Gratituesday 7.9.24 - Gratitude Practice

In one of today’s counseling sessions, I encouraged a couple to offer 3 gratitudes to each other every day. There are so many benefits to a gratitude practice. I was going to say - needless to say. But I don’t think it’s so expected. Therefore, I thought I would take a moment to research the why. Of the list of 7 benefits from this list, these are the two that resonated the most.

Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression.

Grateful people sleep better.

I find that thinking of the good - or things I am grateful for counteracts the negativity. If I am in a funk, it tends to get it me out of it. I would never had thought that it had anything to do with empathy. Similarly, with a gratitude practice right before bed, you may sleep better and longer. I mean, that’s awesome.

So without further ado, here are my weekly lists. The comment section is always open for you to add your own. Let’s go!

Gratitudes

1. Fans, air conditioning and iced drinks (I think you see a theme, here!)

2. My industry colleagues

3. My yoga practice - and the students and friends who hold me accountable to teaching

4. A washing machine & dryer in my apartment

5. Primary, my coworking space that allows me to see couples downtown

Celebrations

1. Finally getting my second Shingles shot

2. Started taking a weekly day off

3. Continued book reading - or actually listening!

4. Planning more fun time with friends

5. Using Too Good To Go to get a meal that would ordinarily be thrown away

Desires

1. For this heatwave to end

2. To have a fully clean and organized apartment - but I think I need to break this one down into actionable steps!

3. Inspiration to write another blog post

4. For Maxie to eat his food - and then poop!

5. To drink more water