How to get started with Gratitude:
The best way to experience the Magic of Gratitude is to actually do it.
Hi this is Aditi Agrawal from Life with Aditi and you are listening to Episode 4 of my Gratitude series.
Universe rewards action. Today I will help you step by step how to get started and also will share how I start my day with Gratitude.
Step 1
Have a lovely 200 page diary or a book. Remember fresh beginnings require fresh pages. Keep a dedicated book and give a date and number whenever you write gratitude.
Step 2
Ideally, Gratitude should be the first thought of the morning, not even second but just the very first thought so if you can write it in the first 15 mins as soon as you get up it will re wire your brain for a positive emotional vibration as our brain is still transiting from our subconscious for the first 20 minutes. Some people prefer to do it post their workout, where the serotonin levels are high and you feel good about doing such positive things. Even that’s absolutely fine, as long as you do it.
Step 3.
Assign a task with it which has been your long lived habit till now. I usually prefer to write my gratitude with my morning hot water..while slowly taking each sip I start feeling gratitude for the wonderful new day that I am getting to view before my very eyes. Also I have a melody of lord Krishna that I play in the background. I do it because if I m feeling sluggish or even slightest negative to do it..I first play the music and now my brain is trained that when I play this music, I have to write my gratitudes so subconsciously I am centered to write my diary.
Step 4.
Start with sentence- I am grateful for or in deep gratitude for...and finish your sentence. Your main topics could be for this day to be alive, for health, for nature’s beauty, someone who made you smile the day before or did some act of kindness. Remember it is important to actually write it down in your own handwriting.
Step5:
Consistency is the key and not perfection. This magic will work only and only if it’s a daily habit