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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 am grateful for all the things we take for granted ie faith, love health and family
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 bu the overwhelming generosity.
I am grateful for the ability to stay safe at home!
I am thankful for my salvation through our Savior, Jesus Christ who gave his life so that we may live. He chose to wash away our sins with his own blood. Having faith is what I’m thankful for each day when I wake up. I may need a reminder, he is the reason this is possible. Thank you God for allowing me to be a Christian in today’s world.
I am thankful for social media which allows us to be able to connect with those who are important to us.
I have been thankful for Zoom (and other similar programs) that has enabled us to do business and connect with those who need to make decisions and just to stay connected.
I am thankful for daily humor–no matter how it comes. Laughter is healthy and keeps us upbeat.
I am thankful that my Church allows us to worship from home with various technical programs.
I am thankful for grocery deliveries as I am in the older senior group and have not been out of my house for a month.
I am grateful for all the law enforcement officers that put their lives on the line every day as part of their job. They are always there when we need them and make our world a better place.
I am grateful everyday to have good health, a roof over my head, a loving husband, food on the table and family and friends to check on us and for me to check on them. So many do not have any or even part of the above.
I say this to myself every evening !
I quiet and center myself in the knowledge that there is only one universal and Devine God,
Who’s powers flow to and tru all all beings & with gratitude & thankfulness I say Thank you, thank you , thank you
Everyday in every way !
I am grateful that God had me live through the last 7 yrs. since becoming a widow and being very poor, that I am now during this coronavirus pandemic able to live comfortably like nothing nothing has even changed.
I’m grateful for the Weight Watchers program and the support I receive each week through virtual workshops, the app, connection with other members, and activity tips and tricks.