so a challenge is a great way to remind ourselves of little (and big) things to appreciate
here's my note:
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7 hours sleep + 20 minutes meditation + hydration + healthy foods + hugs + morning walk + fulfilling work + focus + lifting weights + 5 pages + evening walk + no news + no drama + no expectations = the magical pill for life
Happy Monday all! This is mine, on Gratitude today. It is the start of a new week, the end of a month and spring is here and most noteworthy I find myself on substack engaging in meaningful connections with so many wonderful people. So just starting the week with this. 🙏🏽
Edit: Oops! I think I was supposed to copy the Note here. Most of mine are more succinct; not this one. Copy below:
Most of my life, when people have gotten all upset over political things, I’ve brushed it off as hyperbole and catastrophizing. Things seem genuinely different now, and I cycle between anger and hopelessness. In such a situation, it becomes more important than ever to remember to practice some of the basic insights of self-care, among them the practice of gratitude.
After all, as Epictetus said (loosely translated), “It’s not what happens to you but what you think about what happens to you that determines your experience.” Without diminishing the horror of what happens in the world, I’m not sure things are any worse now than they have always been. It’s just that, thanks to instant media (like, let’s face it, Substack), we can know more about what happens anywhere in the world almost immediately.
And since we’re wired to notice the negative more (survival mechanism), you have to consciously look for the things that actually are good. There’s lots of them out there. We just don’t see them so much. And the good things can seem so… mundane. In fact, I’m going to start with that as my Monday Gratitude (and, yes, I know that when this posts it’s technically Tuesday).
I’m grateful for an insight. I’ve realized that what I used to label as boredom is simply peace. I’m grateful for the mundane. I’m grateful, today, for having had an unexpectedly quiet time, an evening meal with my wife, an unhurried scenic drive afterward, a decision to blow off an online class (they will record it) in order to not rush that drive, along with a reminder to take three slow breaths and just enjoy the moment.
What are you grateful for today, not despite the challenges and difficulties and genuine bad news, but along with it?
Today I’m grateful - for the usual stuff like healthy and happy kids and the freedom to work for myself - but on top of that, I’m grateful for this amazing Substack community.
Love this Sara 💕
I am all about an Attitude of Gratitude 🙏
I like this Note
It's about Sprinkling Kindness which is one of the ways I show my Gratitude
https://substack.com/@jrnowwhat/note/c-100902933?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=4a721
Lovely sprinkles, I do imagine gratitude and kindness in those colors :)
💕💕
Perfect timing! I actually do notes for gratitude Mondays and here's for the day! Grateful to publish my ebook of poems 😊
https://substack.com/@astridsadaya/note/c-104769751?r=33c2hl
Congrats on the ebook, Astrid.
Thank you! 😊🙏🏽
I love the idea of the gratitude challenge, Sara
it's easy to forget what to be grateful for
so a challenge is a great way to remind ourselves of little (and big) things to appreciate
here's my note:
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7 hours sleep + 20 minutes meditation + hydration + healthy foods + hugs + morning walk + fulfilling work + focus + lifting weights + 5 pages + evening walk + no news + no drama + no expectations = the magical pill for life
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https://substack.com/@wisdomquotes/note/c-102369955
This is so beautiful Sara 🥰
Reminders as we Move from the Weekend -> Monday & March→ April:
🌼 Go Slow
🌼 Be Intentional
🌼 Breathe
🌼 Be Grateful
🌼 Share your love
https://substack.com/profile/315088491-the-calm-and-confident-mind/note/c-104749641?r=57lfu3&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Restacked and subscribed.
Thank you Tracy 🙏🏽
Happy Monday all! This is mine, on Gratitude today. It is the start of a new week, the end of a month and spring is here and most noteworthy I find myself on substack engaging in meaningful connections with so many wonderful people. So just starting the week with this. 🙏🏽
https://substack.com/@sheiladaisy/note/c-104789341?r=1t98q6&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
I use to run from my life…
https://substack.com/@holisticnursekathleen/note/c-104811994
Love this Kathleen. Really resonated. Felt like I could have written it myself. Thanks you.
thanks, Tracy I think many of us have more in common than not. thank you for your support 🥰
This is perfect timing, a reminder of the impact of conscious gratitude especially when it may seem the hardest. Here's my note, and thank you for this! https://substack.com/profile/92899954-donn-king/note/c-104997610
Edit: Oops! I think I was supposed to copy the Note here. Most of mine are more succinct; not this one. Copy below:
Most of my life, when people have gotten all upset over political things, I’ve brushed it off as hyperbole and catastrophizing. Things seem genuinely different now, and I cycle between anger and hopelessness. In such a situation, it becomes more important than ever to remember to practice some of the basic insights of self-care, among them the practice of gratitude.
After all, as Epictetus said (loosely translated), “It’s not what happens to you but what you think about what happens to you that determines your experience.” Without diminishing the horror of what happens in the world, I’m not sure things are any worse now than they have always been. It’s just that, thanks to instant media (like, let’s face it, Substack), we can know more about what happens anywhere in the world almost immediately.
And since we’re wired to notice the negative more (survival mechanism), you have to consciously look for the things that actually are good. There’s lots of them out there. We just don’t see them so much. And the good things can seem so… mundane. In fact, I’m going to start with that as my Monday Gratitude (and, yes, I know that when this posts it’s technically Tuesday).
I’m grateful for an insight. I’ve realized that what I used to label as boredom is simply peace. I’m grateful for the mundane. I’m grateful, today, for having had an unexpectedly quiet time, an evening meal with my wife, an unhurried scenic drive afterward, a decision to blow off an online class (they will record it) in order to not rush that drive, along with a reminder to take three slow breaths and just enjoy the moment.
What are you grateful for today, not despite the challenges and difficulties and genuine bad news, but along with it?
Love this, Sara! Thank you. Here’s a note that speaks to gratitude.
In a world that chases the extraordinary:
wealth, influence, and success, noticing and embracing life’s simple pleasures is overlooked and dismissed.
But it’s in those ordinary moments, where joy is found.
Be grateful for simple pleasures and watch joy grow.
https://substack.com/@tracymansolillo/note/c-104965839?r=4l7yj&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Wonderful way to connect, thanks Sara.
Today I’m grateful - for the usual stuff like healthy and happy kids and the freedom to work for myself - but on top of that, I’m grateful for this amazing Substack community.
It’s such a cozy place!
https://substack.com/@fleurhull/note/c-105315533
This is how nature inspires me to be grateful
https://substack.com/profile/8902995-gabriela-trofin-tatar/note/c-105297281