Are you grateful?

Really???

We all talk about gratitude and the benefits and how it changes lives but do we just give lip service to it?

I woke yesterday morning already going through my “to-do” list before I had got out of bed.

I hadn’t really woken up and yet I was thinking about that difficult phone call I had to make, the appraisals I had to complete this morning, while realising that I had to make sure I completed the online grocery shop so we had food for the week.

This is normal for me.

Actually the picture is worse than I had painted it.

Then I got into the shower.

I thought “how lovely and warm this shower “.

Next I was grateful for the lovely aroma of the shower gel,

I was grateful for the warm towel I dried myself with

I was grateful for the birdsong when I opened the window to vent the bathroom

I was grateful for the hot cup of coffee

I was grateful for the cool breeze on my face when I left the house and the lack of rain

I like to think that starting the day like this set me up for the good day I had.

Gratitude does not have to be for big or mega- important things- though they play a part.

Sometimes it is the “small” things that make the difference

Right now I am grateful that I have been able to complete this post and I hope it makes a difference to one person’s day.

What are you grateful for?

Can you make a list? Or are you consumed by the “to-do” list or anxiety for another day at work?

If so come and see me The Professionals Coach and let’s talk!