Gratitude is a gift you give yourself, no matter what you are grateful for. What are you thankful for? What do you appreciate in your life? Stop for a moment and remember something that you are truly grateful for, that you deeply appreciate. As you think about this, notice how you feel. Notice the smile that begins to curve at the corners of your mouth. Watch your body relax and open up. Notice how happy you are. How would your life be different if you experienced gratitude most of the time?

If your gratitude is for others, your appreciation is a gift to them, especially when you let them know. In the true spirit of a gift, appreciation is given freely without expecting anything in return. However, his return is always a given, simply because of how he feels. Gratitude feels good. Gratitude is a feeling, a focus, an experience. It is not necessarily a gift that you can wrap and tie, although you can wrap and tie something that is an expression of your gratitude. Or you can write a thank you note or just tell someone what you appreciate about that person.

Gratitude is a deeply felt recognition and appreciation for the gifts you have been given. Gifts can be in the form of innate gifts, such as special abilities and talents: a gift for singing, a mechanical aptitude, a genius for poetry, a knack for remembering names, an athletic talent, or the ability to see an image and create. in sculpture. What are yours? Don’t be shy, we all have them.

There are other gifts in all shapes and sizes and in unlimited shapes. They come in the form of the morning sun, of people with whom we interact, or who simply smile at us when we pass them on the street, the pets that love us unconditionally, the light, the running water, the eyes to read this article, the breakfast that you took this morning, your clients, the special vacation you will take this winter, your teachers and mentors, coaches and counselors, the nurse who placed your newborn in your arms, the great mechanic who repaired your car last week, the farmer who He grew the rice that he will have with tonight’s dinner and the opportunities that come his way every day. Your gifts are infinite, which you will soon discover when you recognize and appreciate them.

Gratitude is a feeling, one of those high-order feelings that brings us home and aligns us on all levels: physical, mental, and spiritual. It gives us a sense of peace and a sense of connection with ourselves, others, a Higher Power, and with all of life. Restore our faith that we are being cared for and that the nature of life is abundance. It opens our eyes to the possibilities and opportunities that come our way every day, big and small.

Gratitude is a natural medicine that improves our physical health. The feeling of gratitude changes us at the cellular level. Joan Borysenko, a world-renowned expert in mind-body medicine, said that a sense of peace and gratitude is accompanied by biochemical changes in our neuropeptides, immune system, and cardiovascular system that support health and well-being.

Gratitude is the gift that keeps giving. The more grateful you are, the more you will discover that you have to be grateful. I keep a gratitude journal and every night before I go to sleep I write down 10 things that I am grateful for. Over time, I’ve come to feel like I’m just starting out when I hit “10.” It is a universal law that we always get more of what we pay attention to. The more we focus on what we are grateful for, the more we are given to be grateful for. Gratitude brings greater abundance into our lives.

Gratitude is a way of being. If you want to experience gratitude as a way of being and all the benefits that come from living this way, simply make the decision to feel grateful and practice taking regular steps to help yourself. I am going to suggest three daily actions, and there are many more in addition to these. If you do any of these for 30 days, you will notice a significant change. In general, you will feel happier, more at peace, and naturally you will have become more grateful.

1. Keep a gratitude journal. At the end of each day, write down 10 things you are thankful for. Include something about yourself.

2. Every morning when you wake up, make the decision to find things throughout the day to be thankful for and then keep an eye on them.

3. Say thank you at least 10 times a day.

And please appreciate yourself! Appreciate who you are and what you do. Remember, you are a natural! You are brilliant! You are magnificent! Simply for being you. Let your light shine!