As you cultivate your attitude of gratitude, most certainly you will start to have some new ideas about your ideal life and a picture might be forming of what you would like to create, see more of and achieve. A vision board can be a fun and powerful tool for...
Did you know…choosing to be happy can improve our performance
Making the choice to be happy and have gratitude is not only healthy, but it can improve our performance and ability as well. An extensive study into happiness and productivity has found that workers are 13 per cent more productive when happy. Read more:
Day 14: Grateful for forgiving yourself
It happens. Whether you are in the middle of Grateful in April or not. There you are, out there being grateful and happy for everything and then along comes something you just can’t reconcile with a feeling of gratitude. How could you be grateful for something...
Did you know… People with an “attitude of gratitude” experience lower levels of stress
If your coping skills have worn down, identifying what you’re thankful for can boost your well-being and strengthen your endurance, according to this article.
Day 13: Grateful for the smell things
Stop and smell the roses – it maybe a cliché, but research has shown that taking time to appreciate little things can have a powerfully positive effect with your overall sense of satisfaction with life. People who experience the wonder and awe associated with...
Did you know? Being thankful can lead to greater empathy
Gratitude, according to current research, can do anything from helping you to achieve your goals more fluidly, to improving your skills of empathy and resilience. Read more…
Day 12: Grateful for sound choices
You know how a song comes on the radio and suddenly you feel differently? Music has the power to transport you to a time, a place or a feeling in an instant. Try developing a playlist of songs that made you feel happy or motivated or peaceful. You can play them...
Did you know? Gratitude is essential to happiness and wellbeing
Preliminary research suggests that grateful people may have better sleep, healthier hearts, and fewer aches and pains. 15 years of research is showing results. Read more here…
Day 11: Grateful for having a laugh
What makes you laugh? Think about how laughing makes you feel. Good right? Well here’s a little reminder that you can never have too much laughter in your life. Laughing is good for you. It is good for the immune system, it lowers your stress response and can...
Did you know? Writing in a gratitude diary makes you happier?
One writer set aside her scepticism and kept a gratitude journal for a month. It made her rethink her thoughts on the benefits of being grateful. Read why here…