Daily Gratitude: When I read this, I realized how true it is. I am or used to be an Olympic champion at catastrophizing. And I do have a daily practice of writing in my gratitude journal but my mind doesn’t always default to how great it is that something good had happened every time a thought about it comes to mind. I am really good at that when a worry comes to mind. Why don’t we fill our thoughts with good things? Ask yourself about this. Ask what you can do to flip the pattern. It is a pattern and a habit so we should be able to redesign our thought patterns. When I say “everything always works out for me”, it not only sends that concept to the universe but also stops the worry thoughts that had popped up in my brain. Are you willing to try to change? Do you think it will be worth it? I certainly do! Let me know what you think.

Daily Gratitude: This kind of goes along with the dream quote we had. I bet if you look around you, you’ll see you have so much to be grateful for. When we’re grumpy and wishing we had something else, we forget all the good things. That, then, detracts from the positive energy you should be feeling from all that’s around you. But, what’s most important, are those things that are not material. If you have love and family and friends, you have all you really need. Material things can be replaced. Life cannot. Think of the hurricane victims and all they lost. But people have rallied around them to help lift them up in whatever way they can. That is our responsibility as human beings. When you can lift up others and share your gifts with them (gifts of love and kindness are the most important kinds of gifts), that is the way to keep yourself and others afloat. Don’t dwell on what you don’t have. Instead, dwell on your appreciation for what you do have.