Waking Up - A New Operating System for Your Mind
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Waking Up - A New Operating System for Your Mind
Gratitude involves recognizing, acknowledging, and being grateful for the good things in our lives. If we just focus on what we want but don’t have, we’ll remain in a negative state of mind. But when we focus on what we do have, and give thanks for it, we radically reframe our experience.
Kristin Neff, Christopher Germer • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
Declare war on the negative bias: Focus on the things that go right instead of the things that go wrong — did the checkout line at the grocery store go quick? Did you avoid red lights on your way to work? If all you did was look for things to appreciate, you would live a spectacular life.
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We might also eat our meals mindfully, slowly savoring each bite with appreciation. Take a daily walk in nature, looking at everything entering our field of vision with gratitude and connection. Take a moment to marvel at the feeling of our heartbeat and the movement of blood through our veins before sleep.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Count your blessings either verbally or in writing. Do not stop counting until you feel really grateful for being alive. Mentally revisit one or more special occasions when you were most present to the miracle and joy of being alive. This could be the birth of a child, a time you made a real difference with someone, a most enjoyable vacation, or so
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