A dictionary defines the word ‘Gratitude’ as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” On paper, it sounds so simple and so easy. But to practice it, day-in and day-out might be a different story altogether.

The importance of having an attitude of gratitude can never be overstated. It’s one of the most powerful tools for recovering from a major life change, like a divorce. In this episode, I’ll tell you how my life was before I was told about using gratitude for the things I should be grateful for in my life, and how I started using it to recover from challenging situations in my life.

HERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN USE GRATITUDE TO START YOUR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY

1. Practice gratitude. It’s practice, not perfection.
2. Practice gratitude every day until you feel it.
3. Practice being grateful for what you have.

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If you'd like to move from self-loathing to self-love as Beverly did, stay tuned for today's episode that is Sure to help you take on the world. And now here is Beverly. Enjoy the show.

If you'd like to chat with me, you can contact me at her self-expression dot com. I'm also the host of this podcast, her self-expression. It wasn't too long ago that I'd learned that research shows that four out of every five women struggle with feeling less than other women, and one out of two women feel more self doubt than self love, and I want to do something.

I created her self-expression to provide knowledge, support, and insight to help women on their journey to self-empowerment on the inside and out so they can live the most fulfilling life possible. I'm on a mission to help 100,000 women live the powerful and fabulous lives they were made for. I inspire women to learn how they can use self-expression.

On the inside and out to develop strength so they can ultimately become the women. They long to be full of self-worth, self-esteem and fulfillment, even after very painful life changes and events. Each episode of my podcast brings listeners growth strategies and actionable takeaways that will help you on your journey.

To recovery from change to self-love and fulfillment. A little bit about me with an MBA and a background as a leader in the financial services industry, I began my career seeing myself as a subordinate to men and not using my voice. I made myself feel small in order to make others feel. I experienced a life that left me feeling broken and unworthy.

When I finally embraced my ability to own my power and make a statement, I went from self-doubt to self love. And today I wanna talk to you about one of the things that was essential to my journey. But first, I have these questions for you to. Are you unhappy with your life? Are you unhappy with what you have?

Are you unhappy with how you look? Are you unhappy with how you're feeling As a small child, I didn't feel I had my parents' love. I didn't feel like I belonged. I didn't feel pretty, and I felt angry a lot. I had no peace. I had everything materially, but I had no self-worth or self. And then as an adult, things didn't change too much.

I didn't feel I had gotten the marriage. I deserved the husband. I deserved the job. I deserved the body I deserved, and the security that I deserved. I had no peace Once again, I was stuck in the blame game, blaming life and others for my unhappiness. Well, that's where I have been and I'd like to take you on a journey.

To where I am now, a place of gratitude that totally changed my perspective of how I felt about things on my journey. I used to whine and whine about what I didn't have and about what I didn't get. I whined about the people and institutions that did me wrong. Then I discovered and practiced gratitude, and I mean really practice gratitude on a daily basis for the long term, not just a short term experiment, and my world turned around today.

I'm grateful for my marriage, my husband, my life, my businesses and my body. I feel at peace and am. happy But this didn't come without work and persistence. I remember a friend of mine was listening to me years ago while I was whining and complaining on the phone with her, why I wasn't in a relationship? And she said, Beverly, why don't you take the time you spend whining about not being in a relationship To become the kind of person someone would want to be in a relationship with and be grateful for the life you have. Ouch. That hurt so much. But she was so right until I practiced gratitude for what I had and worked on myself, life wasn't going to get any better. And then I changed from complaining about life to being grateful.

for it And I became happier and more positive when I followed my daily ritual. All of a sudden, I wanted what I had in my life more than I wanted what I didn't have. This applied to my relationships, my family, my work, my health. Gratitude helped me grow in all areas mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritu.

You see, I believe that whatever your circumstances, no matter how bad, if you can practice gratitude, things will only get better. Or another way of looking at it, it won't change. But the way I look at it will, there's a quote that I really like from Echo told, and it says, acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Indeed. Many studies over the past decade have found that people who consciously count their blessings tend to be happier and less depressed for when you have gratitude, anger and selfishness cannot exist. You see, gratitude does several things for us. It unshackled us from toxic emotions. It helps us change our perspective from negative to positive, and it shifts our thinking.

Gratitude changes how we feel about others and ourselves, and it's proven that gratitude has lasting effects on the brain. And lastly, gratitude creates a feeling of abundance rather than scarcity. As an example, a recent study found evidence that expressing gratitude to our significant others results in an improved quality in the relationship.

How about that? As Oprah Winfrey says, be thankful for what you have. You'll end up having more if you concentrate on what you don't have. You will never, ever had. And another woman, melody Beatty, says, gratitude turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos, into order, confusion into clarity.

It makes sense of our past. Brings peace for today and creates a vision for. So you may be asking, how do I practice gratitude and how do I get gratitude in my life? Well, here's a start. First, look out for resistance and promise yourself that you will start this and continue. Make your promise to continuant for at least 90 days.

Notice the good things in life. Look for them, especially the little ones, and appreciate them. Savor absorb and really pay attention to those good things. Express your gratitude toward yourself. Write it down, or thank someone and hear something very important. That really helped me each day, and that's each and every.

Think of three things you are grateful for and start a gratitude journal. In that journal. Every day, write down those three things you are grateful for and don't repeat the same things. So every day come up with new, three new things that you're grateful for, and this is going to be somewhat of a struggle.

And you'll go, well, I can come up with two or three days worth, but after that I'm at a loss. So you're gonna have to dig deeper and deeper and deeper, and you're gonna have to go out in the world and notice things and notice the little things in your life, whether it's your dog, whether it's having a roof over your head, whether it's having food to eat, and the gratitude journal is so critical.

I don't like to write, but I did this anyway and I felt better. Be grateful for a place to live. Food, to eat, clothes to wear. Look at the education you have, air you breathe, the trees and flowers that abound. These are some of the examples I use in your journal. Remember, there are always people on this planet that are worse off than you.

There was a. That there was a little boy who complained to his father about not having new shoes, and he said, I complained about not having new shoes, and my father showed me a man with no feet. Lots to be grateful for everyone. Please stay tuned. We'll be back in a moment where I will share my three actionable.

To incorporate gratitude in your life. We'll be right back. Hi, beautiful Beverly Price here again. Thank you for listening to my podcast. Are you or is anyone you know stuck carrying the life numbing emotional baggage after your divorce? I call this the divorce hangover. Whether you are newly divorced or divorced many years ago, this.

Do you want more? Want to feel happy, worthy, confident, and successful? Want to move on? Many women invest in attorneys and accountants, but ignore their emotional recovery. Some because they don't feel like they deserve it. Others won't invest in themselves like we do for others. And others decide just to stuff their emotions and trudge through.

If this sounds like you or someone you know and you want more out of life in my divorce recovery coaching program, maybe just the answer with one-on-one personal support. We'll work together to cure your divorce hangover with a customized solution. Join hundreds of women that have walked through divorce with me to the other.

Schedule a free confidential divorce recovery breakthrough session to learn more and say yes to thriving for your lifetime. The link to schedule this session will be in the show notes. Now let's get back to the show and we're back. As with all my episodes, I'd like to leave you with three steps that you can practice to take on your gratitude.

The first is practice gratitude. It's practice not perfection. It's progress and it's a process, and it may start slow, but hang on, because the end will be worth it, I promise. The second practice gratitude every day until you feel it, write three different things. You're grateful for every. And remember, you can't repeat the same things from day to day.

Do this in your gratitude journal. Do this before you read emails or get started with your day. You can review at the end of your day and add more things if you like and then the third element is practice being grateful for what you have. Ask your personal higher power to help you be grateful for what you have, not what you.

I can tell you from personal experience that these three things do work for this woman who is once totally ungrateful. I am now blessed with a life richer than I could have imagined, and I wish this for you too. Thank you for being with me on this episode of her Self-expression. I hope you can see the direct connection between practicing gratitude and appreciating your.

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