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PRACTICE BEING GRATEFUL: TKAT WELLBEING WEEK TIP #2

Posted on: 22nd Jun 2021

TKAT WELLBEING WEEK: 21st-25th JUNE 2021

Every day during TKAT Wellbeing Week, we are bringing you a 'Wellbeing Tip of the Day'

Today's tip is: PRACTICE BEING GRATEFUL

Developing an 'attitude of gratitude' is one of the simplest ways to improve your satisfaction with life.

Gratitude is simply taking time to think about all the positive things in your life, rather than focusing on the negatives. It is a thankful attitude or appreciation for the goodness in your life.

Research shows gratitude is the single most powerful method of increasing happiness. Having an ‘attitude of gratitude’ helps you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Other known benefits are feeling more alive, sleeping better and an ability to express more compassion and kindness.

Gratitude opens the door to more relationships. Showing appreciation can help you win new friends. Thanking a new acquaintance makes them more likely to seek an ongoing relationship. So whether you thank a stranger for holding the door or send a thank-you note to that colleague who helped you with a project, acknowledging other people’s contributions can lead to new opportunities.

Simple things such as keeping a gratitude journal can significantly increase our sense of wellbeing. Short daily reflections will really help you notice the good things in your life.

Another activity could be to create a ‘Gratitude Jar’. Write on post-it’s all the things you have to be grateful for and pick one out each day. Alternatively, build up the jar by adding in something to be grateful for each day and read them when the jar is full.

You could also write a letter of gratitude to someone who’s had an impact on you who you have never properly thanked.

Why not think of the ways you can show your appreciation today?

There will be another wellbeing tip on this website tomorrow.

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