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The winner of this $100 Gift Card is Lee B. who commented: “Gratitude is graciously saying thank you for the support your neighbors are providing during this time, and paying it forward as you can. We are older and humbled by the overwhelming generosity.”
Congratulations Lee! Please send an email to support@simple-nourished-living.com to claim your gift card.
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Last month’s giveaway focused on the Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything (affiliate link) suggestion of celebrating small successes to build healthy habits. Reading the comments left is a well of inspiration.
This month let’s bring gratitude to the forefront of our minds. In troubling times it can be all too easy to become overwhelmed by negativity, fear and worry.
Fortunately turning our thoughts to what we have to be thankful for, focusing on the positive, seeking the silver lining, keeping the faith, is an effective ways to brighten the darkest moods with proven health benefits to boot.
Related: Get Happy Lose Weight: The Mind-Body Connection That Matters
Let’s give it a go, shall we?
Why Gratitude Matters
Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.
The health benefits of expressing gratitude are many. People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the things they’re thankful for experience:
- increased happiness and positive mood
- more satisfaction with life
- less materialistic
- less likely to experience burnout
- better physical health
- better sleep
- less fatigue
- lower levels of cellular inflammation
- greater resiliency
- encourages the development of patience, humility, and wisdom
April Gratitude Giveaway Details
At the end of April we will give away a $100 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky commenter.
To enter, just leave a comment below answering the following question:
“What are You Grateful for?”
Enter as many times as you like throughout the month, sharing all the people, places, things, and experiences you are thankful for.
One random winner will be selected and announced right here the morning of Friday, May 1st!
Good Luck!
A Few of My Favorite Gratitude Quotes
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” ~ Aesop
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘thank you’ that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart
“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” ~ Doris Day
“So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.” ~ Helen Keller
“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?” ~ Anne Frank
“I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.” ~ Confucius
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
“Our favorite attitude should be gratitude.” ~ Zig Ziglar
I’m grateful for a full pantry, good health, loving family and the miracle of Easter!
I am grateful that I have a room full of supplies to make cards. I have been sending them to friends and family just to let them know they are in our thoughts and prayers. Last week I mailed 28…fun!, as nobody gets fun mail anymore??
I am so very grateful that my 82-year-old brother who was taken by ambulance to the hospital last week tested negative for Covid-19. He already has so many health issues and would be considered extremely high risk. He was treated for dehydration and got to go home after a few days. So thankful he’s back home.
On this Easter Sunday, I am so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ! He is Risen!
I am so GRATEFUL for Life. To awaken each day is a blessing itself. And for family & friends who take such great care of me & love me since I can’t grocery shopping due to medical problems. For a God Who is Always there for me. LIFE is GOOD!
What I am most a Grateful for is knowing beyond any doubt I have a Real God to go to in these stressful times. And for people who are watching out for me since I can’t go to stores with having cancer. My family and friends take excellent care of me along with the caring Nurses when I receive my drug. Just being able to see daylight each day is a happy beautiful thing to enjoy! Life is G??D!
I am grateful for a roof over my head, food in my tummy and the fact my tummy is getting smaller! I’m grateful for so many other things, family, kindness of strangers, my little furry companions and the ability to share a ppositive outlook during trying times!
I am grateful for coronavirus because it has brought my friends and family closer!
I am thankful that today is Resurrection Sunday!
Iam grateful for my good friend, Debbie. She was there for me when my husband passed away and she is there for me now when we’re facing this pandemic. Without her daily phone calls, living alone would be very difficult. I wish everyone could have their very own “Debbie”.