Daily Gratitude: Some people have a word of the year. Some have a word of the month. Why not have one every day? They can be repeated so don’t think you have to come up with 365 different words. Maybe try it for a week or two and see how it goes. Maybe at the beginning of the month you can list the 30 or 31 for the month. Another way to do this is to take a moment at the end of each day and see what went well and what didn’t go so well all day. Did you procrastinate too much today? Then maybe tomorrow’s word will be “action” or “call” or even pick “procrastination”. The point is to find something to think about and contemplate that word’s meaning in your life. It’s good for your brain to have a focal point each day. If this is too much, pick a word a week. Try it.

Daily Gratitude: This is beautiful. We all know (but don’t always practice it) that what we give out is what we receive back. Do the giving first and don’t wait until you’ve seen something good happen in your life. That’s a mistake many people make not believing that they will get the good in return so they have to see if before they believe it. Believe it before you see it. That’s the way to show your faith. No matter what just keep giving. It will come back to you.

Daily Gratitude: Everyone is always creating cute little sayings about time. They make people fear time by saying you’ve only got a certain amount of time, don’t waste it, etc. These people think they are motivating people to are the most of every minute of every day. But they are just fear mongering even if they don’t know they are and aren’t doing it intentionally. Stop focusing on time. Focus on your experience right now. Stay present. Stop the “I’ll be happy when….” Or “when this happens, I’ll do x,y, or z”. Be happy with where you are. You’re a different person every single day so be thankful for that and see how you can change even note today. Your stress level will decrease dramatically when you stop worrying about how little time you have left.