On this journey, I have learned that one of the most valuable tools in the happiness arsenal is gratitude. If you can be grateful for what you have, you can be happy in just about every situation. It doesn't take much to be grateful for something. Sometimes, I have been grateful for silly things like a sunny day or a phone call or a piece of mail that is not a bill. The point is to find at least one thing that you can be grateful for.
Gratitude journals seem to be a recurring theme in almost all of the books that I have read this year. Everyone seems to agree that gratitude journals are necessary, but no one seems to agree on the frequency of which to actually journal what you are grateful for. Some authors have maintained that this needs to be done everyday, others say up to once a week. I have tried both methods, and frankly feel better going every other day or so. Otherwise I see the same three things show up. My most frequent things to be grateful for are 1) having a job right now 2) My friends and family who love me 3) waking up every morning happy.
What are you grateful for?
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