Gratitude has a way of making us feel like magic. It is through the magical things it brings into our lives when we feel grateful. Our daily lives are so full of stress, that we hardly make time to stop and simply be grateful for what we have in our lives.
Often, we rely on negative emotions that have tremendous power on the body. Did you know that people who keep a gratitude journal, exercise more often, experience fewer unwanted physical symptoms and illnesses, and feel better more optimistic than those who don’t?
In addition, expressing gratitude daily is also proven to increase alertness, determination, energy, focus, and enthusiasm.
Indeed, gratitude works like magic. Here’s some more magic you can bring into your life:
Enjoy Positive Life Experiences to the fullest
When you practice gratitude, you get to fully immerse yourself in the positive things in your life. Many people often neglect this, in which they do not stay in the moment and only realize how great a moment they had when it is already gone.
Just like all experiences in life, positive ones are meant to be experienced. If you spend a lot of time dwelling on the negative, why can’t you do the same thing (or more) on the positive things in your life? In fact, it is so worth your time when you spend it on positive life experiences.
Boost Your Self-Worth and Esteem
Expressing and feeling gratitude can help you appreciate life’s positive experiences, as mentioned above. It is also an effective way to cope with stress and trauma in your life. In addition, when you feel grateful, you get to build and maintain relationships which are all vital to your self-worth and self-esteem.
Deal Better With Stress
You may think that it is impossible to feel grateful in a period of stress, but have you ever tried it? Have you ever tried to focus on the things that are going well in your life despite a depressive or stressful episode?
Although it’s more challenging to recognize the good things in your life at times like these, that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. So, instead of dwelling on stress, deal with it better by simply practicing gratitude. You will try harder at this point, but trust me, it will be worth it.
Remove Negative Emotions
It is impossible to feel happy and angry at the same time. No one can do that. So, why should you choose anger, when you can feel joy? Even on days when you don’t feel like there’s anything to be happy about, you can look at things in your life to be grateful for.
When you take a proactive approach to really see the people and things that are good in your life, your mood will change and you will feel better. In this way, you will be able to remove the negative emotions in your life.
When it comes to gratitude, you don’t have to spend all day practicing it. Just taking five minutes every morning and every night to ask yourself what you are most grateful for can make a huge difference.
Experience the magic of gratitude now.
