The list of things for us to appreciate in each of our lives no matter who we are or what we’re going through is limitless. Depending on our individual circumstances or situations, it may be easier said than done, but the fact remains that we all have plenty of things we can appreciate and be grateful for whether it’s a person or people in our lives, places we’ve been, things we have or the things we can see, feel, touch, experience, etc. the list is endless, so we really have no excuses. The challenge for us is to recognize it (whatever it may be), appreciate it and be grateful for it, rinse and repeat as often as possible. At first, if this is something we’re not already doing on a regular basis, it will take a conscious effort to apply, but the more often we practice it, the more automatic it will become without even thinking about it. A simple way to prime our attitude of gratitude pump every day is to have a short list of things that we can wake up to and be grateful for before we even start our day. Not only will this get our day off to a great start, but it’s also a practice tool to help us recognize other things throughout our day that we can appreciate and be grateful for.
What Are You Grateful For?
Being grateful plays an important role to achieve any type of success you’re striving for in life. It starts by creating an environment for yourself that reflects the attitude of gratitude. The way you do that is by daily practice, and not just when you’re feeling good. In fact, it’s when you’re not feeling good that you need to make a stronger effort to apply this principle.
Some of the little things you can do to keep you focused on a regular basis can be as small and simple as minding your manners by saying please and thank you. Offer a smile to a complete stranger. Notice when others do kind things to you and show gratitude by actions or words. Leave love notes for family members in unexpected places like lunch boxes and under pillows.
“Gratitude practice is really, really important to me. I think it’s an incredible way to start your day.” – Rachel Hollis
Encourage someone with a compliment. Keep a basket of little slips of paper on a table at home or your desk at work, write notes of thankfulness throughout the week and read them when having moments of not feeling good. Verbalize what you’re grateful for whenever you seem like complaining about life. Often times it’s the smallest things that can have the biggest impact on your attitude.
Putting these things into practice will help keep you on track with an attitude of gratitude and you’ll begin to notice how circumstances in your life start to change for the better. Having an attitude of gratitude is an essential part of your journey to financial freedom in order to get through the challenges you’ll encounter along the way. Take the time, make the effort…you’ll be glad you did!
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