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ficulties, make an effort to reframe the situation and identify potential lessons or growth
opportunities.
5. Keep gratitude reminders. Place inspiring
quotes, photos, or objects around your spaces
to prompt gratitude throughout the day.
6. Do a gratitude walk. While walking, mindfully look around and mentally note things you're
grateful for using multiple senses.
7. Start meals with a gratitude practice. Pause
before eating and have each person share
something they're thankful for.
8. Volunteer or practice acts of kindness.
Helping others shifts our focus outward to the
inherent goodness around us.
9. Savor life's simple pleasures. Pay close attention while eating, listening to music, watching a sunset, etc. to amplify appreciation.
10. Notice nature's rhythms. Let the cycles of
nature inspire wonder at the beauty and intricacies of creation.
10 Things You Can Do
1. Start a gratitude journal. Take 5-10 minutes
each day to write down things you are thankful
for, no matter how small. This trains the mind
to look for the positive.
2. Practice gratitude prayer or meditation. Set
aside time to reflect on your blessings and express thankfulness through prayer, mantra, or
mindful breathing.
3. Share your gratitude with others. Write gratitude letters, send thankful texts, or verbally
express appreciation to loved ones regularly.
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The key is to make gratitude a consistent practice,
allowing it to become a lens through which we
perceive our daily lives as the Sacred gift they are.
Prayer
Gracious God, 昀椀ll my heart with thankfulness for
the many blessings you have bestowed upon
me. May I never take for granted the gi昀琀 of life
and all the wonders that surround me each day.
