Gratitude is Most Powerful on Your Difficult Days

Keep it simple. When you are going through a difficult time, think about one simple thing you are grateful for. That stops negative thinking from spiraling out of control, shifts your energy, and elevates your mood.

It doesn’t change your circumstances, but focusing on gratitude is powerful and can completely transform the way you view your situation and how you feel.

I discovered the power of gratitude during anticipatory grief – in 1994 when the doctors at the hospital said that there was nothing left that they could do for my fiancé, and he was going to die.

A simple cup of hazelnut coffee as I sat at his bedside after all of the visitors left is what comforted me. Simple gratitude for its predictability, when everything else was so unpredictable. The hazelnut aroma permeated his hospital room and made it seem less sterile. The warmth of the cup was like a blanket, warming me when I was frozen with fear.

Gratitude for a simple cup of hazelnut coffee during the worst days of my life got me through those days and is how I can say with certainty that gratitude is most powerful on our most difficult days. Gratitude heals.

What simple thing are you grateful for today?

The Gratitude Heals Bracelet is a wearable reminder to focus on what you are grateful for. This is a wonderful gift for yourself or someone you love, particularly when going through difficult times.

Gratitude Heals.