Being Thankful … As easy as it sounds

Being Thankful is so easy and so hard at the same time. It is such a great and simple recipe for happiness. Apparently you just need to sit down every day and think about what you are grateful for. 

As easy as it sounds … it is not easy at all because it requires a change of our mindset. We are so focused in thinking about what doesn’t work and fixing it, that it is counter-intuitive for us to think about what we have and we appreciate for once.

Said that, this is actually the perfect time of the year to start this change of mindset towards being thankful. The Holidays are always for me the time to stop, reflect and look back and see the bad that happened but then move on to what actually happened that felt right and good and be grateful for it.  

If you have a grateful journal, this is the perfect time to start using it. Our brain needs exercise as well as our body, and sometimes it is really only about starting.