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And you start to think more positively as well. Gratitude shifts your perspective so you begin to notice and appreciate all the good things around you. Having a grateful mindset changes the way you see the world around you and how you think. But training yourself to focus on what you’re grateful for, rather than getting stuck in a cycle of negativity and complaining, takes some practice and commitment. So from there, a gratitude practice is training yourself to notice and appreciate the good things, then expressing gratitude for them.

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I can’t even name all the ways choosing to start a gratitude practice has had a positive impact on my life.Īnd over the years of using a gratitude practice, in all the various forms my practice has taken, the positive benefits of focusing on gratitude have only increased and had more of an impact on my life! What is a gratitude practice?īefore we get into the details of how to start a gratitude practice for yourself, let’s first get clear about what a gratitude practice is.įirst of all, gratitude itself is the act of noticing and appreciating the good things in your life. My relationship with my kids and husband, my outlook, my feelings of self-worth, my minimalist journey, my journey through grief, my attitude, my thought patterns, even the way I see the world around me, all changed. I honestly wasn’t expecting dramatic changes but thought it couldn’t hurt to try.īoy was I wrong! The decision to start a gratitude practice and focus more on feeling grateful and positive not only changed my attitude, it changed everything! But I was ready to become even more intentional about feeling grateful. I had already noticed how living a more minimalist lifestyle was helping me feel more gratitude for all the things, tangible and intangible, that fill my life. I had enough of getting sucked into this negative way of thinking and knew it was time to try something different. That’s what prompted me to start a gratitude practice.

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