Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) June/July 2020 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 30

pick a time of the day that consistently
works well with your schedule. Find a
time where you can carve out 10-30
minutes of quiet time for yourself to
reflect on your day. To begin, list one
to ten things you appreciated about
the day, or you are grateful for. You
can go into detail, or be brief – there
is no right or wrong way to do it.
2 Take a gratitude
walk.
If you are feeling stressed or
overwhelmed, go for a walk outside.
Make a point of noticing everything
around you that you love or appreciate
as you are walking. If you can’t get
outside then at least take a moment
to get up and move. Changing
your physiology will change your
psychology, it’s a pure and natural
force that simply can’t be helped.
3 Create a gratitude
journal.
Your journal doesn’t have to be fancy,
it just needs to be a place where you
can collect your thoughts daily and
can be as simple as a blank pad of
paper. What is important is that you
4 Turn your thoughts
around.
Look for the lessons and the gifts in
the moments that are triggering you.
Rather than focusing on what you are
frustrated about, consider looking at
what was there that you could learn
from. Why has this situation shown
up for you? What is good about it?
Remember, it doesn’t have to be a
big thing, look for the small points.
5 Give yourself a
challenge.
It can be any challenge that cultivates
appreciation or good feelings. For
example: give out one heart-felt
compliment, don’t engage in negative
talk, gossip or criticism, or simply do
one nice thing for someone else.
You’ll start to notice how much more
energy you have because you are
not exhaustively circling the drain of
negativity. As you get better at the
daily challenges, see how far you can
stretch them out. Can you go more
than one day? Can you go a week?
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