You
have received the highest-paying job in your career, the CAT scan came back
negative or your child has been accepted to the college of their choice.
On
the flip side, you are still under-employed despite years of searching, after
200K miles your car bit the dust, and your house has a major crack in the foundation.
Although
it may seem surprising, what applies to all of those situations is gratitude.
To
some giving thanks seems a quaint concept best suited to images of the Pilgrims
at Plymouth Rock.
However,
according to our friend Dr. Brenda Wade, the key to successful living is
finding ways to appreciate every situation.
Like
tennis, painting or creating a cheese soufflé practice makes perfect, and the
same is true in developing a regular routine of gratefulness. As you daily set aside just a minute or two or
longer your brain recognizes them and develops patterns. These patterns
transform into a habit and soon your brain is on autopilot mode.
Maintaining
a gratitude habit reduces stress, which leads to a stronger immune system able
to ward off many diseases. While
negative thoughts and actions, like violence and depression, receive more media
attention some scientists and researchers, like at the Greater Good Science
Center at the University of California at Berkeley, are shifting the focus on
the positive elements of happiness.
Dr.
Wade, a respected psychologist and
author, says daily affirmations filled with thanks also keep us grounded.
She
suggests saying the following
“I
am grateful for all I have, and all I am about to receive,” and then adding in what
gives you joy and what might be required to increase it.
Should
your current life be more strive than thrive, start with words of thanks for
what you possess - right now. You have
breath and some clothes on your body. Do not place emphasis on what you do not
have. Instead, strip down your gratitude to the simple essentials.
Then
unleash the power of the Universe and thank it for what is in your future - a
job, a life-partner, the acceptance of a medical condition. Let your grateful words pave the way into
your life.
Thankful
fulfillment is part of a healthy lifestyle.
To
view Healing Quest’s episode on the
practice of gratitude click here.
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grateful for a healthy body thanks to these supplements.
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