Welcome to Day 24 of our 25 Days of Giving Thanks project. Yesterday we talked about the blessing of having good neighbors, and how important it is to be a good neighbor. Remember to check on your neighbors this holiday season, especially those that might need a little extra help. If you missed that post, you can find it here: Good Neighbor.
As we start to wind down from our 25 days of Giving Thanks, it occurred to me that I am thankful for Gratitude. Huh? Yes, that’s right. This year, more than any other year, I have seen more people expressing their gratitude for all their blessings. Perhaps it took something like a global pandemic to make us think about our many blessings?
According to a recent article in Forbes, research reveals gratitude can have numerous benefits such as:
- 1. Gratitude opens the door to more relationships.
- 2. Gratitude improves physical health.
- 3. Gratitude improves psychological health.
- 4. Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression.
- 5. Grateful people sleep better.
- 6. Gratitude improves self-esteem.
- 7. Gratitude increases mental strength.
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Melody beattie
So let’s be grateful for gratitude and keep focusing on what we have versus what we don’t have. Gratitude is a gift, it changes our lives. I wanted to share one other message that I found on Instagram a few months ago. It was written by Leslie Dwight. It really struck home with me.
Wow…
Until next time, keep looking for the goodness around you.
With gratitude,
Denise 🙂
wow! I absolutely agree, I found myself being grateful for 2020 for many reasons. I am thankful for gratitude 🙂