Its hard to imagine expressing endless thanks for a life you arent really happy with.
And yet, thats exactly the trick of it.
By saying thank you for your success, you shift your energy from wanting to having.
Megan Frasier
Oprah said it like this:Be thankful for what you have; youll end up having more.
But gratitude is more than just an exercise that self-help gurus attempt to push on you.
Theres actual research that proves that adopting gratitude as a practice improves your health and life as a whole.
Only one of the group wrote about what they were specifically grateful for.
Ten licks later, your attention wanders.
You start thinking about the next thing on your agenda, and the next.
You still love the ice cream, but you dont feel it as much because its not new information.
Your brain is looking for the next great way to meet your needs.
Dopamine is triggered by new rewards.
Old rewards, even incredibly creamy-delicious ones, dont command your brains attention.
Scientists call this habituation.
Youre never not changing, adjusting, adapting and moving.
