Slowing Down to Make Space for Gratitude
A gratitude practice doesn’t solve all our problems.
There, I said it. It really doesn’t.
I know, I know. I spent an entire blog post last week talking about the benefits of gratitude and different types of gratitude practices.
But, when gratitude doesn’t work, I think it’s worth asking ourselves if that’s because a daily gratitude practice simply isn’t enough to fix the problem.
(This is why antidepressants and food shelves exist, for example. And if this is the case for you, there are more effective solutions out there that can work in tandem with a gratitude practice. All you have to do is ask for support.)
OR is it not enough because we’re just going through the motions without pausing to really FEEL grateful for what we have or what’s going right?
What I mean is, when our plates are too full or when our minds are racing about what we have to do later in the day or what made us mad yesterday, we aren’t all that open to noticing the smell of that incredible cold-press coffee right in front of us or the way our partner is lovingly gazing at us.
We all could stand to slow down just a little.
I really think that when we slow down, we’re naturally more open to feeling grateful. We might not even need a gratitude jar or journaling habit to make us pay attention (though the habit never hurts).
And seriously, if we are already busy multitaskers, how in the world are we going to fit in one more task like journaling into our already overflowing days?
There’s really only one way. You guessed it: SLOW DOWN.
So, in this week’s video, I’m talking about literally HOW we can slow down. And, for once, I’m not going to tell you to delegate tasks or scratch to-do’s off your list so you can do less. Because who are we kidding? The holidays are upon us.
Check out the video below.
WATCH THE VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOjPPZaaijU&w=854&h=480
This video previously aired as a Facebook Live. You can follow Happy With Baby on Facebook to catch all their live videos here.
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