Episode Synopsis "Gratitude"
Hi everyone Hope everyone is okay -Im glad that you are here today thank you so much, today we are going to talk about gratitude . Your Question might be How will this add value to my children ? Or to my life ? Well the opposite of gratitude is ? Ungratefulness and when we become ungrateful we become bitter, sad some people might overcompensate with this fake snobbiness that's disguising broken self worth or ungratefulness might show up as feeling of lack , sadness and self-pitiness Being an ungrateful person sometimes starts with habits of - Looking around and faulting things that others aren't going right , why isn't anyone appreciating me ? Why hasn't anyone said a thank you ? Why am I the only one putting the work? I am not in any point disregarding any of these feelings THEY ARE valid . However, the mindset isn't. When you are truly are a grateful person , you don't expect anything from others , because you are too busy being happy on what is going right . you are focused on the things that people are doing When we focus on things for too long they become bigger . -So if we are only focusing on what others aren't doing , and going into nagging shouting once again complaining , tell me if that has served you any purpose? Has that fixed the problem? But when you start focusing on what people DOO funny enough you find more and more things that they do right . When it comes to Parenting being a grateful parent is , really appreciating them for who they truly are and as they are developing ,they might not necessarily listen all the time , they might challenge you , or even have characteristics that aren't pleasant - but it's who they are. Really taking the time to thank them for the things you appreciate them doing will Cause DRAMATIC POSITIVE IMPACT - Let's do this quick exercise I will say a phrase and allow you to spend time repeating it and then filling out the blank ok , this can be in a context of your child maybe your husband or those who are around you like friends ? Let's do it -Say the phrase and fill out the blanket I really appreciates it when (blank ) now you say it I feel the most loved when (blank I am grateful to have a child that is so (fill in the blanket) I am grateful to have support from my (blank) I am grateful to have friends that (bank) How did that feel? - Right today's Reflective moment is : If I was my best Self how differently would I show up to my children and those around me? With that being said I AM SOOOO GRATEFUL THAT you spent the time listening to this Podcast have an amazing day , stay tuned