Want to find more joy? It’s simple, stop comparing yourself to others and start practicing gratitude. Once we become aware of all that we already have then we can find happiness. Dwelling on what we lack brings on stress and depression. The simple things we take for granted on a daily basis such as safe drinking water and toilets are only dreams to more than half the people in the world. If you go to sleep each night in a safe dry place, you are more fortunate than many in your own community.
Showing gratitude is not complicated it’s as simple as saying thank you.
One of the ways I practice gratitude is through Twitter. Each night around 11pm I send out this tweet that encourages all my followers to take a moment and think about three things they are grateful for today.
What #3things are you grateful for today? #gratitude
— Eclectic Evelyn (@EclecticEvelyn) June 18, 2017
Some of my followers respond to the tweet using the hashtags #3things and #gratitude. I retweet them during the evening after I make my list and tweet it out.
Grateful for:
Love
Laughter
Nature’s abundance #3Things #gratitude ❤️☮️ pic.twitter.com/dfyio7kYrO— Ever Esther (@_everEsther) May 8, 2017
Grace having a good day
Carbs
Tv
#gratitude #3things— bunnymother (@bunnymother) June 2, 2017
#3things #tuesdaymorning #gratitude: 🙏
Mi papacito
His home cooking
Their BEAUTIFUL yard
😌— HotSandi (@HotSandi) June 6, 2017
theatre kids • 90s movies • cocktails & dinner w the girls #3things
— Marissa Cherry Stahl (@MarissaCStahl) March 29, 2017
Libraries
Magnetic Poetry kits
Pita Chips#3Things #gratitude— Jenn R-J (@jennfel) November 2, 2016
sunrise and sunset,
solid roof over my head,
sincere connections#gratitude #3things #haiku #senryu— Annie (@anniescribes) November 2, 2016
You can join in each night by tweeting your three things using the hashtags #3things and #gratitude.
Let’s fill the Twitter timeline with gratitude each day.
Here are a couple of my tweets.
Surprise hot dogs
Finding my external drives
My planner#3things #gratitude
What are you grateful for today? pic.twitter.com/HNsuwUc4v8— Eclectic Evelyn (@EclecticEvelyn) September 12, 2016
Watching Hocus Pocus
Chocolate and coconut
Being OK#3Things #gratitude
What are you grateful for today? pic.twitter.com/a4WiK0EPn2— Eclectic Evelyn (@EclecticEvelyn) October 27, 2016
Money for groceries
Air condition
My laptop#3things #gratitude pic.twitter.com/Fx9xXWqgff— Eclectic Evelyn (@EclecticEvelyn) June 13, 2017
Pulled pork
Laundry detergent
Surprise money#3things #gratitude
What are you grateful for today? pic.twitter.com/9yyLJKETcG— Eclectic Evelyn (@EclecticEvelyn) May 28, 2017
I like your daily Twitter gratitude postings.
What a great idea!! ❤️❤️
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Excellent post. We all need to remember to show gratitude daily.
This is awesome that you are helping others spread around gratitude! Great idea!
This is such a great idea. We all have so much to be thankful about. We often focus on things we want not even realizing that all our needs are met. Thank you so much for sharing this. God Bless and Happy New Years
I firmly believe in an attitude of gratitude. It’s the only way to go.