YOUR 2024 BRAIN BRAWN MINI RESOLUTION PRACTICING GRATITUDE • WEEK 2

Gratitude for All

“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time. The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for. And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become. We don't give thanks because we're happy. We are happy because we give thanks.”

-Douglas Wood, American Author

​We now present to you the toughest gratitude topic to conquer: trials in life.
 
This month, you may have found it gets easier to see the good in life and be grateful for what is abundant and joyful. But tough times and tough people teach us life lessons, make us stronger and more resilient, and force us out of our comfort zones into new ways of thinking and seeing.  
 
This week, we challenge you to face those people and situations to see how they have benefited you. Write each one down and find a reason to be grateful for each of those people and/or circumstances. This teaches us to be grateful for it all, not just the obvious and good!
 
And at the end of this week, we encourage you to look back over what you have written over the past couple of weeks and take some time to reflect. How have your entries made you feel? Is it getting easier to write 1-3 items each day?
 
We hope you find value in the practice and decide gratitude shouldn't be left at the Thanksgiving dinner table (more on that next week!). Rather, we hope you carry it forward into the holidays and into 2025. After all, research shows people who have a daily gratitude “practice” are 25% happier than those who do not. Couldn’t we all use a little more happiness these days? 

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

YOUR MINI RESOLUTION: PRACTICE GRATITUDE!

This month, find different ways to practice gratitude and continue logging all your past resolutions! Click or tap to view and download the log.