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“What an ungrateful brat!” It wasn’t my mother’s finest moment, and, to be honest, not mine either. Thinking about it now, I am not sure that either of us had a good handle on what being grateful really meant.Today, being grateful is part of the list of stress-relief recommendations published just...

A gratitude list can help you feel better in these challenging times. I hope these 300 things to be thankful for inspire you today.

Each of us finds inspiration and motivation from different sources, ranging from tracking our own progress to listening to motivational speakers. However, there are moments when we can feel a sense of monotony or fatigue, even in tasks that once excited us. It is during these times that we need a motivation boost. This ripple effect of gratitude creates ripples in our lives in the form of motivation.

Reduce stress with gratitude by keeping a journal of the events you are thankful for, daily, weekly or monthly. With lots of gratitutde journal ideas.

JOIN HANDS AND PRAY

This practice, from Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Change, opens a doorway in your heart to gratitude and receiving happiness.

“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life” – Rumi Last year, I stumbled upon a TED talk given by Brother David Steindl-Rast in which he suggests that happiness is born from gratitude. In this same vein, research is beginning to show that if we cultivate and practice gratitude, […]