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2. SHARE GRATITUDE

AT MEALS
Many people begin their meals by saying
grace or sharing gratitude for all the people
it took to bring the nourishing food to the
table. When my girls were young we sang
our gratitude at the beginning of meals.
As they became older and are now young
adult women, we share things from our
day we are grateful for at meals as a way
of connecting and understanding what is
meaningful in each other’s lives. Integrate
gratitude practice into all your meals and
notice how it improves your mindful eating
and appreciation of your meals.
3. ABC’S OF GRATITUDE
One of our favorite gratitude practices is
the ABC’s of gratitude. We start at A and
continue through Z, sharing something we
are grateful for that starts with each letter.
It is a wonderful way to connect and be
creative while growing your appreciation
for many different things in your life. I learn
so much when I invite others to join me in
this practice as it widens my experience of
gratitude.
the birthday celebrant. Sharing what we are
grateful for about people in our lives is the
best gift we can give them!
5. GRATITUDE WALKS
There is nothing that invokes gratitude
more easily for me than a walk in nature.
Whether I am appreciating the beauty of
the trees, clouds, birds, flowers, or magic
of the changing seasons, nature allows me
to connect mindfully and gratefully. Allow
yourself to notice all the miracles around you
as you take a gratitude walk and open to the
awe and wonder in your life. Embody gratitude
in each step and notice how empowering and
healing this practice becomes.
6. TRANSFORM

YOUR MOOD
AND NEGATIVE
CONVERSATIONS
WITH GRATITUDE
4. BIRTHDAY GRATITUDE
Birthdays are a wonderful time to
acknowledge all we are grateful for about a
person. You can share your gratitude in a
card, make a gratitude sign for party goers
to add to, or go around at the celebration
and have everyone share their gratitude for
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I have found gratitude to be an excellent
antidote for a bad mood or negativity of
any kind. When you notice that you have
slipped into critical or judgmental thinking,
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