10 Tips to be More Grateful in Life

COMMUNICATIONBY LIANNE MARTHA MAIQUEZ LAROYA

To be more grateful in life means that
ier, more contented and more satisfied
ound you. But with all the stress, all
round you, I bet you ask yourself this

you are also allowing yourself to be happ

with everything that has been going on ar
the disappointments and all the anxiety a
question all the time:

How exactly can I be more grateful with my life?

Well, my dear friend, I think I have ten tips to help you with this particular c
oncern. Here they are:
1. Learn to live in the moment.
Life is a wonderful adventure filled with enriching experiences and endless poss
ibilities. Don t just go through the motions of repetitive activities and boring t
asks. No! Being a mindless zombie can make you more likely to take things for gr
anted. Instead of doing something just for the sake of doing it, actually make a
n effort to savor the experience. You re supposed to attend a conference? Absorb i
t. Babysit your niece? Savor the moment. Eat a 15-minute lunch? Taste each bite.
2. Make an Oath of Gratitude.
Being aware of your goal to be more grateful can help you look for things to be
really more grateful for. Gratitude is a conscious decision. You have to practic
e it consistently.
3. Immerse yourself with inspirational thoughts and motivational quotes.
Your feeling of gratitude is a direct manifestation of your environment. If you
feel more driven, more passionate, and more alive, you are also bound to appreci
ate more, live more, and be more content.
4. Make your own Gratitude
You ve heard of Motivation
u have Gratitude Boards as
rs, it s better for you to
: focus more on people and
on t necessarily last very

Board.
Boards, Disaster Boards and Dream Boards, so why can t yo
well? Instead of posting your dreams and your disaste
post the ideals that you feel grateful for. Just a hint
experiences rather than on materialistic stuff that d
long.

5. Control your thoughts.

Of course you have the power to control what you re thinking of! Consider this exe
rcise, for example: if you find yourself thinking more and more self-entitled, s
top. If you find yourself repeating negative junk, stop. And if you find yoursel
f comparing yourself to other people, stop. You are given consciousness. Make us
e of it wisely.
6. Always resist the temptation of comparing yourself with other people.
As humans, we have the natural tendency to compare ourselves with others with th
e hope of attaining satisfaction. Right now, I m telling you that this activity do
es not help you feel to be more grateful in life. It does the opposite! You will
always be meeting someone richer, more attractive, more successful and more int
elligent than you are. Comparison will just rob you off your self-worth and make
you feel inferior to others! Don t do it, please.
7. Watch your words.
You can feel more grateful in life if you are using more positive and more enlig
htening words. Words that stress you and make you feel worthless should definite
ly be eliminated.
8. Appreciate what you have right now.

The happiest people are those who are contented with what they currently have, n
ot with what they lack. Apply an abundance mindset in your way of thinking
every
action begins with the mind, after all.
9. Acknowledge the past, but move on.
I m not saying that you should ignore the past, naturally. That s impossible. What I m
saying is that you should be aware of your past mistakes, past heartbreaks, pas
t failures and past frustrations. Use them as stepping stones. Acknowledge the f
act that they did happen in the past and utilize the lessons you learned from th
em in the present so that you won t experience them in the future. Be more gratefu
l of the bad as well!
10. Help other people and touch their lives meaningfully.
There really is nothing more rewarding in this world than helping other people i
mprove their lives. This activity doesn t only make you feel great about yourself
it also makes you value what you have in your life. Go on and sponsor a child s ed
ucation. Give your old clothes and books to a charitable institution. Donate you
r time and offer to teach children for free once a week. Hold feeding programs w
ith non-profit organizations.
Every little thing counts. You have the ability to make yourself feel to be more
grateful in your life never let anybody tell you different.
Remember when you got a raise and bought a new car, and you ve been happy ever sin
ce?: How to Be 25% Happier in Five Minutes a Day
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