How practicing gratitude every day rewires our brains - in a good way

A while ago I heard about the importance of practicing gratitude on a daily basis. But you know, like with almost all the good advice we hear, I said "yeah, that would be nice" and then I reverted back to my usual ways.

But one day I decided I was going to give this a try and actually do it.

And for 30 days I kept a daily journal of things I was grateful for each day. Each night before going to sleep I would write down a minimum of 3 things I felt grateful for. I would write about anything, from a moment spent barefoot on the grass to a lovely dinner with friends.

Whatever positive thing that came to my mind, it got on that list.

And then I let it fade away and I forgot about it.

A few days ago I started thinking about what I would like to share here next time I post, something that would be uplifting, inspiring and beneficial?

And I remembered about this gratitude practice.

So I set myself up to share here on Steemit 3 things I am grateful for that happened recently.

The moment I decided I was going to share this here, I noticed that my mind started to look for things to be grateful for.

And this, my friends, is one of the main benefits of practicing gratitude: you train your mind to stop focusing on the negative stuff and look for the bright side.

So to end this with real examples, here are my 3 things I feel grateful for. They didn't all happen today, but they are very recent:

1 I feel grateful for the opportunity I had to learn about the Blue Ocean Strategy today, at work. We had a guest coming over who taught us the basics of the Blue Ocean Strategy and I felt very inspired and grateful for the way he presented it, in a fun, light and engaging way. I felt my neurons firing in new ways, so to speak, and I felt very grateful for being in this meeting with a few of my wonderful co-workers.

Photo by Jonas Verstuyft on Unsplash

2 I feel grateful for this watermelon that one of my colleagues bought and then he also nicely prepared it for us to eat it a few days ago.

It was simply delicious and I felt grateful for being spoiled with such a treat and such great colleagues who do these kinds of things. ;) Plus we're experiencing some intense heat these days in Bucharest, so eating watermelon is highly beneficial.

3 I feel grateful for the encounter with this beautiful cat after a long time. I used to pass by the place where this cat hangs out almost every day last year. But since I changed my workplace, I changed my route, so I didn't see her anymore. A few days ago I had to pass by the same route and I remembered to look for this cat. And surprise, she was still there and not sleeping this time, like she usually did on our previous encounters.
Here she is:

So these are my 3 things I feel grateful for today. What do you feel grateful for today?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Hi, I'm Raluca. I've studied communication and psychology, and I'm currently working as a copywriter. You can find me mainly on my blog at BeingRaluca where I write about communication, relationships, listening, sexuality and many more. Here on Steemit you can follow me @raluca.

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