1) How Expressing Gratitude For My Struggles Keeps Me Present.
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1 min readOct 2, 2017
Gratitude. Appreciation for what I have experienced that helps me grow. Several years ago I began writing a gratitude list about once a week.
It began with my home, my family, my job, all things I count as blessings. Over time I began to include painful experiences, disappointing moments, and rude awakenings.
I found expressing gratitude for my struggles helps me grow. In fact, leaning into a headache or opening myself up to feel emotional pain instead of stuffing it centers and grounds me like nothing else.
This keeps me in the present where life is a gift. One heartbeat at a time.
Someone once said: Yesterday is history, tomorrow’s a mystery, and today is a gift called the present.
