{"id":7,"date":"2013-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/gtennel\/how-to-be-grateful\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:13:49","slug":"how-to-be-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/gtennel\/how-to-be-grateful\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Be Grateful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know that you have so many grateful things in life for you to be happy about? How aware are you of all the good things in your current life?<\/p>\n<p>If you think you don\u2019t have anything to be grateful for, now today is the day that you should take time to find out your surroundings!<\/p>\n<p>Most of us are not very good at <b>how to be grateful<\/b>\u2026. so I layout the steps for you to take to be grateful today!<\/p>\n<h2>There are two effective ways to find out how to be grateful in your life.<\/h2>\n<p>First one is\u2026 Find your blessings by daily activity\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Second is\u2026 Find your blessings by categories\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do first one now!<\/p>\n<h2>Find your blessings by daily activity:<\/h2>\n<p>You can start imagining yourself going through your normal day and start jotting down things that you feel grateful. These can be things from any area of your life.<\/p>\n<p>If imagination is hard for you, take your note and pen with you for an entire day and start writing down every little things that you notice! That could be great to do  <\/p>\n<p>Here is the video that I found that you can use for this method.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get to the second one\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Find your blessings by categories:<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes your busy daily activities let you pass by your great blessings\u2026 So this method could be very powerful when you completely finish it.<\/p>\n<p>This method allows you to find grateful things in life by start thinking about every aspect of your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Family<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your family\u2026 your parents, siblings, children, and relatives. Oh, do not forget about your spouse if you have! Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your health and body parts\u2026 or could be like \u201cI am grateful for my bright smile.\u201d Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Finances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your finances. In this tough economy, just having a job is a blessing. Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your finances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Social Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your friends, teachers, bosses, mentors, classmates, coworkers, roommates, and neighbors. And let me add this right here\u2026 write something grateful about people who you do\u00a0 not get along with\u2026 and those who harmed you\u2026 Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your social life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your security such as roof over the head, water to drink, air to breathe and so on.. \u00a0Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Belongings &amp; Surroundings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your belongings such as house, car, clothes, computer, phone and everything you own!\u00a0 Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your belongings. This could be easy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Spiritual Life\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of your spiritual life. For example, I am so grateful for my mind can notice other\u2019s sufferings so that I can care about them\u2026. This may be little deep\u2026 but Write down twenty more things you are grateful for relating to your spiritual life.<\/p>\n<p>There is no rules\u2026 Write down anything! You can be grateful for pretty much anything surrounding you!<\/p>\n<p>It could be just like\u2026 I am so grateful that birds are singing every morning to energize me each day\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You know what I mean?<\/p>\n<p>Once you start noticing tiny little things like this, your life will be much easier to live without focusing on bad things in life.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s start writing down the things that you are grateful for if you haven\u2019t yet!<\/p>\n<p>Hope this post was helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed the post \u201c<em>How To Be Grateful<\/em>\u201c? Please <strong>\u2018like &amp; share\u2019<\/strong> this page so someone else can benefit from it!<\/p>\n<p><em>Have an Awesome Day  <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>G &amp; Mimi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Visit Our Facebook Page:\u00a0Powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blog\/category\/mindset\/\">Mindset<\/a> To Freedom<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know that you have so many grateful things in life for you to be happy about? How aware are you of all the good things in your current life? 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