Why Is Gratitude So Good For You?

We often?hear?that practising gratitude is good for us and promotes wellbeing in so many ways,?don't we??

Previously, there have been times in my life, that I felt there wasn't much I felt grateful for and I just?couldn't seem to muster up the?enthusiasm for it. I've since learned this is exactly when it's even more important to introduce the practice.?

In positive psychology research and I quote;

Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.

Here are my 5 tips for introducing a gratitude practice into your life. Try one or all of them for size, it's up to you ??:        

1. Just after you wake up?- lie in your bed and think of 3 things that you?might be really grateful for. You could do this?again at the end of your day.
2. When you?thank?someone in the supermarket or in a cafe- why not tell them that?you're grateful for their help? It is so simple, yet very powerful and you will really make their day.
3. Write a little thank you and gratitude note to someone and send it off to them?-?you don't have to say a lot in the note but it will make you feel so good and it will be greatly appreciated. So a win win!
4. While?you're?preparing your meals?- think about how wonderful it is to have all this fresh food. You can be grateful to the lorry drivers, the?supermarket staff, the farmers, the packers - the list goes on.
5. Listen to a gratitude meditation?- if done on a regular basis, it will increase that feeling of appreciation for all?aspects of your life

There are 5 more gratitude tips in my blog (link below) as well as the 5 top benefits of practising gratitude, according to research.

Here is a recording of a gratitude meditation that you can listen to as much as you want to develop the practice further:

How do you practise gratitude? I'd love to have some more ideas to try out myself.

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The beta beta testing for my "21 Days to Letting Go of the Weight" has been just fantastic?and I'm feeling so grateful (geddit ??) for the?amazing feedback and support I've received. As I mentioned before, this course has been a bit of a passion of mine as I had such a damaging?relationship with my body and definitely self-medicated with food and err wine for many many years.

I am?really excited to share how this journey can change other women's lives, using my knowledge and personal?experience as well as?the amazing?philosophies of?Louise Hay. I will be ready to launch shortly but I am offering the course at a beta price?for a few weeks as a pre-launch. If you'd like to find out more, just drop me a message.???

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I have another amazing woman's business?that I would like to share and that is Janine Jacques who I discovered here on LinkedIn.?She is a felt landscape artist and below is her beautiful etsy shop which has some great ideas for?Christmas?too.?

The closing?affirmation from Louise Hay ties in?beautifully with Janine's work and is one that I may add to may daily routine!?

My unique and?creative?talents and abilities flow through me and are expressed in deeply satisfying ways.?

Much love

Liz???

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