Every day for the month of November I will post something for which I am grateful. I invite you to join me in this exercise privately or by leaving a comment to share with others. Please share this blog with others and invite them to share this month long practice.
When we live from a place of gratitude within, our energy and being shift, neurobiologists believe it actually rewires the brain. Gratitude regulates the sympathetic nervous system, where our anxiety response is activated. By living from a place of gratitude we strengthen the mind/body connection and it causes a physiological response. Gratitude can help relieve stress and pain, improve health over time and lighten depression.
In short, practicing gratitude can make us kinder more peaceful people.
Today I am grateful for my family. Today would have been my mother’s birthday. She died five years ago from complications of Multiple Sclerosis. She taught me a great deal about the grace of living with limitations. My father taught me the meaning of fidelity and faithfulness as her caregiver. My sister was my father’s right hand through it all. I cherish every day with my father and my sister as well as my extended family.
What are you grateful for today?
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