Joyful people practice gratefulness

Joyful people practice gratefulness

I don't usually watch TV but I love Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. While flicking through the channels I saw that she had on a guest, Dr.Brene Brown. She had written a book on all of her research about gratefulness.

It said that the most joyful people practice gratefulness, wow this was a Oprah light bulb moment for me!

I know this to be true, as I have found peace amd joy in my life that I have never had before. The one thing about having it is that I am so very grateful, there is not a day that goes by that I don't give thanks. There's not a day that I don't give the credit to God and there   are times that I am so grateful, that it will bring me to tears, it overcomes me and I can't say it enough times.

Yes, I was in a dark place for many years but even there I looked for something to be grateful for. You need to go through the day looking for things to be grateful for. Be grateful for the small moments, having dinner with your kids, a warm breeze, the sunrise, a kind word from someone. Start small if you feel you can't be grateful for everything.

Gratitude is a practice thing, be grateful for the ordinary moments. Be present in them, enjoy that very second, don't ask when will the other shoe drop, just feel blessed at that moment.

These are a few of Dr Brown's quotes from her book about gratitude:

Being a whole hearted person cultivating authenticity: Letting go of what people think.

I no longer care what people say, I wore a mask for too many years, I am happy with me, God is happy with me, thats all that matters.

Cultivating self compassion: Letting go of perfectionism.

I tried for years to be perfect and it literally almost killed me, there is no such thing as perfectionism, your human, you have flaws, its okay.

Cultivating a resilient spirit: Letting go of powerlessness.

Yes, you will fall down, get back up, its okay. I write about my failures each and every day, yet I still keep going with a positive attitude.

Cultivating gratitude and joy: Letting go of scarcity and fear.

This was a big one for me, fear ruled my life, I didn't like change, I stayed 20 years in a horrible situation because of fear. When you give it over to God, to the universe or to who ever you believe in and trust, it is then you can find peace and joy in your life.

You can't find joy when your beating it to the finish line by saying "Oh when is the next shoe going to drop? This is too good, something bad will happen" No, live in this moment, let go of fear, have faith!

So today my friends, practice gratefulness, start when you wake up, say thank you for waking me up, thank you I can walk to the bathroom, thank you I have a home and hot water, start small, but practice it every day and before long you will be grateful for everything you have, every moment in your life.

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"And just when the caterpillar thought his life over...he turned into a beautiful butterfly"

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