Gratitude...a simple solution

A few years back when I was really struggling with life as a busy physician and mom of 4,  I would often groan as my alarm went off. Thoughts of "here we go again" and "ugh...so much to do" would start spinning in my brain and it is no wonder that my day continued with a cloud of dread!

And then one morning, I reached for my phone to distract myself and I thought " is this phone really the most important thing to me"?  I quickly answered no and instead of scrolling on social media, opened a note section on my phone where I jotted down a few things I was grateful for. I looked back just now and I'll share my day one:

signs of spring are everywhere, pink sunrise at 630, birds chirping, icy puddles, lovely run, health, family

And so began a near daily practice of starting my day with being grateful. And the most amazing thing started to happen...the more I did it, the more amazing things I was finding in my life to be grateful for.   Of course, I had heard this could be true but when I had tried this about 20 years ago it only lasted a few days and the benefits never really took hold.

This was the beginning of feeling better for me. I love looking back at my entries over the years and seeing how my kids grew!

I could now launch into the science behind why a gratitude practice works based on neuroplasticity research but I don't think that is beneficial. Rather, I suggest YOU give it a try and test it out yourself....I'd say at least a few weeks and more ideally 30 days. Amaze yourself!!!

First and simple step towards feeling better!

XO,

MIchelle