Living In Gratitude: Healthy Heart

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Gratitude makes us happy, healthy, wealthy and whole.

A positive mental attitude is good for your heart. It fends off depression, stress and anxiety, which can increase the risk of heart disease, says Paul Mills, a professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Mills specializes in disease processes and has been researching behavior and heart health for decades. He wondered if the very specific feeling of gratitude made a difference, too. Read more

Living In Gratitude: Be In Love

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Be in love with your life, every minute of it. ~Jack Keroac

Every moment of life is an adventure. As the unknown of each day unfolds, it offers unusual, exciting, and sometimes challenging experiences. Some days are amazing and invigorating while others can leave us overwhelmed and even saddened. Read more

Living In Gratitude: Do All The Good You Can

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..By all the means you can,

In all the ways you can,

In all the places you can,

To all the people you can,

As long as you ever can.

~John Wesley

With 2015 only a few days away, many of us are contemplating our New Year’s resolutions. A wonderful intention for each of us is to ‘do all the good we can’. Read more

Living In Gratitude: Peace May Come

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Gentle as a snowflake, may peace come into your heart. ~Japanese Proverb

This holiday season, whatever and however you celebrate, open your heart. Welcome peace, kindness, love, and laughter into your heart and your home. Revel in the sense of community, the celebration, the sounds, smells and flavors of the season. Read more

5 Ways To Practice Gratitude

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Just like exercising and eating right, getting into a regular habit of being grateful is a discipline but one well worth the effort. Studies show that people who show their appreciation daily are more energetic, determined, healthier and more creative as well as have better interpersonal relationships, are more optimistic and better able to handle stress and personal challenges.

Here are five ways to practice gratitude that will help strengthen your appreciation muscles.

 

1. Each day, write down 3 to 5 things for which you are grateful. Watch what happens to the abundance in your life. Read more

Living In Gratitude: The Letter T

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Name something that you are grateful for that begins with the letter T.

Off the top of your head, how many things can you list that you appreciate that start with the letter T? Think outside the box!

Living In Gratitude: What Makes You Thankful

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It’s not what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.

Often, we look at the things we possess in order to gauge our gratitude. Of course, we should appreciate these material things – our home that provides shelter, our car that easily gets us places we need to go, the clothing that keeps us warm. Read more

Living In Gratitude: Things You Can Give & Still Keep

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Things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart. ~ Zig Zigler

Some of the simplest gifts in life are the most meaningful.

Be true to your word, offer a smile to everyone you meet, express your gratitude openly and often. Read more

Living In Gratitude: Count Your Blessings

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Count your blessings,

Count your friends,

Count what really matters.

Only a few days away, Thanksgiving is a time when we gather family and friends together over a feast. We share our gratitudes and express our thankfulness for the bounty of the past year. Read more

Living In Gratitude: The Art of Being Happy

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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. ~Henry Ward Beecher

It’s easy to take being grateful for granted. It’s easy to say, “Yea sure, gratitude,” and wave it off as positive thinking ‘mumbo jumbo’.

There is incredible power in gratitude Read more