Thanksgiving is this week, and it’s a time when most of us try to reflect on what we’re thankful for. But this type of gratitude shouldn’t be limited to a single day of the year (especially when it’s immediately followed by the ironic shopping spree that implies we are certainly not grateful for what we already have!).
Gratitude has tremendous mental health benefits, and here I share a few with you and give you some ideas about how you can achieve those benefits by practicing gratitude more regularly.
But first, take a minute to think of 3 things you’re grateful for today, and then keep reading. Today, as I write, I am grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts with you; I am grateful to get to cuddle with my dog and keep him warm while I write; and I am grateful to have shared a couple of hours with my husband this evening connecting with each other about our days.