If the only prayer you ever say is ‘thank you’, it will be enough” -Meister Eckhart
Dr. Robert Emmons, author and professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis, says that gratitude serves as a “psychological immune system that bulletproofs you in times of crisis.” Gratefulness is an appreciation of the miracle it is to be alive.
It is very easy to feel gratitude when everything in your life is going well, but when things are not going as expected it is not so simple. It is in those moments when we MUST feel gratitude because it will cause a shift in our minds and our feelings. This phrase, “it could be worst”, was given to me during a hardship in my life and it changed my whole perspective. Now when things are bumpy in my life, I ask myself “What I need to learn here? What is the lesson behind this situation?” and start to feel gratitude for those gifts wrapped in not so pretty packages. That helps me to refocus on things that are going fine and make me feel better about my life. Finding what’s good in your life and being grateful for it, shifts your focus to be aware of your blessings. Establish a daily practice to count your blessings even in challenging situations and notice tiny miracles starting to unfold.
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