The Power Of Gratitude

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

~Melody Beattie~

Gratitude is one of my favorite ways to invite happiness and positivity into my life. It is easy to do, it doesn’t take any effort and it makes me happier everyday. To express gratitude requires only an appreciation of the positive aspect of your situations, when you show appreciation for what you already have in life and for what you are experience in your life, your brain will learn to focus more on the positive things in every situations, because what you focus on is what you get, so focus on the positive and you will bring more positivity into your life.

Gratitude can have a powerful impact on your life because it engages the brain in a virtuous cycle. Your brain can only focus its attention on one thing at a time, it can not focus on both positive and negative stimuli at the same time. Like when you had a bad day, where everything seems to go wrong all at the same time, or when you had a beautiful day, everything seems to go your way all day long. When you are feeling grateful, you’re activating the brain region associated with the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter released by the brain that helps control the brain’s reward and pleasure centers, it enables us to seek reward and take action. With gratitude comes happiness and with happiness comes more gratitude, and this wheel will go on and on.

Benefits of gratitude:

Gratitude reduce materialism
Gratitude makes us more optimistic & positive
Gratitude makes us happier and self conscious
Gratitude develops our personality
Gratitude helps us forgive more easily
Gratitude improves emotional and physical health
Gratitude can strengthen relationships and communities
Gratitude improves our sleep

Dr. Robert Emmons says:
“Without gratitude, life can be lonely, depressing and impoverished. Gratitude enriches human life. It elevates, energize, inspire and transform. People are moved, opened and humbled through expression of gratitude.”

Ways to express gratitude:

Keep a gratitude journal
Thinking about things that you are grateful for everyday
Simply say thank you for everything that you’re grateful for or appreciate in life
Express gratitude in person
Sending notes of appreciation to friends, family or love one
Grateful meditation

The universe loves gratitude. Make a commitment with yourself to express gratitude everyday, make it a habit and you will gain long term happiness. It won’t work until you do it, don’t be to surprised if it works. You’ll always be happy when you choose to appreciate everything life throws at you.

Thank you for being here.

Infinite Love,
Nathalie Aslaksen

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Nathalie Aslaksen

Hi Beautiful People! My name is Nathalie Aslaksen, I'm a team member of PowerThoughts Meditation Club, I'm here to spread love, joy and happiness into this wonderful Mother Earth and the infinite Universe. My journey started in the beginning of my early twenties, where I had a breakthrough and started living a more colorful and positive life. I've learned a lot during this journey and I'm still learning, I am so grateful to be able to use my knowledge to help others. Because of this journey, I decided to change my field of study and now I am a certified NLP Coach, EFT & Hypnotherapist, and Yoga instructor. My life purpose is to learn and explore, so I can inspire and help other people. Help people to seek the love within themselves, follow their heart, find their passions and simply be happy without any reason. Because I believe in you, you are a beautiful soul and you are here for a purpose. We all are connected as one, be the change you want to see in the world. Unconditional Love and Light!