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Waking Up Grateful

2023-11-16 Mama Minimalist

Are you doing gratitude wrong?

So many of us are always waiting for more. But when you greet each moment gratefully? You’re always receiving.

On today’s show author Kristi Nelson offers a mini-formula for grateful living (put this conversation on as you’re preparing for Thanksgiving!).

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[10:00] It’s not happiness that makes us grateful; it’s gratefulness that makes us happy (and other research-backed benefits to grateful living)

[20:00] Is what once was plenty now no longer enough? Practical ways to fight back against “gratitude tolerance”

[26:00] The super-simple solution to mind grind

[30:00] Thoughts on practicing gratitude during moments of grief, illness, and struggle

Resource mentioned:

Wake Up Grateful: The Practice Of Taking Nothing For Granted

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Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I live a crazy, beautiful life as a full-time wife, blogger + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.

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