Too tired for gratitude? Try this… (And an online career coaching group starts Dec 13)
What if you’re grateful, but don’t quite feel it?
I mean, this year has been a doozy. Sometimes I’m tired or focused on the negative – or I remember to look at the positive, but just feel kind of numb.
That’s ok; I think that’s a call to extreme self-care. Slow down, take care of yourself, and find the power of the nap. Or a walk in the sunshine. Or a chat with a favorite friend. Everyone rejuvenates a different way, and as we continue to re-enter the world, our favorite ways to “fill our cups” are becoming available again.
Once you get that little bit of self-care, it can be easier to pause for a moment and find your attitude of gratitude. Still having trouble? Write a list of around 10 things you are grateful for. As you re-read your list, you may start to feel the gratitude creeping in. (That’s because our brains believe that what we write down is true. Cool, right?!)
This year? I’m grateful for you – and for my work and my clients who inspire me all year long. I’m grateful for my friends, family and boyfriend. I’m grateful that I have everything I need (i.e., a new hot water heater) and so much of what I want (i.e., a new plant on the window sill). I’m grateful for the progress I’ve made in the past 12 months with my broken elbow and frozen shoulder. (I’m back in yoga!) And I’m grateful for the small things that fill my cup like outdoor dates on sunny fall days, seeing a doggo eat a puppachino, and watching some football on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Looking at that paragraph I just wrote, a smile has come to my face. Try writing your list and see if some of that fatigue or numbness doesn’t disappear. I’d love to hear what you are grateful for. I hope you’ll share at https://www.facebook.com/jenfrankcoaching
If you’d like even more thoughts on gratitude, here are my blogs from the last 7 (!) years:
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2020/11/gratitude-and-a-broken-elbow/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2019/11/the-season-of-giving-thanks/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2018/11/an-exercise-in-gratitude/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2017/11/grateful-for-the-little-things/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2016/11/what-are-you-grateful-for-today/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2015/11/grateful/
- https://jenfrankcoaching.com/2014/11/gratitude/
Happy Thanksgiving!
ps An online career coaching group starts Dec 13 and there is room for one more! More details here: https://jenfrankcoaching.com/career-group/