With Thanksgiving coming up in just a few days we thought we would share one of our techniques we do daily to remain grateful and aware of what we have, we call them Thank You Steps Walking With Gratitude. So many times throughout the day our minds go on autopilot we go from here to there doing are usual daily tasks and forget to notice what is all around us. By practicing Thank You Steps it makes every step we take a step of gratitude sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious.
What are Thank You Steps Walking With Gratitude?
Thank you steps are just as they sound, every time you your foot hit the ground you say THANK YOU. This of course is conscious at first you make an effort to repeat the word in your mind every time you walk. You can do it all day but most of the time whenever you remember, there are not rules, eventually after some time you will notice that without making a conscious attempt your foot will touch the ground and thank you will automatically pop into your mind. Whether your day is going well or not well at all you continue to do this process (even more when you run into obstacles), after a few weeks you will notice that your life has gotten a bit “lighter.”
Taking it a “Step” further
Adding to this technique you can begin to add to the “Thank You” by thinking “Thank You for the Ability to walk” or if you are going somewhere that you enjoy you would add that and so on. When you are having days that are dragging you down or you are surrounded by people who are negative, these times are wonderful for embracing Thank you steps Walking With Gratitude. You can put a spin on whatever is bothering you such as being grateful that you noticed the negativity and that it is not something you want in your life and even being thankful for the bad events. You would take an event, person you are around, or location you do not what to be in and put a mental spin on it such as “Thank you for this opportunity to grow.”
Way to Be Grateful
The Thank you steps are a way to be grateful for everything in your life without taking the time to write them down or make a list. During the hurried days many times people fully intend on making their grateful list but never get around to it. By using this technique you can use the grateful list in your mind because each step that you take is just another opportunity to embrace the things you do have and the lessons your learning.
Does it Work?
Yes, Yes, Yes You will be surprised after just a week of practicing the Thank you Steps Walking With Gratitude how things that used to bother you become less and how events your life seem to be going the way you desire them to go. You will be even more shocked after a few more weeks when you find yourself taking a step and “Thank You” pops right into your mind without any effort at all.
With the holidays upon us there is no better time than to start stepping into gratitude, it is simply, it is free, and it shifts your mind to the many wonderful things in life.
NOTE: We actually did get this question: What if I cannot walk? Alternatives
- Thank you Typing
- Thank you Handwashing
- Thank you Pushing wheels on the wheelchair
- Hair washing
Have any more ideas? Let us know with a comment!
