Ep 180: Cultivating Gratitude, Rewiring Your Brain, and Finding Happiness

Studies show that gratitude is one of the keys to happiness. Here's how to cultivate more gratitude in your life, appreciate the little things, and bring more joy to your everyday. Plus, I’ll offer a glimpse into what I’m grateful and a freebie to help you do the same. Links in this episode: Book: Stress Less, Accomplish More Free Download: 100 Things I’m Grateful For Study: Gratitude: A Tool for Reducing Economic Impatience Study: Grateful experiences and expressions Check out my favorite resources Follow Deanna Yates, the host of Wannabe Clutter Free on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wannabeclutterfree/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wannabeclutterfree/ Website: https://wannabeclutterfree.com Podcast: https://wannabeclutterfree.com/podcast Join the Wannabe Minimalist Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wannabeminimalist **** If you are looking to add more happiness in your life, start with gratitude. Practicing gratitude can be a game-changer. It’s more than just feeling better, begin grateful can improve our mental health and boost our relationships with others. When you ask most people what they want in life (or what they want for their kids), the response is likely happiness. Well you can short cut your way to more happiness with gratitude! Living your life with an attitude of gratitude helps you notice the little wins—like your kids getting their shoes on without a fight, a stranger holding the door for you, or your morning cup of coffee. These small moments form a net of well-being that, when noticed over time, strengthen your ability to see the good and abundance already present in your life. Building your capacity for gratitude isn’t difficult. It just takes practice. The more you can bring your attention to that which you feel grateful for, the more you’ll notice and add to your list of things to be grateful for! It’s a good self-fulfilling prophecy. And don't forget to download the accompanying pdf this week that will help you craft your Grateful 100 and get you started on your gratitude practice. This episode of the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast will help you discover: What the science of gratitude says How gratitude changes your outlook on life 10 ways to add gratitude to your everyday activities A simple way to create your Grateful 100 The surprising way bad stuff can improve gratitude **** Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com **** Subscribe & Review Are you subscribed to the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. And if you enjoyed today’s episode, it would make my day if you left me a rating and review. You can leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a comment on Spotify Podcasts or Goodpods, or connect on guest video interviews on YouTube. Your review helps other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to read. Let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ready to stop the overwhelm and start enjoying your life more? This podcast will help you declutter the piles of stuff, organize the things you want to keep, and learn to let go of the rest with positive mindsets and encouragement. As a busy mom who's been there, done that, I share stories of the crazy - like selling 80% of what we owned to travel with our toddler to the mundane - like having to run a home now that our kiddo's in school. Living with less is not about deprivation - just the opposite! Decluttering can open you up for a life of freedom you never knew was possible. And you won’t hear it just from me - there are amazing guests too! It’s practical, doable, and simple for those of us that wannabe clutter free.