We’ve been wired from an early age to believe that the only way to feel “successful” is through constant achievement and recognition.
This approach leads to the belief that stopping to be grateful is a waste of time when there’s so much left to accomplish.
Gratitude is made even more difficult from the non-stop messages we get from the marketplace focused on aggravating you into action through fear and our own very real insecurities about ourselves.
Despite the “not good enough” messages we are berated with daily, here are 3 simple things you can do to remember the good and let go of the bad:
- Put something in front of you that reminds you of how good you have it (a picture of your family, a quote on a Post-It, a calendar invitation to just breathe, etc.).
- Keep a gratitude journal.
- Write one thank you note (seriously… just one will change your day).
Subtle, daily shifts are the key to a peaceful life.
—CJ
