Gratitude is a powerful emotion. We should make a point to be thankful daily, and now is the perfect time to start!

2. Did you know that gratitude is
considered a “miracle emotion?”
Gratitude is responsible for motivating,
increasing self-control, and even helps our
connections with others.

3. I want you to have the best
Thanksgiving possible this year,
regardless of how tough single mom
life is at the moment.
Here are 4 steps that can help:

4. 1. Do This Brilliant 2-minute Exercise:
Think of three things that you are grateful for,
things that benefit you, and without them
your life wouldn’t be as great.
Then, if you’ve got time, you can think about
the causes for these good things. Say a silent
thank you that they’ve come into your life.
That’s it—short, sweet and effective! Two
minutes to fill yourself up with gratitude, and
the effects can last all day long.

5. Hooked and want more?
Read more on this simple gratitude
exercise, and then try these…

6. 2. Simple Gratitude Action Steps
Try one or more of these 10 grateful steps to
happiness to take the 2-minute exercise a
little further.
Keep a gratitude journal, make a list of
things you’re grateful for {like your healthy
kids, a roof over your head, fulfilling work
that pays well}, and eyes that can read this.
Even remember bad times you’ve
conquered to help provide perspective. If
you’ve conquered challenging times in the
past, you can certainly conquer any
challenge in front of you today.

7. 3. Repeat or Invent
Repeat these exercises at regular intervals and
eventually they become a habit. Or, you can invent
your own. If you stopped doing gratitude exercises in
the past that worked like a charm, reconnect with
them.
The more you can keep at them, the more likely they
are to become a habit…the more gratitude you feel,
the more things you will have to be grateful about!

8. 4. Keep it Fresh.
Like everything in life, too much of a good thing can be
too much {even gratitude}. You can avoid gratitude
burnout by remembering that all things must come to an
end—enjoy them while you still can.
Do your best to identify new things to be grateful for
today, that in six months you might not be so happy
about…for me, it’s boots. It’s finally cold enough to break
out my boot collection! But in six months, I’ll be really
ready for spring and temps over 70!

9. Gratitude is magical…
…it’s free…and it works!
This Thanksgiving, I hope you’ll connect to all of
the things you have to be grateful for—and
BONUS: in doing so you’ll minimize the things
you’re not so grateful for!
So, I have to ask: what are you grateful for this
Thanksgiving?

10. Happy Thanksgiving!
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