Gratitude Lists

Gratitude lists. Do you do them?

Do you try to do them?

Every day, I write ten things I am grateful for in a gratitude notebook. Sometimes, the list flows, and sometimes, it's a struggle.

But do they work? Like make-your-life-happy work? 

What is the effect of a gratitude list in your day-to-day life? 

Here is a little story about how my list affected me last week.  

Ya know how when you're in pain at the doctor's, and they ask you to rate your pain? When I had knee replacement surgery, the highest I got was a 6. 

Last Tuesday, I was at an 8. It was bad enough that I should not have been driving. 

But then I turned a literal corner onto Allenford Road and saw a site. 

I'll let you watch the video to see what happens next.  

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/265b78_5f478194c07c44caa18d5ec70061c6ac/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

But in that moment, even in severe pain, I was grateful for my gratitude habit.

What do you think? Do you do them? What is your dream gratitude practice?  

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#itsbetterthanyouthink.