Meditation + Gratitude = A Perfect Combo!

Do you know that people who express gratitude on a daily basis are acutally 25% happier than those who don’t?

An impressive stat to say the least!

Now imagine if you incorporate gratitude into your daily meditation practice. Unfortunately I don’t have a statistic for the power of this, but in my opinion your daily appreciation and overall happiness will drastically increase and soar past 25%!

Expressing gratitude and meditating on a daily basis are both extremely powerful and important rituals that I encourage you to incorporate into your day-to-day life. A lot of people keep special gratitude journals dedicated solely to what they’re grateful for while some people choose to verbalize their gratitude to others or simply express it mentally.

I choose to express gratitude in multiply ways and one of those ways is during my meditation practice!

1. The first thing I do when I turn on my computer every morning is visit www.gratitudelog.com.

It’s an awesome online community where you can express gratitude and appreciation for anything in your life! It’s awesome because you’re able to send notes of appreciation to anyone in your life that you want to reach out to. I recommend checking this site out because it’s something positive that’s easy to add into your life.

2. I also make it a habit to express gratitude when I’m in bed at night. It’s usually when I close my eyes and I still have a few thoughts running through my mind that I choose to direct my attention on the wonderful things of my day. Sometimes I’m grateful for a productive day at work or for eating healthy and going to the gym. Other days I’m grateful for the wonderful people in my life.

3. Last but not least I express gratitude when I meditate. I make sure to express gratitude for what I have and what I want when I meditate but by no means do I focus all of my energy on this. Now it might sound a bit odd to be grateful for something I don’t have but I know that the meditative state is powerful and if I act like I already have something then my subconscious will believe it and work towards achieving it! Cool, right?