Gratitude is one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.
Did you know that just by being grateful you can shield yourself from negativity? ? There’s a study that shows that being grateful can instantly make you at least 25% happier, it rewires your brain, eliminates stress, strengthens your relationship with yourself and others and it increases your mental strength.
Not only that, but God wants to remind you that He wants you to focus on gratitude instead of focusing on the things that don’t seem to be working right in your life. He has promised us this; “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.” (D&C 78:19) How amazing that God has promised us that as we focus on gratitude, He will bless us with even more than what we have now.
The more we’re able to practice gratitude the more we will invite joy into our lives. And Practicing is the part that will really change our lives. So, how can you make this a part of your daily life? You can start first thing in the morning by thanking God for a new opportunity of having a new day, for your gifts and blessings. You can also have a gratitude journal to help you notice the daily blessings. Throughout the day you can have moments to just breathe and be in that feeling of gratitude. Or you can make it a point during your family dinner to say one thing you’re each thankful for. All of these things will invite joy into your life and the life of your loved ones and it will also add the physical and spiritual benefits of being grateful.
So, If you’ve been feeling stressed and overwhelmed please take a moment to stop what you’re doing, to have a second to just close our eyes and to take a few deep breaths….Just taking a moment to be thankful for this simple ability to take in a breath is all you need to focus on. With each breath that comes into our body we can experience deeper and deeper feelings of gratitude for all that we have and for all that we’ve received from God. We can allow those breaths to strengthen us and to renew and energize our body, our mind and our spirit. Remember, focus on your blessings. You’re in charge of controlling how you feel and what to focus on. Let it be for your benefit and for your inner peace. ?
The goal for this week is to be thankful DAILY ☀️?? when you start feeling stressed take a moment to count your blessings instead. Think about the simple gift of life. The fact that you’re able to be on this earth today, that you can breathe, be here and present with everything that surrounds you. The more that you focus on those things the more you’ll enjoy your day, the more stress will disappear and you’ll be able to feel peaceful and joyful and instead focus on the abundant blessings that God has given you and will continue to give you. ???
St. John 14: 18 says
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
One of the ways in which we can feel the comfort of God is by expressing gratitude to Him and by being willing to trust in the promise that He will never leave us comfortless. Gratitude will allow us to open our eyes to see more of the blessings that God has given us and in return It will allow us to strengthen our relationship with Him. To trust Him more and to believe in His will and goodness for our lives. This will allow us to stop fearing and instead have more faith in Him and in ourselves. And once we’re able to do that we can then help Him to reach out to others in gratitude to testify of His goodness and to be a light and a blessing to those around us. ?
The benefits of gratitude not only bring health and mental strength into our lives. They also add confidence in God and in ourselves that will allow us to have a way more joyful, enjoyable and peaceful life. We will be better able to help ourselves and others on our journey, and it will remind us daily of the love of God. ??? The choice is yours, let gratitude be your blessing today. ???.
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6:00PM! ? Our goal is to release stress, strengthen our Body and renew our Mind and our Spirit through meditation & relaxation. If you feel like you need it. Please motivate yourself to be there and to do something good like this for yourself today. ??? It is a gift for YOU! You’ll leave feeling amazing and you won’t regret it. See you there! ?❤️
?Our spiritual goal for this week is to keep a gratitude journal or to express our gratitude daily and see how we feel.
?Our physical goal is to cut out the sugary drinks and to drink water instead?? I challenge you to do only water for one week at least.
TODAY, FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST, BE GRATEFUL AND TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. ? You’ve got this! ????
Love,
Lili ?
Dear Lili
You are absolutely right we have to thank Gid for all his blessings everyday. When I see hear and read about the situations other people are in I count myself blessed. I thank God for my situation for my families situation for my friends situation because God knows that if one of those groups are not in a good situation then I am affected and cannot have peace in my life. I thank God everyday for all my family friends neighbors people I don’t know that they are okay I am grateful to God for this cause even if we don’t know how everyone is doing we do know that God us watching over them. I am so grateful for that for my life for the beautiful nature he has given me to take care for all the joys and crosses in my life cause that gets be closer to God. Yes as I have gotten older I realize how grateful I am just to get to this point on my life, and I couldn’t have done it without our Lord.
Thank you for the beautiful emails you send me that makes me reflect on my life.
God bless
Love ya
Margie