“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” ~ Alphonse Karr
Note: This post first appeared on Wealthy Gorilla.
Do you constantly feel dissatisfied with life?
Some days you’re happy, but most days you feel like everything sucks.
You wish you had a better job or more money. You wish you were fitter or better looking. You wish you were in love or had better relationships.
I certainly used to feel this way too.
I had a roof over my head, enough money to live on, a loving family and great friends, but all I noticed were the things that were missing from my life. And so I constantly felt unhappy and dissatisfied.
I got so sick and tired of feeling deprived that I decided to regularly practice gratitude for what I did have.
How to Strengthen Your Gratitude Muscle
Once I started practicing gratitude daily, I learned to keep my desires in check, I was more effective in dealing with challenges when they came, and I was happier and emotionally healthier. I’d strengthened my gratitude muscle.
Want to strengthen your gratitude muscle too? Use the following eight steps:
1. Know Your “Why”
One of the greatest pitfalls with gratitude is that we often think it requires no intentional practice and effort. But developing the gratitude habit requires more initial effort than we might realize.
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