EP 9: Attitude of Gratitude

As we wake up each morning, there are immediate things around us to be grateful for! Whether it just be waking up, things we sense around us as our minds become alert, or mundane yet important things like breakfast and the weather, there is no shortage of things for which to feel thankful. The more we consciously practice an attitude of gratitude for these things, the better our lives become and the opportunities that present themselves every day for this type of gratitude should not be wasted! This episode is all about how to continually approach each day with this in mind. There may be times where we could have done better, where we feel we missed the mark or that things had been different, but as you will notice, each day is another chance to live out your best life and be the person that you want to be. Sarah covers some small tactics to stay on track with this pursuit, how our lives can align in surprising ways, and how talking and writing about our gratitude is a great daily practice. Tune in to hear it all!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Things to be grateful for first thing in the morning!
• The opportunity and lessons that present themselves every day.
• Re-contextualizing everything that comes at us and the importance of positivity.
• Gratitude for the challenges and learning experiences; communicating with this in mind.
• Small tactics for catching oneself before reacting in the wrong way.
• Surprising incidents of alignment and staying open to synchronicity.
• The attitude of gratitude — the most important tool in your toolbox!
• Finding one thing every day, no matter what, that you are grateful for.
• Daily sharing and communicating this gratitude; so many things to list!
• Gratitude journalling and the amazing power of writing in difficult times.
• The constant practice of remaining grateful and the magical effect this has on one's life.

Tweetables:

“Today is a fantastic day. It doesn’t matter if it’s cloudy out or if I stubbed my toe on the way to the bathroom, or that I burned my toast.” — Sarah Southwell [0:00:50]

“I can tell you that if you want more good things, if you want more happiness and joy and love, then you need to see the world is a really good place and you need to be grateful that you even have a voice that allows you to speak your mind.” — Sarah Southwell [0:04:27]

“I love the challenges, I love the learning experiences. I love the teachers and the teaching moments that get thrown at me all the time.” — Sarah Southwell [0:05:17]

“I say these things to you really as kind of a reminder to myself to try and get it right but I also say them to you because hopefully you can learn from all the mistakes I make.” — Sarah Southwell [0:07:02]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

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