42 Ways to Practice Gratitude

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” ~Melody Beattie

Gratitude is the best attitude there is, and it’s not just for one day, or every once in a while- gratitude is for every day! Gratitude gives me perspective, balance, and peace of mind. It’s not about getting what I want, it’s wanting what I’ve got.

When I practice a daily attitude of gratitude my life is better- a lot better.

Over the past year I’ve gone through a lot of change and during all that change my daily practice of gratitude became an occasion practice of gratitude. And I felt the difference in my life. I was more often frustrated, unhappy, and felt stuck. I wanted to get unstuck!

I knew to get unstuck I needed to make gratitude a regular part of my day, every day. I needed to find that perspective, balance, and peace of mind I get from gratitude. From the awareness that things are never as bad as they might feel, from the awareness that there is always something good in life, from the awareness that right now, in this moment, I’m okay, even when things around me aren’t okay.

So what does it take to cultivate an attitude of gratitude? There are so many wonderful ways to practice gratitude!

01. Say thank you to someone new every day

02. Do something nice for someone else

03. Do something nice for you!

04. Pay someone a compliment

05. Speak positively about yourself

06. Overlook something you don’t like about someone else

07. Recognize something you like about someone you don’t like (There’s goodness in every one!)

08. Make a positive impact in the world- volunteer!

09. Practice gratitude in action- act thankful and you will feel thankful

10. Practice gratitude in thought- think thankful and you will feel thankful

11. Practice gratitude in words- speak thankful and you will feel thankful

12. Give a hug

13. Give a smile

14. Send someone a card for no reason

15. Call someone you love just to say, “I love you”

16. Write down 3 things you’re thankful for

17. Make an A-Z gratitude list (One gratitude for every letter of the alphabet!)

18. Start a gratitude photo journal

19. Participate in a Gratitude Challenge (Try my 30 Day Gratitude Challenge!)

20. Make space for gratitude by letting go of something you’ve been holding on to

practice gratitudePhoto credit Bart Maguire

21. Don’t gossip

22. Don’t complain

23. Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t

24. Do something you love

25. Find fun in everything you do

26. Stop worrying

27. Enjoy the little things

28. Choose to see the beauty in each day

29. Spend time with a child

30. Snuggle up with a pet

31. Cook a homemade meal

32. Enjoy a meal free of distractions

33. Declutter your digital life

34. Declutter your personal space (Fill your space only with things that help you be more awesome!)

35. Exercise your body

36. Exercise your mind

37. Exercise your heart

38. Be present in this moment

39. Respond, don’t react

40. Don’t attend every argument you’re invited to

41. Make today awesome!

42. Love yourself, love your life!

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