Happiness in Motion

Focus:  GRATITUDE

Thank you for the tremendous job you did at generating KINDNESS for yourself and others. 

Congratulations, you are halfway through the course! 😊

 Gratitude has two parts. 

First, we affirm that there are good things in the world, gifts, and benefits that we have received. 

In the second part of gratitude, we recognize that the sources of that goodness are outside ourselves. We acknowledge that other people, or even higher powers, if you are of a spiritual mindset – gave us many gifts, big and small, to help us achieve the goodness in our lives.

Some synonyms for gratitude include acknowledgment, appreciativeness, grace, gratefulness, recognition, and thankfulness.  

Some of the attached challenges require you to do them in more than one day, so please review all of them and plan accordingly.  

The intention of these challenges is to offer you a wide array of options in welcoming GRATITUDE into your life. Make sure to capture your experience by continuing to journal.  

Be GRATEFUL for your body. I want you to set an intention around your movement this week by asking yourself, “How can I move my body from a place of GRATITUDE?”

Celebrate every single aspect of your health. How many things about your health and body can you find to be grateful for this week?

Day 1- Challenge 1: 
Gratitude Journal (Daily)

Day 2- Challenge 2: 
3 Good Things

Day 3- Challenge 3: 
Mental Subtraction

Day 4- Challenge 4:
Give It Up

Day 5- Challenge 5: 
Gratitude Letter

Additional Challenges:

1. MEDITATION – Listen to (1) GRATITUDE Meditation daily in any order.

2. MOVEMENT – Continue movement daily (15 minutes minimum).

Putting it all together – This week’s Happiness Challenges:

1. Print out your “Daily Success List” and place it in a visible place. 
2. Gratitude Meditation – Daily.
3. Movement – Daily. 
4. Complete your (5) days of gratitude challenges.

We are creating new happiness HABITS.  Please follow these exact steps as you complete your daily goals:

1. Reminder – How will you remember to do your movement and challenges? Post-it note, alarm on your phone, how can you create accountability for this? 
2. Routine – This is your new behavior.  Be specific. Keep it as simple and convenient as possible. It is best to try and plan it for the same time each day if possible. 
3. Reward – Celebrate!! You absolutely MUST celebrate yourself each time you complete your new behavior. This tells your brain that what you are doing is good and should be repeated. 

IMPORTANT REMINDER: 

You can’t be grateful and angry at the same time.