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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 that I started a healthy eating journey BEFORE the quarantine so that I have a map for getting back on track after having eaten WAY too much comfort food and too much couch time
I am grateful for the mercy of God and his unfailing love. I’m grateful he woke me up this morning and the song he puts on my heart many mornings.
My husband was diagnosed with cancer on Thursday. I am thankful for the 28 + years we have had together and am more grateful than ever for friends and family supporting us through this.
I have gratitude for the ability to be alone but never feel lonely, for the ability to get up each morning, for a wonderful husband and family with my loving grandchildren, and the technology of the WWW that gives me great sites for my lite recipes.
I’m grateful to wake up every morning, with a new opportunity to make everything “well with my soul”. If I was not successful yesterday…today is a new beginning!
Gratitude is a circle. Giving thanks and passing it forward eventually brings it full circle back to you.
I am grateful that my children and grandchildren are healthy, that my own health issues are under control, I am grateful for living in a beautiful place and I am graced with many wonderful loving friends. Life is good because I am grateful for everything. Even the bad things have taught me valuable lessons, and I have survived them all. I am eternally grateful.
I am grateful each morning when I look out the kitchen window. Nature is busy in it’s usual fascinating way! I can watch from a safe home or venture out to join the critters and plants.
I am so grateful for my husband. I’m so glad I picked him to spend my life with especially now since we have so much time together. He is very supportive and thoughtful
I am grateful for my supportive husband, who has learned over the years how much my weight affects me. He reminds me that it’s the healthy habits I’m cultivating and not the weight loss that is most important, and that healthy habits will inevitably lead to weight loss.