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What Does Being Grateful Mean?

Being grateful means noticing and appreciating the good things in your life, even when times are hard.

It could be enjoying small things like a pretty sunset, feeling healthy, having kind friends, or learning something new about yourself.

Gratitude helps us focus on what’s going well instead of what’s wrong. It makes us happier and helps us enjoy the present moment more.

When we practice being grateful, it creates a positive mindset, which can bring even more good things into our lives.

By appreciating what we have, we can feel calmer and more cheerful every day!

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What is Gratitude?

Gratitude means feeling and showing thanks for the good things in life.

Sometimes it’s hard to say “thank you,” especially if we’re used to doing things without much appreciation or if we think being grateful is a weakness.

In some families, people just do their jobs or chores without anyone saying much about it. Over time, this can feel routine, like no one notices. But when people get annoyed, it can lead to arguments before things settle down again.

Gratitude is more than just a polite “thank you.” It’s about noticing kindness, feeling joy, and appreciating life’s little moments—a cool breeze, a nice smell, or someone’s help.

When we choose to be grateful, life feels more meaningful, and our connections with others become stronger.

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Book: Happy Mind Happy Life - Dr Rangan Chatterjee 2022

**Gratitude is a social emotion that reminds us how supported and safe we are and connects us to the people around us. **

Gratitude is the cure for negativity.

Being able to surrender our selfish thought patterns is an essential ingredient for happiness.

When we become overly me-focused, we tend to forget to feel grateful for parts of our life that are actually good.

We also fail to forgive people who we come into conflict with.

Being thankful for what we have, and actively and intentionally practicing forgiveness, are common spiritual practices for the simple reason - they work.

They make our relationships stronger, which makes our social world safer, and this makes us feel more in control.

They make us feel more content and at peace with the world, and more aligned with what we want to be.

Holding on to jealousy, anger and envy has been found to put our mind and body into stress state.

It signals to our brain that we’re in an unsafe space. Which can trigger more stress and spiral down into depression.

Forgiveness reverses this process, sending us on an upward spiral towards happiness.

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Book: Happy Mind Happy Life - Dr Rangan Chatterjee 2022

**Gratitude is an emotion that connects you to your social world. **

Pick a gratitude habit that really speaks to you and do it regularly.

Here are some options to get you started:

-Write a gratitude letter to someone once a week.

Write down things they have done for you in the part and express your thanks.

Be as specific as you can.

-Write down in your journal three to five things you are grateful for in your life each day.

Over time , you can supercharge its effectiveness by making it more specific and detailed.

For each thing you are grateful for, you can start with a simple thought and see if you can write a full paragraph on it.

-Around the dinner table with friends and family, take turns to share three things that you are grateful for.

Remember, be as specific as you can and make them different every day.

-In the moment of stress or anxiety, take a pause and shift your attention to something you are grateful for in your life.

Anything, no matter how simple, will start to make you feel more aligned, content and in control.

The more you practice gratitude, the easier it becomes and the more you train your mind to be grateful in all aspects of your life.

It does not take much time and is completely free.

But it only works if you do it.

What are you waiting for?

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Updated: November 2023