Answer these questions Gratitude
Hello everyone, hope you're all doing well
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not?
What are you truly grateful for?
Do you feel you are paying enough attention to what you are grateful for?
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@amiablePeace77
Thanks for the questions and hope you are doing well. Good to see you again
1. Gratitude change lives as by practicing gratitude we give value to the things which we don't pay attention or take them lightly like having a home, food clothes.
2. For my life and whatever I have
3. I don't think I pay attention too much but when you post something about the gratitude then I do pay attention thanks 😅😄❤
@LovetoGod
I so agree to what you said about not appreciating enough the things we have like home, food etc. Too often we take them for granted.
Nice that this post helped you to pay attention to gratitude 
@amiablePeace77
Yeah 😊
1. Yes! Gratitude shifts our focus regardless of whether or not our lives have actually changed
2. For my family and my friends
3. I've definitely improved, but can still get better
@bigbrainyve
It's so true what you said, when we focus on gratitude all over sudden our situation seems to be so much easier to cope with!
@amiablePeace77
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not?
- In my experience definitely. How I see it is that my mood is like a set of scales. If I am scared or sad or worried about something, life is challenging, or I'm just feeling low, that is a weight on the sad side of the scales. To counteract those painful feelings I try to add things to the happy side of the scales. Part of that is self-care, but a really important part is noting down things to be grateful for, reminding myself that there is good in my life. Actively seeking peace and joy to out-weigh the disquiet and sorrow, is another way to look at it.
What are you truly grateful for?
- Lots of things, just I don't always remember them when I need to! Time spent quietly in nature is really useful, to remind me of the joy of just being. Health, home and enough food, family - the things that are always there in the background but one doesn't always notice. Time, peace, rest.
Do you feel you are paying enough attention to what you are grateful for?
- I make a point of it, writing a list most days of some things I'm grateful for.
@Hylo
Hi there . I love the way you balance you scale to put yourself in a better position! Sounds very helpful, also writing things down to be grateful for. Re-reading such a list can also be very helpful when feeling low.
@amiablePeace77 Hi. I think gratitude is transformative. It helps to focus on what you have in front of you right now, to be happier with what you already have. I think it also helps time go slower? Like you don't have as many of those stressful feelings like life is zooming by and things change too fast.
I'm grateful for my partner, for the little family and friends we have together.
I do feel like I could be better at practicing gratitude. I have a hard time slowing down sometimes.
@shellofashell
Nice that you have such precious people in your life! With all the daily tasks and what's going on in the world it can be tough to slow down. This is a meditation about finding peace of mind which I find very calming. Hope it helps you to wind down too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz_1ujYxT5M&t=13s
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not? yes, reminds you of so much to be appreciative and happy about
What are you truly grateful for? way to much to even list here
Do you feel you are paying enough attention to what you are grateful for? No, have been slipping with constant pain and inability to sleep for days and nights, sorry.
@Amelia2324
I'm so sorry that you're in so much pain and can't get the very much needed rest at night, hugs. I hope that you will feel better soon.
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not?Gratitude offers me the opportunity to see how many acts of kindness happen to me every day including the food I eat and the clothes I wear and the home I stay in. I have spent too much time focusing on what went wrong in life and too little time appreciating what I have received. I am making up for lost time now.
That is really wonderful Soul. I'm so happy for you that you have reached the point are at now, and now able to feel and see so much around you and with you, to be fulfilled about.
Hi @amiablePeace77,
I'm fine. Hope you're also doing well.
Now, I'll be answering your questions below:
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not?
Yes, it does in my opinion. We tend to be happier when we become grateful. That's because the focus shifts from lacking to blessing
What are you truly grateful for?My family, health and opportunities
Do you feel you are paying enough attention to what you are grateful for?
I try to remind myself every day. Later, it becomes part of life and helps avoid any negative feeling.
@alphav7
I like how you described the effects of gratitude: "The shift from lacking to blessing" because that's what really happens and that's what we can train our minds on.
Does gratitude really change our lives and why or why not?
Gratitude is a gift — and gratitude changes everything. When we allow ourselves to look critically at our lives through the lens of gratitude, and to focus on the many reasons we have to be grateful, life gets better. We feel better, we can focus on those around us, we can focus on the things that really matter in life and learn to appreciate the little things in life.
What are you truly grateful for?
My loved ones, my purposes in my life, my experiences
Do you feel you are paying enough attention to what you are grateful for?
I do not think that I have always paid enough attention to what I was or should have been grateful for. At times I know I tend to lose sight of what is important and focus on the negative and unimportant things.
However, recently I feel I am getting better as time goes on and as I feel my life is becoming what I have wanted my life to be like.
@Ivy229
I believe many people have so much on their daily plate and are stressed out that loosing sight of what is important can easily happen when not practising mindfulness regularly.
Nice to hear you're getting closer to the life you truly want to live!
