Monday, October 13, 2008

Exercise of the Week: Counting Blessings

This week, instead of calculating your losses—monetary or otherwise—I invite you to count your blessings. Literally.

Try doing one (or both) of the following:
  • List 25 things for which you are grateful.
  • Start a gratitude journal.
Sound airy-fairy? Numerous academic studies have documented the benefits of cultivating gratitude in your daily life, not only in terms of psychological well-being but also goal attainment.

Click here to read the findings of one such study: The Research Project on Gratitude and Thankfulness.
Posted by Prill Boyle at 8:06 PM
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4 comments:

  1. Allyn Evans9:06 AM

    Good idea. I'm going to work on my list this week while traveling. :)

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  2. Anonymous9:45 AM

    That is a great idea - and even better to do it while traveling! Counting blessings really does make me feel so good.

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  3. Carolyn Howard-Johnson2:33 PM

    Guess we need excercise of all kinds, huh? (-: Acutally, I'm big on this exercise. I probably do it in small doses many times a day.

    Best,
    Carolyn
    www.howtodoitfrugally.com

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  4. Barbara Techel2:34 PM

    I have a grateful journal and it really works!! Though I must confess I have not written in it lately... thanks for the gentle reminder to start it up again.

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