What Happens When You Practice Gratitude Every Day
When you practice gratitude on a regular basis, it can do wonders for you. Gratitude means showing thankfulness for something or someone that gives you happiness or adds value to your life. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, gratitude is simply “the state of being grateful.” It is a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something for the good that person has done, and readiness to return that kindness. The Harvard Medical School provides more details, defining gratitude as: “a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives. As a result, gratitude also helps people connect to something larger than…
9 Great Benefits of Living a Simple Life
There are many people who are not that familiar with the idea of living a simple life in today’s fast, ever-changing complex world. Maybe, some of you have never even heard of the term “Simple, intentional Living” before. And then, there are some people who think a simple life is related to having less money and suffering from financial hardship. To different people, “simple living” means different things. Some would say – living with less or having a decluttered, organized home or living without unnecessary things and people, and for some simple living is living a quiet life in the country. According to Wikipedia: “Simple living encompasses a number of…
Are You Spending Enough Quality Time With Your Family?
A recent study shows that most people these days don’t spend enough quality time with their family to create a strong and healthy relationship with their spouse, children, or parents. Spending quality family time in this busy day and age is a challenge for many. A new survey revealed that average American families are enjoying just 37 minutes of “quality time” together as a family on a regular weekdays. That gets little better at 2 hours and 40 minutes on weekend days. While American adults spend nearly 3 hours a day on social media, spending just 37 minutes a day with family sounds pretty disheartening. Due to lack of family…
How to Teach Your Kids Gratitude
Teaching kids gratitude goes beyond simply teaching them good manners and being polite. Gratitude is more than that. It is a lifestyle that leads us to a positive mindset, healthier and stronger relationships, and overall contentment. Teaching your kids gratitude is about teaching them to appreciate everything they have, and teaching them to show generosity and compassion to others – which actually contributes to their own happiness. What is Gratitude? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, gratitude is simply “the state of being grateful.” It is a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something for the good that person has done, and readiness to return that kindness. The Harvard Medical School provides more details,…
45 Self-care Ideas to Make You Feel Alive Again
We all know we need to take good care of ourselves. We also understand that caring for self, otherwise known as self-care, is important for our emotional, mental, and physical well-being. But many of us are guilty of chugging through the day, tending to our kids, crossing things off our to do list, driving from here to there to get errands done on time, only to find ourselves at the end of our day feeling completely drained and exhausted. We are always busy. Busy taking care of others but too busy to take time out for our own self-care. Don’t you sometimes forget to take care of yourself? I know,…
Life in a Pandemic
We are now living in an unprecedented time. For so many of us, life is not same anymore. This pandemic has changed and shaped our lives in many ways. It has been six months since we last enjoyed a get-together in person with our friends or opened our door for our neighbors. We don’t have any of our family members living in here. So, spending time with good friends, who are more like our family, means a lot. Kids have been home since their spring break started in mid-March. We couldn’t go for a vacation that we usually enjoy in every summer. During this entire summer break, kids didn’t even…
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
Cookie Policy
More information about our Cookie Policy.