How to Find Gratitude Each Day and Why
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Do you often feel like your life is mundane, or do you struggle with negativity, making it hard to find joy in everyday moments? Finding gratitude each day is one of the best tools to help break free from this cycle and open up new possibilities of positivity and happiness. While it won’t solve all your problems, understanding how to appreciate even the small things goes a long way toward living a better life.
Tips to help you find gratitude each day:
Slow Down
Society paints this picture that you’ll be rewarded and fulfilled if you are productive. But this is not always the case. It’s impossible to appreciate something if you rush through life without truly savoring the moments. So instead, recognize where you can slow down and take advantage of it by taking a break or doing other self-care or fun activities. The more you balance your life, the easier to fill it with gratitude.
Pay Attention to Small Moments
It may sound obvious, but when did you last appreciate something in your day-to-day activities? For example, appreciate the sun on your skin while walking, notice how quiet silence really is, and really listen when someone tells you something important. These small things should never be taken for granted as they have so much beauty.
Work Through Negativity Don’t Ignore It
It’s often recommended to ignore negativity or don’t be negative. This mindset is far from reality and usually something people can’t achieve. It’s healthier to acknowledge your negative emotions and thoughts and work through them instead of trying to ignore or repress them. This will allow you to find gratitude in even the tough moments by understanding that it won’t last forever and appreciating what you have right now. Even if you think you are ignoring it, it’s more likely clouding how you interact with your life.
Practice Gratitude Journaling Every Night
As you wind down for the night, take a few minutes to write down three to five things that you are grateful for. Use prompts like “Today I am thankful for” or “I am grateful for the way made me feel today.” Writing your thoughts down on paper is a simple yet incredibly powerful tool to help you recognize those small moments of gratitude throughout the day.
Spread Positive Yet Truthful Compliments
The more the world shares compliments with each other, the more confident and happier everyone will become. It’s important to spread compliments based on reality and not make them up. This will help you connect with someone more deeply. People don’t always realize how much their words impact others; make sure that the compliments are genuine and heartfelt.
Conclusion
Finding gratitude is not hard, but it does take work and practice. These tips and activities will challenge you to find more moments in your day-to-day life worth recognizing and appreciating. It’s vital to understand that learning how to appreciate the little things will make it easier to work through tough times and appreciate the bigger picture of what life has to offer. Plus, it will nourish your soul and lead a life of true happiness.
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Dominique
7 Comments
Cindy Rae Fancher
Gratitude is my favorite go-to when I am feeling sorry for myself. When Harvey happened, my house, which I had just spent 7 months renovating, flooded. Of course, I had a lot of emotion about that, lost money, delayed plans, etc… Almost immediately, I found great comfort in thinking how fortunate I was only to have 18″ of water and that I had not yet moved in, although I had a whole house of new furniture there! In thinking of the situation with gratitude, I was much more able to realize that I was incredibly fortunate. So many others were devastated in ways I cannot imagine. I was grateful I had insurance, that I didn’t have all my personal belongings there to lose, that I had a place to live, and the list goes on and on. I was grateful not to have been there to witness it, and ultimately survive the ordeal.
Every day I thank God, friends, and strangers for the kindnesses they show me. This makes me a happier person, and for that, too, I am grateful. Thank you for the reminders! Cindy Rae
Dominique
I remember Harvey; we lived through it as well! We had friends how experienced significant flooding, and my husband went to help them clean up.
Remembering gratitude during that stressful situation is impressive. I love your mindset and enjoy reading your posts.
Have a wonderful day!
Tamara
Paying attention to and cherishing the small moments is so important. I mean, if we’re honest, how many BIG moments are there in an average life anyway?
In regards to your comment on my blog today: Texas is a huge state, it includes my country as well as half a dozen other European countries, and I can’t say that I have visited a lot of these destinations!
We’ve been to Texas once, it was in June, and it was terribly humid and hot in Houston. We visited the Space Center and the LEGO Land Discovery Center in Dallas, and of course Elm Street. We have also spent some time in Austin. There was a bike meeting, the city went wrrrrum, wrrrrum all day 🙂
Dominique
That’s hilarious!
I haven’t been to the Space Center in Houston (and I live here). Partly because I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama where the other Space center is. We went there almost every year for field trips. LOL
I haven’t been to Elm Street either. See, I haven’t really explored Texas at all!
I have only been to Lugano in Switzerland. However, my husband still wants to ski in Switzerland so there is still hope that I will schedule a visit!😀
Kate McDonald as Becca Katz
beautiful!
Janice Gill
Thank you for the timely reminder to have gratitude. It’s easy to have gratitude for my children and grandchildren and just this morning I was grateful for the five of my grandchildren playing together without any fuss at a splashpark.
Jeanine Byers
These are great tips for adding a daily gratitude practice! I used to look for ways to be grateful, and at first it was weird, and awkward. Maybe even contrived. But that was years ago now because I genuinely find things I am grateful for every day. I’m glad I persisted in the practice until it became natural.