How To Be Grateful In Life’s Hardest Moments
No matter how difficult life gets, it’s important to remember that there is always something to be grateful for. In the darkest of times, gratitude can be a light to guide you back to hope. Here are some tips on how to find gratitude in life’s hardest moments.
Create A Gratitude List
What are you thankful for in life? It can be hard sometimes to think of what we are thankful for off the top of our heads. This is why making a list of all the things we are grateful for comes in handy.
Start with the small things you could be taking for granted like your morning cup of coffee or blankets that keep you warm at night. We are surrounded by our blessings and we easily lose sight of that during hard times.
Express Our Gratitude
When we show our gratitude to someone, it can be a rewarding exchange for both the giver and the receiver. It can be easy to forget to tell people to thank you for the little things when we get stuck in our daily routines.
There are people all around us that could use a little extra love. Some of these are our neighbors, postmen, concierges, servers, bankers, family members, and friends.
Make It A Habit
Make gratitude a habit through daily affirmations. You can do this by going back to your gratitude list and reading off the things that you are grateful for. This will help retrain your brain to be more grateful during both the good times and the bad.
Having these little affirmations spread throughout your house where you frequent can help you gain a grateful perspective and keep your subconscious in a positive state.
Focus On What You Have
During hard times it can be easy to lose sight of what we do have. You may have lost a loved one but you are in good health, you have a good job, you have a house to sleep in at night, and you are surrounded by people who love you. All of these things can be taken for granted in our normal lives, but it is extra important we bring our focus back to these small things during the dark times to keep us moving.
Help Others
Everyone struggles at some point in their life, and while you may not be doing your best at that point and time, serving others can help you gain a new perspective. You are able to see what they are struggling with and it can remind you that you do not have those problems.
Helping others can also be a very rewarding experience. Seeing someone simply smile after your small deed of kindness can go a long way in your own journey of battling struggles.
So next time you see someone struggling take the time to offer your hand. Who knows, maybe they can offer some help in your situation as well!
Reject Complaining
One of the biggest killers of gratitude is complaining. And when you allow complaining to become a habit you will create negativity around you that will attract even more negativity.
No one ever got anything from complaining except running everyone including their loved ones off. So for a whole month aim to never say a complaint once. This will develop a habit to reject complaining that will stick with you for years to come. Simply doing this will give you a positive perspective and keep your mood and spirits high!
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