{"id":319,"date":"2021-12-16T21:28:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:15:58","slug":"practicing-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/cy\/uk\/practicing-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2688,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resource.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-319","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"wellness_subheading":"Universal resources","wellness_heading":"Practising Gratitude","wellness_content":"","wellness_video_quote":"","wellness_video_or_image":"video","wellness_youtube_or_vimeo":"youtube","wellness_vimeo_id":"JMd1CcGZYwU","image":null,"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_and_media","background_colour":"","container_width":"narrow","columns":"half","text_side":"left","image_or_video":"image","youtube_or_vimeo":"","image":1638,"youtube_id":"","vimeo_id":"","heading":"What is Gratitude Practice?","text":"Gratitude is the act of consciously noticing and appreciating the good in our lives. Having a grateful mindset helps us notice the little things to cherish everyday, such as the sun on our face, a hearty breakfast, a stranger holding the door open for us or an old friend calling. It allows us to appreciate the present moment, celebrate our past successes and look forward to the future. \r\n\r\nThe benefits of regularly practising Gratitude can be both physical (e.g. lower blood pressure, stronger immune system and improved sleep) and psychological (e.g. improved happiness, better ability to cope with stress, higher levels of optimism and increased connectedness). ","buttons":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"anchor","text":"tools"},{"acf_fc_layout":"anchor","text":"tools"},{"acf_fc_layout":"tabs_with_sub_tabs","heading":"Tools for practising Gratitude","intro":"So, how can you be more grateful? There are many different ways in which you can practise Gratitude. You might decide to express it verbally by sharing your gratitudes with someone else, you might prefer to write your gratitudes down in a journal or letter or you might want to try your hand at Gratitude meditation. Below are some suggestions for different methods to help you get started. ","tabs":[{"title":"Three Good Things","overview":"This is a simple but powerful tool to help you realise what you have done well this week and how that makes you feel. By focusing on your achievements you will learn to take a more positive approach towards yourself. Planning the things you want to accomplish next will help you build upon that encouragement. \r\n\r\nPick a day, preferably towards the end of the week, and fill in the\u00a0PDF\u00a0in the materials section.\u00a0Repeat this on a weekly basis.\r\n\r\nYou can also write this exercise in a journal, if you have one.","purpose":"","time":"","resource_type":"none","instructions":"","materials":[{"type":"download","file":1805,"app":"","link":"","video":"","title":"","text":"","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""}]},{"title":"Gratitude Journal or Jar","overview":"A Gratitude Journal is a diary specifically for recording and reflecting on the things which you are grateful for on a regular basis. This can include people, places, objects, memories or events.\r\n\r\nAlternatively, you could try switching to a\u00a0\u2018Gratitude Jar\u2019 outlined in the next tab.\r\n\r\n\r\n","purpose":"","time":"","resource_type":"none","instructions":"At the end of the day, before you get into bed, set aside some time (5 to 10 minutes) to think about and write down at least\u00a0one\u00a0thing you are grateful for that day.\r\n\r\nThe gratitudes that you write can be as big or as small as you like but they must be both specific and personally meaningful. It is not enough to simply write down what an event was. You need to include the details of who it involved, when it happened, and most importantly, why it mattered to you.\r\n\r\nThinking in this much detail enables you to experience the event more deeply and develop a greater appreciation for it.\r\n\r\nGratitude Jar<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis is a simpler alternative strategy to writing a journal. It is a fun way of creating a personal jar full of gratitudes to appreciate and be thankful for.\r\n\r\n1. At the end of each day, write down\u00a0two things\u00a0you are grateful for and put them in the jar. You can also draw them if you like.\r\n\r\n2. Remember each event can be as small as a friend phoning you on your lunch break or a colleague thanking you for your help on a project.\r\n\r\n3. At the end of the week or month, set aside some time to empty the jar and read the entries.","materials":[{"type":"download","file":955,"app":"","link":"","video":"","title":"","text":"","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""},{"type":"app","file":null,"app":"https:\/\/penzu.com\/","link":"","video":"","title":"Penzu","text":"Private, 100% customisable journal.","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""},{"type":"app","file":null,"app":"https:\/\/daybook.app\/","link":"","video":"","title":"Daybook","text":"Journal that safeguards your memories and helps you to reflect upon past experiences, analyse and improve yourself. ","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""},{"type":"app","file":null,"app":"https:\/\/diaroapp.com\/","link":"","video":"","title":"Diaro","text":"Simple, effective and personal diary to keep life moments and ideas always with you.","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""},{"type":"app","file":null,"app":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/","link":"","video":"","title":"Day One","text":"Easy-to-use journal to capture anything, from once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments. ","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""}]},{"title":"Letters Of Thanks","overview":"Letters Of Thanks can be used as a tool for communicating your appreciation to a specific person for something they have done for you.\r\n\r\nExpressing Gratitude to others will not only boost your own happiness, it will also have a positive effect on the recipient and may help strengthen the relationship you have with them. ","purpose":"","time":"","resource_type":"none","instructions":"1. Think of\u00a0three\u00a0people\u00a0who have been a positive influence in your life and that you feel really grateful to \u2013 they could be a friend, family member, colleague or someone else who has made a difference in your life.\r\n\r\n2. Take a piece of paper and write down their names followed by the reasons you are grateful to them.\r\n\r\n3. Choose one of these people and write them a letter to tell them how grateful you are. You can either decide to write freely on a blank piece of paper or you can use the PDF template in the materials section\u00a0<\/strong>for some guidance.\r\n\r\n4. Repeat this process once a month, each time choosing a different person to write to and adding more names to your list as required.\r\n\r\nIdeas for information to include:\r\n