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·Express your gratitude to
people at work who help you or makes things run more smoothly.
But don’t stop with these ideas.
Discuss this concept with your colleagues, employees and family. Ask them for suggestions. When we take part in
planning and figure things out, we’re more invested.
No matter how “bad” you think your day has gone, there are dozens of things that go well. Burning
dinner amounts to an hour’s worth of time, while you successfully completed
grocery-shopping, found a parking place, cleaned
kitchen, found
perfect gift for your mother-in-law, read to
children, and many other things.
You may have failed to get a donation from a certain donor, but you engaged some new volunteers, organized your office filing system, got a call from
press, got a grant accepted, and got a compliment from your boss on how well things were going.
When we focus only on what goes wrong, we magnify it way out of proportion. From
minute you wake up in
morning feeling good and having a house and food on
table, to
time you tuck
children in bed at night and crawl into
clean sheets with your honey, there is much to be grateful for.
Focusing on
positive, and being grateful for what goes right, feels good, works out, and succeeds can make your day go a lot better – and possibly affect your health as well.

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