An Attitude of Gratitude is essential to maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
March 10th, 2020 is the day I moved to my home office for work.
255 days.
When I “checked in” for quarantine in preparation for the Covid-19 threat passing, I had no idea how much my life needed this disruption to remind me who I am as a human.
One of my “best practices” I’m making time for is to write down three things every day for which I’m grateful. I have had dark days where the only thing on my “grateful” list was that the sun had risen. I also have days where I can’t stop at three.
Today, as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I ask you to choose ONE thing you are grateful for and share it with me.
I’ll give you MY three to get you started:
- I’m grateful my teenage girls get to watch me balancing work/life (or not) so they have a realistic picture of what it takes to be a working woman.
- I’m grateful for the new round of Covid-19 memes because they are so spot on and I need to laugh. This is the list that hit my inbox today.
- I’m grateful I get to hug my mom today.
Related: The Ripple Effect – another reflection on this crazy year.
Life is far from perfect. Once in a while, things happen and we can’t help but react negatively. It’s okay now and then to feel sorry for yourself, but too much of that does nothing good for your mental and emotional well-being.
An attitude of gratitude takes you outside of your problems and forces you to see the bigger picture. This mindset helps you move forward when challenges inevitably occur in life.
