Feeling more grateful for the people and the things in your life is a great way to practice taking care of yourself. This is a lot more helpful for your health and wellness than you can imagine. It will help you feel more positive, help others feel better about themselves, and help you to understand all of the amazing things that you have in your life to be grateful for.

Use Your Journal

One way you can express gratitude during the whole season is by writing about your emotions in your journal. This is a simple method because you are likely to use your journal every day anyway.

You only have to write a sentence or two in your daily journal entry about the things that you are thankful for, or you can have a goal to list 3 or more people or things you want to express thankfulness for.

Another good idea is to start a gratitude journal, where the whole journal is used just for thankfulness and gratitude.

Use Your Planner

If you are not a fan of journaling, you could use your daily planner. If you have a daily planner to help keep track of your schedule, to-do lists, and daily goals, this is another simple play to practice gratitude each day. It generally works good in a daily entry. If there are blank pages for extra notes, write down one thing you feel grateful for each day. This will allow you to be more positive and thankful for the good things you have going on in your life, as opposed to just thinking about the not so great things.

Try Gratitude Prayers

Another option is to write down prayers for the use of gratitude, and read them each day. This is a good way to feel more positive, and really show that through your entire day. Write them on sticky notes and post them in several places where you see them through the day.

Tell Someone

If you find yourself feeling gratitude toward someone who has been a good influence, or who you look up to? Take time to tell them. This is the best way to express gratitude about a person by telling them. It makes them feel great as well as making you feel great because you made someone’s day.

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