Does the prospect of practicing gratitude annoy you? Gratitude used to bother the crap outta me, to be honest. A voice in my head was like “so what? it’s not like gratitude puts the food on the table, drives the kids around, or helps me deal with my ex.” Right?

ahhhhh, therein lies the secret sauce of gratitude.

Why I was never grateful until well after I got over my internal objections and tried it. Because it was too high on my life-fluff-o-meter. But gratitude has more power than fluff.

Gratitude, practiced fully, can help you come from a place of abundance, positivity, and resilience. Which helps in every corner of our lives. Communication. Relationships. Career. Everything.

The secret to a full practice? We are only grateful for our gifts, lessons, and path when we walk and feel the dark. Like we aren’t going to feel grateful for the sun on our face quite as much as after a long, cold winter. We aren’t going to feel grateful for the calm in our heart if we haven’t traversed the terrain of spinning out.

I have a gratitude reminder of a lucky penny I carry around in my pocket. One side: life’s challenge. Side two: lesson I can learn. The glue that binds: gratitude for both. 

How did I get to gratitude instead of annoyance? Time and a BulletProof Mindset*, which is something I teach my clients and use myself.

Would love to know which line most resonates with you!

Never Grateful for

Sun without rain

Relief without pain

Love without loss

Freedom without chain

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Forward without back

Wealth without lack

Friends without none

Focus without losing track

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Pausing without retorting

Power without conforming

Comfort without strife

Authenticity without performing

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Play without work

Dawn without dark

Humility without pride

Trust without fallout from That. One Jerk.

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Laughter without tears

Courage without jeers

Faith without doubt

Teenagers without the early years

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Positivity without Scrooge

Scar without wound

Choice without pleasing

Voice without mute

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Savings without spent

Mortgage without rent

Safety without fear, and, maybe, first of all,

Gratitude without annoyance,

Heidi Esther, 2023

Blessings of abundant heart-felt gratitude to you and your divine light.

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