054: Gratitude Pitfalls...and What to Do Instead

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When this episode airs it will be Thanksgiving week in the United States and, unsurprisingly, I'm talking gratitude…gratitude pitfalls, in fact.

We all know that gratitude is important, and according to Psychology Today, when they did a study of gratitude journaling, people who tracked their gratitude once a week were happier after six weeks. So a quick journal session capturing some gratitude once a week made them happier. How cool is that?!

Having said that, though, I want you to be careful with gratitude.

I know that sounds ridiculously silly! It’s like saying, "I want you to be careful with butterknives."

Gratitude seems like a pretty safe thing. Maybe it seems like a pretty dull thing too, just like butter knives.

Just hear me out, because there are lots of tools out there for happiness and fulfillment, and it's important not to rely too much on one tool.

So, in honor of thanksgiving, I touch on these 3 gratitude pitfalls:

• Overdoing your gratitude
• “Shoulding” all over your gratitude (falling into comparative suffering)
• Gratitude can keep you stuck (staying stuck with a "good enough" status quo)

And show you how you can instead:

• focus on the quality of your gratitude
• remember to feel your feelings
• use the formula "all is well + even better if" to create your wildly wonderful life

So, for our question of the week;
Pick ONE thing you are grateful for right now. What are 3-5 reasons you are grateful for it?

I can't wait to hear what you are grateful for and why. Please share it with me over on Instagram @productivitybreakthrough.