Introduction

From improving the relationships that we have with others to boosting our mental health, practicing gratitude can prove to be a game-changer. When you live your life with gratitude, you’re in a position to realize the small wins such as a stranger assisting to hold the door for you, or the bus arriving on time. These small moments string together to develop a feeling of well-being which gradually reinforces your ability to notice that thankfulness is the key to happiness. Enhancing the capacity for thankfulness is not difficult. Instead, it only requires practice. In this article, you will find out the benefits of gratitude and several tips on practicing gratitude.

Benefits of Gratitude

There are a myriad of positive benefits associated with practicing gratefulness. For instance, gratitude makes people happier, counteracts suicidal thoughts and depression, and generally improves people’s relationships. Gratitude helps to keep us tethered to reality by reminding us of the interdependence and interconnection of all things. By doing so, it helps us to remain grounded and centred. Gratitude can also lift people’s spirits and give them comfort when they are going through tough times.

Practicing thankfulness helps to mitigate scarcity, fear, and the feeling of not being in control. Even in the darkest moments, gratitude reminds us to be thankful which subsequently provides us with an attitude of being more generous and positive when the going gets tough.

Tips on Practicing Gratitude

Have a daily journal of gratitude

It is crucial to start your day with thankfulness. Have a daily journal by your bedside when you wake up and write down the little things that you are thankful for. When you do this constantly for a month, you will realize positive differences in your general mood and how your days progress. remind yourself of the benefits, grace, and gifts that you enjoy. By recalling the moments of gratitude attributed to normal events, important people in your life, and your attributes, you can realize the potential to embrace a sustainable thankfulness theme in your life.

Express your thankfulness to others

Expressing your thankfulness to others can help to strengthen your relationship with others. Always be thankful when your family members, friends, or partner do things that you appreciate. When you meditate on the relationship with your friends, siblings, parents, children, or work partners, always ask yourself three questions:

• What did I receive from someone?
• What did I give to someone?
• What difficulty and troubles did I cause to someone?

See the beauty in people and pay compliments

Putting a smile on a person’s face is always a nice gesture. When you give a respectful and kind compliment to someone, I can go a long way in making their day. In the process, it can make you feel good as well. Always appreciate the beauty in people and make them understand that you see them for who they are.

Wrapping It Up

It is normal to give into the fear of feelings of scarcity and fear-mongering. It is normal to limit the exposure you have to content that fills you up with negative energy. Instead, to achieve the key to happiness, choose content that fills you with joy, focuses on the things that are going right, and always be thankful for the things that you have. Become creative and ask yourself – how would I want to appear when things get tough? Practicing thankfulness is a choice that you can make every day.

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For some it begins early in life and takes years or what seems like a lifetime to surge. John Seeger was definitely born a musician. Learning, practicing and mastering guitar was as much an everyday occupation to him as speaking Japanese and Spanish fluently, obtaining his black belt in karate, creating and building his successful NYC-based construction company, raising his 19 year old daughter and tending to his home and family. It may have seemed at times, even to John, that music was just another one of his passions and thirsts. Except that this one was impossible to quench.

John sets the bar high in every aspect of his life, music is no exception. Over 15 songs on his roster to date, all written over the past year, John’s songs are like paintings, a depiction of life’s tales in each one. The mixture of his musical style is as diverse as the man. Sometimes bluesy with a hint of funk, sometimes pop or folk rock, always about a love lost or soon to be found, relationships and friends, but mainly about a man’s journey to find and keep his heart’s desire. Not as easy as it sounds…The range of John’s technical guitar qualities knows no boundaries : classical, Spanish, electric, acoustic, blues : you name it, John plays it.

Who then will find it hard to understand how sometimes a passion can take decades to finally find its form? That life’s journey is a mysterious one and oddly, not as common as one may think?

Who says a songwriter has to be between 18 and 25 to have something to offer to the world in terms of musicality, harmony, lyrics or vocals ? Who doesn’t know someone strikingly talented in their mid 50s, a professional in his or her own right with years of life’s accumulated experiences, and with a story to tell.

Inspired by a multitude of other bands since his teens, of course, by infinitely talented musicians over the years, indeed, by his own journey and love of the art of music, John Seeger has come to realize that it had to be done. He had to let it go, let it happen and see where it will take him. Just as obvious as ink on a blank piece of paper, John’s songwriting has been crafted into the pieces of life, which define him.

His live performances in NYC have recently given him proof (that he has been striving for) that there is an ever-growing receptive audience out there, loving his music. Just as much as he is loving his and his band,Wa2C’s, performances. A new chapter in his life begins.

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