30. Gratitude: Gimmick, Gift or Game-Changing?

Everybody’s doing it … it seems! Except the skeptics, the naysayers, to anything “woo woo” that popular culture embraces. Today I’m talking about gratitude … the practice of gratitude journaling to be precise. If you’re doing it—well, you know. If you’re skeptical—well, I get it. Whatever you think about the benefits—or not—of practicing gratitude, I’ve got the goods on how good it is for the transformation you’re seeking at midlife and beyond. Actually, at any age.Thanks: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons, 2007, and also by Emmons, published a year later: Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You HappierThe Gratitude Journal—Five Minutes a Day for More Happiness, Positivity, Affirmation, Productivity, Mindfulness & Self CareThanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journeyby A.J. Jacobs, 2018The Gratitude Sidekick Journal by Habit Nest. Completely guided gratitude journal that helps you build a HABIT of gratitude w/ daily content & dynamic tracking prompts. Email me at [email protected] or check out the flaming hot webpage: www.fireupat55plus.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.