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info_outlineHow many times have you thought “my kid doesn’t appreciate anything I do!” Teaching gratitude is something we have to teach our kids but it’s also something we have to model because we all know our kids don’t do what we say, they do what we do! Julie Boyer, Gratitude Guru, shares some simple, age-appropriate ways to cultivate gratitude in your life and how to teach it to your kids! Why should you care? Because living in gratitude makes you feel more joyful, connected and present! We all need more of that, don’t you think?
About Julie Boyer
Julie Boyer is three-time Amazon Best Selling Author, four-time (serial) entrepreneur and a three-time Ironman finisher. As a woman who has practiced gratitude for more than a decade, she is the founder of Wake Up With Gratitude™. This most recent business was born after she survived a week-long coma due to a bacterial infection after her (second) miscarriage. That life-threatening experience taught her that every single day is a gift. Julie currently lives on Vancouver Island, where she balances several home-based businesses while homeschooling her 8-year-old daughter. Her mission is to inspire you to ‘Wake Up With Gratitude™’ … every day!
Web: wakeupwithgratitude.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/julieboyer
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Email: [email protected]
From the Podcast:
Julie’s 11 simple ways to practice gratitude daily
- Wake up with gratitude
- Write down three specific things you are grateful for today, before bed
- Notice the abundance that surrounds you and all sources of income, big or small
- When faced with a challenge, stop and ask yourself, “what am I grateful for right now?”
- Read and inspirational or self-development book for 15 minutes
- Every time you pass a mirror, give thanks to your body for being miraculous
- Use prayer or meditation to give thanks and to create your amazing life
- Clear the clutter and create space in your life to attract more things to be grateful for
- Send gratitude and thank you cards weekly
- Celebrate other people’s successes
- Become a gratitude ambassador and inspire others to practice gratitude daily
For the full article, go to: https://wakeupwithgratitude.com/blogs/gratitude/11-simple-ways-to-practice-gratitude-daily
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