EP102: How Practicing Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Gratitude is a practice that can be a game changer. It's long-term effects can improve mental health, relationships, work, your body, and even sleep just to name a few.
Benefits of Practicing Gratitude
- increase empathy
- social connection t engagement
- improve confidence + self esteem
Practices of Gratitude
- journaling (most common)
- Prompts
- Reflection:
- Meditation
- Breathing
- Acts of kindness
Benefits of journaling
- learn about yourself and get clarity
- creating discipline
How to be Successful in Managing a Gratitude Journal
- Be specific- instead of just writing about what you're grateful for, write down the things and the reasons you're grateful for those things.
- To make it more intentional and successful, pick 1 thing and write the 5 specific details you're grateful for.
RESOURCES
Positive Psychology.com
https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-exercises/
Marie Forleo: Guided Meditation
https://s3.amazonaws.com/marietv/MarieForleo10MinuteMeditation.mp3
BOOK: Gratitude Work - Robert Emmons- GET FOR FREE NOW
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