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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 God placed me where I am regardless of circumstances.
I am so grateful for my husband. I thank God everyday for him. And for my daughters, son in laws and grandchildren.
I’m grateful when I wake up in the morning, I look up and point straight up thanking God to have given me another gift of the day
I am grateful that I can take time to appreciate the change in seasons. Watching the world change in a positive way, while it’s totally crazy and out of our control. With WW I am one day, one moment, one meal at a time!! It makes a difference when you are grateful for what you do have!!
I am grateful for my home and family and that everyone is healthy right now.
I have been trying to remind myself of 3 things to be grateful for each day during this forced isolation. “What are You Grateful for?””
This morning I remembered my siblings who are dear to me – 2 sisters and a brother; my health that allows me to live and care for myself; contentment financially which with adjustment will see me through this economic change in peace.
My family
My family who loves me and is encouraging me on my weight lost journey!
I’m thankful for being able to take a walk on this beautiful spring day.
I am grateful that I am still able to go to work and for all of the other essential employees still going to work despite the risk.
Of the many things I am grateful for, the one that stands out is the most is the love and affectipn I receive from my family and friends. This gives me the strength to move forward on difficult days when it would be easier to just pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep. I cannot let them down, and so I get up and begin each day knowing that their belief in me is justified.