7 Ways To Boost Your Health by Practicing Gratitude

about what were doing notes Dr. Alexander. But if we can get in the habit of being grateful every day even about the small things that make us feel good about ourselves and the world around us we can create better lives for ourselves.
Small ways to practice gratitude every day
Practicing gratitude doesnt come easily to everyone especially if youve been down on your luck or youre going through a hard time. No matter who you are and what stage of life youre in you might want to focus on doing these small things every day to build your sense of gratefulness
1. Boost your selfesteem by switching your perspective
If youve ever been on a plane youre probably familiar with the advice that in case of emergencies you should put on your oxygen mask first before helping others. Well the same idea applies when it comes to your mental health You have to take care of yourself before you can effectively take care of others.
The journey of selfcare often begins with boosting your selfesteem and you can do that by shifting your perspective. Whenever youre confronted with a negative situation or whenever you just have a bad day boost your selfesteem by refocusing your perspective on one good thing thats happened to you or even the smallest things youre grateful for. That can be your health your job a nice conversation you had with your children or the simple fact that youre alive.
Processing information differently is very hard for people to do because we get into habits and keep going down the path thats most welltraveled. And if you compare it to walking on a path through your front yard If you keep walking on that same path over and over again your grass is eventually going to die says Dr. Alexander.
So going down a different path mentally really requires a lot of intentional effort to shift to a direction where the grass is still growing. It may not be as easy to get through. But if you keep walking on it youll start creating new paths and new ways of thinking.
2. Strengthen your relationships
Theres a reason we gather around the table with people we love a couple times a year. It makes us feel good about our places in other peoples lives but it also strengthens our relationships when we practice gratitude with each other.
You can do this with your romantic