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Keeping a Gratitude Journal is Amazing for You!
Dear Friends, Today I am sharing the first blog in the healthy habits series. This week I’ll be covering the healthy habits I suggested for our minds. Today I am sharing about one of my favorite healthy habits; keeping a gratitude journal! You might be wondering how is keeping a gratitude journal going to help me in my relationships with others? It is going to help you in several ways but the most prominent way it will help you is that it is going to shift your mindset to a more positive one which will make you happier. It also increases your grit and resilience and can…
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Why a Tree of Gratitude is the Best Autumn Decoration
My favorite Autumn decoration is our Tree of Gratitude! Dear Friends, I have such a fun tradition to share with you today! Roughly 5 years ago I wrote a paper for one of my courses on the profound impact gratitude can have on a person’s life. What I learned effected me so much that I wanted to put things into motion in my family’s life right away that would focus on gratitude. It happened to be close to November at the time and I love Christmas decorations. My husband will tell you I am notorious for trying to get him to let me put up the Christmas…
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Time is the most precious gift
Time is the most precious gift you can give… Dear Friends, I hope you are as excited about the holidays as I am! We always spend so much time and energy preparing for our guests to arrive and put so much care into how everything is put together for everyone. When it comes time to have our holiday feasts and gatherings of all sorts, we can lose some of our time together by being on our phones. Time is the most precious gift we can give because it is finite. Time’s scarcity makes it truly more valuable than anything else which is why when you give it…
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Gratitude Truly Changes Everything for the Best
Gratitude truly changes everything! Dear Friends, In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought it would be a great time to talk about gratitude. Gratitude is very commonly spoken about these days and yet it still seems to only be recognized for the surface level improvements it has on your emotions. Keeping a gratitude journal is more of a trendy activity at the moment which is wonderful. It is a great thing to keep a gratitude journal for your overall health and well being so it being a trend is truly a blessing. Did you know that gratitude really does change everything? It not only improves your emotional well being, but…