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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 to be employed, home safe, and to have extra time for self care
I am grateful that I have a home, a Man by my side that is my rock and has always been there for me, money to pay my bills, the freedom & time to live my life, and most important: GOD in my heart.
I am grateful that my family members are all now able to work from home. That was a very recent development as of last week. I am grateful for all the medical people and also our grocery store personnel working to keep us fed and the pickup at door service and hopefully these people on the front lines are being protected by their customers wearing masks,
I am grateful…
*That we are safe and getting paid to work from home
*That we can take walks outside
*For little comforts like my dog, coffee and books to read.
I am grateful for my husband who so supportive on my WW journey.
My son turned 5 earlier this week. We are currently in a stay home, stay safe order which means no birthday party. A friend at a local law enforcement agency called to arrange a parade for him. So on Wednesday morning we all stood outside as 5 police vehicles, an ambulance and 4 fire trucks drove by our house lights & sirens blaring for my sons birthday. Then to my surprise there were vehicles following the lights and sirens full of family and friends. Some drove over an hour just to drive by and wave at my little guy on his birthday! It was simply amazing. It was a great reminder that when you surround yourself with amazing people and an amazing community, amazing things will happen! I am most grateful for family, friends and community now more than ever!
I am so grateful that I live in a country where we are free! I know right now it doesn’t seem like it, but we are! Our governor can open up the state, but we can still choose to go out or not! I am thankful that I have the means to be able to stay home and not have to worry about paying my bills. I know that this is really a big thing for many families. And most of all I am thankful that I serve a God who is bigger than this pandemic and regardless whether I am here at the end of it or not, I know who is still in charge!
I am grateful that my husband and I are healthy during this COVID-19 virus and I am still employed.
I am grateful that my husband and I are healthy during the COID-19 virus and that I am still employed.
I thankful for all the heroes out there on the front lines! I’m also, thankful for my family and my job as a nurse