Questions

What are you grateful for right now? 

What brings you joy right now? 

What are you noticing right now? Do you see a pattern of what you are noticing?

Quotes: Aditi Nerurkar

"The language of gratitude is a powerful circuit breaker for your brain's stress pathway. Gratitude has been shown to decrease stress, improve mood and resilience, and improve life satisfaction. In one study, gratitude was found to be protective for depressive and physical symptoms during a stressful life event; in another, gratitude decreased stress levels in just one month. Gratitude can also help alter your brain circuitry for negative experiences; instead of sticking to you like Teflon. This process is known as cognitive reframing –– that is, what you focus on grows." 

–– Aditi Nerurkar, Harvard physician, author, speaker, and TV correspondent 

Source: Aditi Nerurkar, MD. The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience. New York: HarperCollins, 2024, p. 214.

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2023, p. 162.

Quotes: Jim Carrey

"I challenge anybody in their darkest moment to write what they are grateful for – even stupid things like green grass or a friendly conversation with somebody on the elevator. You start to realize how rich you are." 

–– Jim Carrey (b. 1962), Canadian-American actor and comedian 

Source: USA Today

Quotes: Neale Donald Walsch

"The struggle ends when gratitude begins." 

–– Neale Donald Walsch (b. 1943), American writer, actor, speaker 

Quotes: Friedrich Nietzsche

"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." 

–– Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German poet and philosopher 

via: Vote Knapsack Sketchbook, 2020, p. 41.

Quotes: G. K. Chesterton

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."

–– G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), English writer 

Source: Austin Kleon, November 18, 2022. 

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 111.

Quotes 170: Sanaya Roman

"Whatever you appreciate and give thanks for will increase in your life." 

–– Sanaya Roman, American writer 

via Commonplace Book 2006, p. 48.