Make Space for Gratitude

There is no better time than the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving to open our hearts and minds to the gift of gratitude.

Gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness, improved health, stronger relationships, and the ability to deal with adversity.

How to Make Space for Gratitude

• Start with a daily practice like journaling three things you're thankful for or setting random phone reminders to pause and reflect. 
• You can also integrate gratitude into your routine by expressing thanks at meals, taking mindfulness or gratitude walks, and consciously reframing negative thoughts to find positive aspects in any situation. 

How to Start to Build a Grateful Environment

• Use visual reminders like placing uplifting messages, displaying framed photos, or a putting out a gratitude jar in your home. 
• Even clearing out physical clutter can create a sense of spaciousness and mental clarity, making it easier to focus on positive things.
• Make gratitude a shared experience by doing it with family or friends.

Around Thanksgiving, let's appreciate the people who touch our lives the most.  What is it about a simple pause for gratitude that brings such meaning? It allows us to be cognizant that everyone is important, everyone is valued, everyone has a voice.

This Thanksgiving and all year long, Carmel Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeons hopes you give yourself the gift of being grateful and give others the gift of knowing how grateful you are to have them in your lives.