LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN

Here are some ways Kristan and I practice gratitude.

• Set a time and place each day to be thankful. Five minutes before bed is a good one.
• Keep a gratitude log, naming three things to be grateful for each day.
• Write a letter to God telling him all you’re grateful for and asking him to show you the good he is working in the things that seem all pain and no purpose.
• Write a list of all the people you’re grateful for. Write them thank-you notes, being specific about what it is you really appreciate them for.
• Take five minutes a few times a day to breathe deeply as you visualize a few things around you that you are thankful for.
• Flip the script when you hear yourself moaning, complaining, or spiraling down. How can you turn “I have to” into “I get to”?

Which of these practices might you commit to doing on a regular basis?