Practice Radical Gratitude—Nov. 3
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November 3, 2024
Sunday SAGe Newsletter Volume 7: Practice Radical Gratitude
Happy Sunday!
Here is this week’s installment of Sunday SAGe, an email communication that shares wellness inspiration from The Wellness Ethic to help people thrive during the coming week (and beyond!).
This week’s focus is on practicing radical gratitude. Do you emotionally connect with the many blessings in your life and feel love toward your good fortune, or does your happiness get hijacked by what may be challenging you in the moment?
Practice Radical Gratitude
An excerpt from The Wellness Ethic:
We all want more. It’s okay to admit it. For example, if you joyfully devour a mouthwatering piece of huckleberry pie that reaffirms that pie is vastly superior to cake (you know I’m right), you probably would like another slice. If you make more money than you need, you wouldn’t mind a 10% raise. And if you rise to that higher salary, you’ll soon set your sights on earning more. It’s human nature to normalize around your lot in life, and then want more.
A SAGe may want more in their life, whether it’s finding more inner peace, having more financial security, or experiencing more adventure. But the SAGe is radically grateful for the blessings they already have and believes they don’t really need anything else to be satisfied.
What It Means
When you practice radical gratitude, you mindfully and spiritually connect with the good in your life that has always been present—you just needed to engage with it. You appreciate your blessings—both big and small—and embrace the love in your relationships. You savor experiences and find silver linings in adversity. You have a generous spirit.
When you radically appreciate the gift of what you have rather than dwelling on what you don’t have, you realize you already have everything you need.
Your Call to Action
What are the blessings in your life? Take a moment and list them. Then, radically appreciate the gift of the universe’s blessings and emotionally connect with the love you feel. Be grateful for loving relationships, your home, employment, beautiful art, a pet, a meal, indoor plumbing (seriously—it’s quite incredible when you think about it), nature, and hundreds, if not thousands, of other things in your life that are worthy of gratitude.
You can also consider creating a gratitude journal to capture your list and establishing a habit of adding to it (and reviewing it) regularly. It will lift your spirits. It may even transform your mindset.
Have a gratifying week!
