Mother Earth, allowing you to feel safe and secure. It will help you with grounding your negative energy and you will begin to feel at one with the Universe. It will also give you an idea of what we should be thankful for on a daily basis.

Adding gratitude into the equation will help you to discover your self-worth and purpose for being here and more importantly, building self-love.

Practicing gratitude on a daily basis will raise your vibration and you will feel a lot happier. When you feel a lot happier and at one with yourself, you will attract more of the things in life that make you feel good.

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Practicing Gratitude Journal

Buy yourself a lovely journal and write daily everything that you’re grateful for in the last 24 hours. Also include yourself in this, i.e. what are you going to pat yourself on the back for doing well that made you feel great?

By doing this, you are connecting with your soul. You are getting to know who you truly are and you will begin realising your trust potential. Furthermore, you will be reconnecting with the universe and understanding the beauty of life that is yours to enjoy.

What is that you’re grateful for?

Below are some questions that you can begin contemplating to help get you started.

Whatever you’re grateful for in life and for what you have achieved, you must write down how it makes you FEEL.

I really can’t emphasise enough how important it is that you begin writing about your feelings. Finally, writing in your journal and putting pen to paper builds positive energy.

Give it a go and let me know how you get on.

  • What are YOU grateful for that YOU achieved in the last 24 hours and how does this make you feel?
  • What nurturing relationships are you grateful for today and how do these make you feel?
  • Who or what made you smile and how did you feel?
  • What life giving resources are you grateful for today and how does it make you feel?
  • What material things are you grateful for and how do these make you feel?
  • What skills are you grateful for having, or learned and how do they make you feel?
  • What recent successes are you grateful for and how do they make you feel?
  • What have you attracted into your life that you are grateful for and how did it make you feel?

Now wish yourself and everyone around you a happy and wonderful day!