Shifting your mind-set to one of gratitude has the power to transform every aspect of your life.
GIVING THANKS ISN’T JUST FOR THANKSGIVING ANYMORE—it’s one of the trendiest and most effective ways to improve your health, your relationships and your outlook on life. Unlike some health fads, this one has roots in science and has been shown to actually change how our brains are wired.
“Gratitude enhances performance in every domain that’s been examined— psychological, relational, emotional, physical,” says Robert Emmons, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis and author of The Little Book of Gratitude (Gaia, 2016).
Stacy Chang, a Pilates teacher at Pilates on Purpose in Costa Mesa, CA, turned to a daily gratitude practice after she hit rock bottom following a number of life-changing upheavals: In the span of a week, she quit her job, broke up with her boyfriend and moved from Northern to Southern California. “I was devastated, heartbroken and terrified, as I was blind to what the future would look like with all these changes,” recalls Chang, who’s also a Reiki master.
Shortly after her move, her sister gave her Wayne Dyer’s book, Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling (Hay House, 2007), which talked about starting a daily gratitude practice. So each morning, Chang started waking up and naming 10 things she was grateful for, a habit she continues today. “At first, I thought it was silly and would never work,” she says. “But I started feeling the effects within a week. I began to see a lot of things change, especially inside me. I became aware of feelings such as deep compassion, love and a calm that soothed my soul. The negative mind shifted to seeing things in the light.” She likens it to finally putting on a pair of glasses and beginning to see a positive world.
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