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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 my job at home and online church services. I am grateful for my good health and my daughter who lives nearby. I am grateful my parents are still alive and healthy. There are so many things that I could list here!
I am grateful for my family and friends who are there for me throughout the roller coaster ride we call life. Even when we are not close in physical presence, we are always together in heart. I know they are only a phone call or text away. They will laugh with me, pray with me, cry with me—whatever may be needed at the moment.
I am most grateful cos, I have a very strong belief in our Lord, without his grace, I couldn’t possibly made it thru this “pandemic.I am diagnosed with MDD( massive depression dosorder) it doesn’t take much to overwhelm me, but putting my faith in God let’s me affirm that I will forever be “taken care of” and I love cooking, so I keep busy
I am grateful for my family and friends, for my pastor and for all the heroes that have emerged in this pandemic. For my health and for my CEO’s perseverance in helping to get a small business loan for our local YMCA
I am very grateful that my grown children are doing very well (doctor and software engineer.) I am very grateful that Husband has reached a position (engineer) where he can work at home now. I am also grateful for small things—I have a pair of super comfy sandals and an InstaPot.
I am grateful for counseling via Skype during this Stay at Home order. Without it, I believe my husband would not be here.
I am so grateful for family who supports me and people like you who shares wonderful recipes and helpful on this path of my weight loss. I’m so grateful to try new vegetables like roasted broccoli and realized what I’ve been missing! I’m so thankful for life and happiness!
I am grateful for the little things. Coffee in the morning, the smile on my husbands face.
I am grateful that my son survived a Stroke this winter. I am grateful to my
daughter-law for getting my son to hospital quickly!
I am grateful for family and friends for without them life can be very hard.