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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 your encouraging comments, great recipes and look forward to the rmails. Also SO grateful for lifem love and happiness!
I’m grateful that I’m well-housed and fed. I’m grateful to be able to make choices because I have the basics.
I am so grateful that when the earthquakes damaged our sewer connection it was now, and not in the middle of winter. I am so grateful for neighbors who realized that when the digging up of the sewer line would be right through my beautiful flower bed with perennials they came over, social distancing to help transplant all the plants that would die from the backhoe, just because it was needed. I am grateful for the people in my life that I love so dearly!
I am so grateful for our President and the covid task force working hard to get the pandemic under control. Words can’t express the appreciation for ALL the front line healthcare workers from top to bottom Doctors, nurses, lab technicians, respiratory therapists to the service of all that cleaning behind the scenes. They all are doing a fantastic job! So Grateful !
I am grateful for all of the support and information on all of the sites of WW!
I am grateful….the list is so large. But so thankful that our moms and us have all stayed healthy during this health pandemic. We are able to facetime and talk to our grandkids..not as great as a hug…but the next best thing right now. This too shall pass…
I would love to have a chance at winning the Amazon card. I so heartedly agree that gratefulness is so important especially nowadays. By focusing on what blessings we have in our life at the moment, keeps us away from the worries and negativity-even if only for a moment.
I am grateful to be alive and that I have a place to live
I am grateful to be able to still teach my little preschoolers from home. Although I miss the daily hugs and I love you’s we can still see each other onZoom
I am also grateful for the love and support of their parents??
I am grateful for the wonderful technology that allows me ,though I am 75 and live alone ,to communicate with loved ones daily,even with one who is deployed abroad.