Giving thanks is a practice you can do every day of the year. A daily practice or reminder to feel grateful is the most powerful way to take back your personal power.
Giving thanks is a practice you can do every day of the year. A daily practice or reminder to feel grateful is the most powerful way to take back your personal power.
With the arrival of fall in North America, attention turns to Thanksgiving weekend, for Canada that’s always the second Monday of October. 🍂
Thanksgiving celebrations can be complicated depending on your family traditions. This post focuses on the original purpose of the holiday, giving thanks for the bounty of nature and how you can practice gratitude every day of the year.
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
As many of you know, I am a big fan of gratitude and even published a book called, Summer’s Garden – Gratitude in Nature.
What does gratitude really mean? According to Google it means; the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. The word ‘quality’ in that definition is interesting, it means; a distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something.
Both these definitions suggest something deeper than having moments of gratitude. They suggest that gratitude can be part of us, a lifestyle, a filter through which we experience the world. Science tells us that the energy or the vibration of gratitude can rewire our brain and make life easier over time.
Gratitude actually changes your brain to be happier, healthier and more productive. That’s good for your life, your business and everyone around you.
We all have days when gratitude comes easily. We also have days when it doesn’t. So how do we develop a gratitude practice so we can have access to gratitude every day? Here is a simple thing that I do to keep me on track.
I have a gratitude tree! It stays up all year in a corner of my living room. It’s decorated with reminders of gratitude that are meaningful to me; hearts, birds, apples and, things from places we have visited like, jade from China and pine cones from a cottage. I’m always on the lookout for little symbols of what I am grateful for.
Even on days when it’s difficult to feel positive, I just have to look at my tree and there I find gratitude. Imagine what your tree would look like, what are your gratitude reminders? We can celebrate gratitude and “thanks-giving” everyday. ❤️
Be Grateful
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