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- Gratitude.

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What do we think of when we
think of the word gratitude?

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Most of us think of saying thank you,

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showing appreciation for a gift.

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Let's talk about where
gratitude even begins.

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We have a place in the front
of our brain right here,

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if you can think about
it for just a second,

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where all of our thinking takes place.

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It is the place where we've
defined our perspective

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on situations and on people.

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It's the place where
the dopamine is released

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when we choose to have
an attitude of gratitude.

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If we think of developing
an attitude of gratitude

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as an action,

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this can become a lifelong habit

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that changes how we
function in this world,

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so I'd like to offer a suggestion.

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Consider making it a habit by
perhaps picking up a journal

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and ending every day
with one of three things.

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The first one, record something

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that made you feel happy that day.

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One little thing for
which you're grateful,

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not just the one word, but
maybe two or three words.

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Number two, write down something
that someone did for you

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that was totally unexpected.

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Typically it can be a little thing.

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Reflect on it, reflect
on how it made you feel.

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And then third, write down something

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that you did for someone else
for which you're grateful.

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You'll find that when
you do things for others

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that your gratitude grows.

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It changes your perspective
on that individual

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or that circumstance or the situation.

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I'd like to encourage you to just realize

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that when you decide to be
consumed by positive thoughts

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that it's going to have a
very positive overall effect

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on your whole physical health,

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but any positive emotion that
you can cling to right now

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is really good.

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Any opportunity to show gratitude

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helps you to live in the here and the now,

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and that's what I want
to challenge you to do.

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