GRATITUDE
"Gratitude is the law of increase, complaint is the law of decrease"

Do you want more from your life?

More happiness?

Better health?

Deeper relationships?

Increased productivity?

What if I told you that just one thing can help you in all of those areas?

Gratitude.

Gratitude is an emotion expressing appreciation for what one has...

As opposed to, for example, a consumer driven emphasis on what one wants.

Gratitude is getting a great deal of attention at the moment, as Studies show that we can deliberately cultivate gratitude, and can increase our well-being and happiness by doing so.

Watch this short video by Joell from The Kernal Of Wisdom Channel to discover more about practising gratitude and the benefits it can bring to your life...

This illustration shows how practising daily gratitude can benefit many areas of your life, all of which contribute to more happiness.


11 Tips for a Powerful Gratitude Journal
“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot”~Hausa Proverb

If you want to start a gratitude journal I recommend the following:

1. Don’t just go through motions. Make a decision to be consciously more grateful.

Don’t reluctantly journal because you think you should. Feel what you write. Believe it.

2. Don’t set yourself a minimum number of things to write per day.

This is a toughie. Many people will recommend five or so things per day. In my experience, there are days I have less, and that’s perfectly okay.

Don’t put yourself under pressure to stick to the same amount each day.

Be flexible and don’t take the joy away by being too regimented.

3. Don’t wait for the right time.

I try to integrate this into my bedtime routine, but if I have a joyful experience, I often write it down straight away. This reinforces the positivity felt and ensures I don’t forget anything.

4. Make it clear WHY you are grateful for each of the entries you make.

For example: "I am grateful for my family" could become...

“I am grateful for my family for being so supportive”

5. Focus on people and experiences rather than things.

As much as you may love your iPod, or new car, material things can never give you the same warm, fuzzy, feeling a friend, partner or family member instils with a random act of kindness.

6. Don't rush, savour every word.

Don’t see this as another chore to get through.

The fact that you can make a list of things that make you feel grateful should make you feel, umm, well, grateful!

7. Include surprises.

Unexpected events often elicit a greater emotional response.

They’re also great to look back on when you feel that life is mundane and the same old routine all the time.

8. Keep the negative out.

If you want to keep a diary to record how you feel, this can be constructive, but leave your gratitude journal as a purely positive only exercise.

9. Mix it up, don't put the same thing every day.

Expand your awareness.

The more you do this, the more you’ll start to really appreciate what a gift life is.

The world is amazing, learn to really experience it.

10. Be creative.

Who says a gratitude journal has to be full of lists?

Mine contains everything from concert tickets to photos and restaurant receipts.

Have some fun with it.

11. Give it a fair chance.

It takes a while to form a new habit.

Don’t give up or dismiss it as not working before then.

Commit to just three or four weeks and then see how you feel.

What have you got to lose?


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