Have you ever considered stopping in the middle of a negative mindset and seeing what happens when you practice gratitude?
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Do you ever get in a funk where all you see is the negative? Where life seems so unfair and downright hard. No matter where you look, all you see is what is wrong. Have you ever considered stopping in the middle of this mindset and seeing what happens when you practice gratitude?

It might be hard at first to turn your mind towards thankfulness. However, when you look at why it is so essential, it will provide a little boost to give it a try. On Tuesday, we looked at ten reasons why we should embrace gratitude. Click here if you missed it.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
(Psalm 100:4 NIV)

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Today we have a fantastic featured post from Jennifer, which explains what happens to our brains when we practice gratitude. It is fascinating and worth reading. I have no doubt it will encourage you to want to develop or keep an attitude of thankfulness. 

We are in the middle of practicing 30 days of gratitude on social media; I hope you will join us. Click here for the details.

Now for our Featured Post

What does gratitude actually do for us?

By Jennifer

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  1. I’m such a big believer in gratitude! I think being thankful is key to having a good mind set.
    1 Thessalonians 5:18 teaches us it’s God will for us to be thankful!