We share five simple practices that help gratitude shift from a to-do item into a felt way of seeing your life. We also talk about discomfort with joy, how to avoid bypassing pain, and why small rituals change the tone of a day.

• pairing a daily touchstone with a brief, felt pause of appreciation
• ending the day with the last good moment to balance negativity bias
• finding real silver linings without minimizing pain
• building a gratitude chain from one small joy back through every hand and force that made it possible
• planning joy on purpose and feeling it as it happens
• moving from forced lists to embodied gratitude as a trait
• working with foreboding joy and old programming with compassion
• simple, repeatable tools that fit into busy mornings and late nights

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate. I’ll be back on December 1st.

Related Episodes:

Episode 114 - Why Your ‘Three Things You’re Grateful For’ Practice Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It)

Episode 112 - Story-Based Gratitude: How Recalling Real-Life Acts of Help Can Transform Your Emotional Wellbeing

Episode 110 - Stop Brushing It Off: The Power of Receiving Gratitude

Episode 78 - Understanding Gratitude: Why It's a Skill Worth Developing

Episode 77 - Feeling Anxious When Life Is Good? Understanding Foreboding Joy, Its Link to Gratitude, and Why We Brace for Pain

Episode 4 - Gratitude vs. Scarcity

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