How To Be Thankful

Being thankless is among the biggest acts of self-centeredness. It’s crucial for one to realize that it’s a behavior to be quashed at any cost. Being thankful for everything you have makes you a better individual, and it makes other people happy to be around you. As well, they’ll be more willing to provide you assistance in the time to come.

Here are some ways that you can be more thankful:

Make Appreciation part of your daily life. Recognizing other people for what they’ve done for you, even the little acts of kindness, is essential even when the individual is family or a close acquaintance.

Say “thanks” for each act of kindness incurred. It’s so easy to state and yet so frequently taken for granted. It’s particularly true when it bears on your own loved ones.

Convey your Appreciation and gratitude frequently. Take the time to author a note or send an e-mail even if you already said thanks. Send a present to show your gratitude for someone’s help.

Seek chances to reciprocate favors as soon as conceivable. Be observant and provide service rather than asking if help is required.

Calculate your blessings rather than wanting for more and moping around about what you don’t have. Put down a list of things you’re thankful for and you’ll be astonied at what you have to be thankful for. Feeling gratitude is intimately tied to being pleased.

Supply ways to support other people who are less fortunate. You never know when the tables may be turned.

Acknowledge the little things. There are little things about life that you are able to be thankful for at this minute. The air you’re breathing, this is a major one. Take a breath and realize being permitted to have air is an astonishing feeling. Don’t take this for granted. Likewise the water you ingest… be thankful for this too. This is crucial to life.

Make a list daily. Make a list of the matters in nature that you’re thankful for and bit by bit provide reasons and notions why you’re thankful for them. As you construct this list you’ll feel very empowered. This Appreciation list will help you on you life travel. Remember to place matters here you feel thankful for.

Be thankful for life. There are a lot of matters to be thankful for on the material level. A roof over your head, your auto, your apparel etc. But what I wish to point out here is there’s a 2nd level of gratitude that’s more potent than the material. This 2nd level is being thankful for life. This is being thankful for life experiences, trees, wind, friendships, and close relationships. These are more potent as they’ve a feeling attached to them. This makes it more tangible and authentic to you and the cosmos.

These are a few simple ways that you can increase your gratitude by giving thanks! Which do you think you will try today?

Be Well.
Paul.
The Gratitude Guru

2 Comments

  1. Angie Hottentots-Laurel on October 15, 2012 at 9:37 am

    Being thankful is a great stress reliever! When you have a positive attitude and are genuinely grateful, it shows.

    I try to do every one of these things every day, especially the list writing. You are right, it makes you feel very empowered. 😀

    • Paul on October 15, 2012 at 10:05 am

      Angie – Thanks for commenting! When do you do your list writing? Have you tried ti first thing in the morning when you wake up, or just before you go to bed? I like to do it then to either start my day off, or allow the great ideas to peculate in my mind as I drift off to sleep.

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