Purposeful gratitude can shift a task from a burden to a gift, as the load lighter.
An example, when a workout seems too hard or too long, shifting from “this is too hard,” to “I’m lucky my legs, muscles, heart are strong enough for me to do this” empowers the workout.
Mindset matters, and gratitude + awareness is a great place to focus.
Thanksgiving Day has so many special aspects that highlight how much we have to be grateful for. You get to pick your focus- family, friends, football, feast, foliage and so much more. It is easy to get swept up in the planning, or to feel sadness if something from the past is no more- Taking a few moments to get quiet, and focus on what is going right can turn that around.