2025 - Week 22 - Practicing Gratitude

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

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This is a podcast about practicing gratitude.

If you are new to the podcast, welcome and if you listen regularly, thank you!

It’s still May and Nay

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I say “thank you, God” all day long. I feel so blessed and grateful for my life and the people in my life. Even when things are not as great as I would like them to be, I’m still grateful for I know I have the ability to move forward.

Do you have all five senses? BE GRATEFUL.

Can you walk? BE GRATEFUL.

Are you able to eat? BE GRATEFUL.

Do you have shelter? BE GRATEFUL.

Do you have clothing for your body? BE GRATEFUL.

Can you read? BE GRATEFUL.

Can you think and express yourself? BE GRATEFUL.

Being grateful has now been scientifically proven to be a stress buster. Grateful people are more optimistic and reap the health benefits of the practice. Cultivate the practice of appreciation and look for what you are learning from your experiences. Simply say out loud throughout the day, “thank you.”

Practice: Do you have clothing, food, and shelter? What about sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing? Be grateful if you do. The next time you begin to feel ungrateful, think of all the basic things in life you have to give thanks for.

Affirmation: I am grateful and appreciate my life.

That was an excerpt from my book, audiobook/e-book, Why Struggle?life is too short to wear tight shoes.

Practicing gratitude for me is often saying thank you all day long, silently and aloud. I can feel my body surging with such warm feelings when I do this simple practice. It’s time to practice.

Well, guess what time it is? It’s time to PRACTICE… Let’s do it!

I hope you enjoy this Gratitude Practice that reminds me that gratitude is an attitude and a practice. https://youtu.be/4M9xd90BiTo?si=P0XRBZkTybLimyOH