4 Steps To Feel Gratitude When It's Hard To Feel Grateful

Some weeks back, I STRUGGLED with feeling #GRATITUDE😶 Even as I say this, I find it totally crazy. Does this mean one is an ungrateful, mean person if we struggle to feel gratitude?


I’ve been a pretty grateful person since a very young age, for all the little #blessings in my life - especially for my life, since I nearly lost it several times due to an abusive childhood.


After much deep self-reflection, here are the 4 steps that helped me to feel gratitude again:


1 Take time for #selfcare
We can’t feel give or show gratitude when we’re not feeling good about ourselves


2 Identify the mental and/or physical roadblocks
How you approach each day and your ability to feel gratitude can be impacted by many different factors, including:
* amount and quality of sleep
* employment stress
* poor diet
* interpersonal conflict
* relationship challenges
* physical illness
* financial constraints
* #mentalhealth conditions


Identify which of these you need to work on and improve.


3 Make gratitude a habit
Reaping the rewards of practising gratitude, just like with exercise, comes with regular effort. 


Keep a daily gratitude list for 2 weeks. Name 3 things you are grateful for in each day and elaborate on what you’re grateful for in at least 1 sentence. If you don't feel better, the habit may require more weeks (roughly 6) to feel an improvement.


4 Feel genuine gratitude
Feeling genuine gratitude is about not just saying “thanks” for the sake of it, but actually taking a moment to acknowledge what you’re thankful for and feel gratitude in your heart.


Do try these 4 steps if you’re struggling to feel gratitude, have #selfcompassion, and I hope it helps you just as how it did for me🌻


I'm #grateful for all of you who supported me in 2023!
May 2024 be a year filled with blessings for you and yours✨


Truly,
Trish


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