{"id":86736,"date":"2025-01-21T14:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zine.modalova.com\/zine\/?p=86736"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:01:44","slug":"5-minute-gratitude-exercise-will-save-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uk.modalova.com\/zine\/5-minute-gratitude-exercise-will-save-day\/","title":{"rendered":"This 5-minute gratitude exercise will save your day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One simple gratitude exercise can save your day. Daily life can sometimes wear us down. Nothing serious, but the accumulated stress along with fatigue can easily spoil your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I wanted to share with you a very simple and quick exercise that is a true antidote to negativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we can&#8217;t change events, we can, however, control our thoughts and reactions. The benefits of gratitude are proven, both for our moral and physical well-being. <strong>This very quick exercise can truly change your state of mind<\/strong> and make you feel good in just five minutes. I will explain everything in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How cultivating gratitude daily can change your life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.modalova.com\/zine\/mental-health-5-tools-improve-daily-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Taking care of your mental health<\/a> is important, and cultivating gratitude daily can genuinely transform your life in a profound and meaningful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, we are all super busy with a hectic and often stressful life, but just taking a few minutes to breathe, center yourself, and appreciate what you have already done wonders for the morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we must distinguish between the work of a real therapy done hand in hand with a professional and this exercise accessible to everyone, which has the advantage of giving us a different perspective on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exercise practiced regularly will train your mind to adopt a more positive and optimistic attitude. I recommend doing it once a day whenever you feel the need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4zutK0IP8g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4zutK0IP8g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4zutK0IP8g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Roxie Nafousi (@roxienafousi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 5 x 3 Rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The gratitude exercise is very simple. <strong>You can do it anywhere at any time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First thing in the morning or whenever you have a moment of stress or a little dip in morale, do this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Think of five personal things<\/strong> <strong>you are grateful for<\/strong> (e.g., I am grateful to be strong, to be resilient, to have talent&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Think of five things\/people or events you are grateful for<\/strong> (e.g., I am grateful to have a supportive partner, to have a family that listens&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Think of five general things you are grateful for<\/strong> (I am grateful to live in a peaceful country, to be alive&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be as specific as possible; for instance, if you are grateful for your partner, mention why. Instead of saying &#8220;I am grateful for this person,&#8221; say &#8220;I am grateful that this person called me this morning to check on me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw9hbCSIUVL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw9hbCSIUVL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw9hbCSIUVL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Roxie Nafousi (@roxienafousi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens after doing the gratitude exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By thinking of positive things, about the people close to you and your qualities, you typically feel more serenity and less stress after doing the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gratitude exercise serves to give you the distance you need in times of stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also include it in your meditation practice, for example, in the morning before starting your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I do this exercise whenever I feel that I am getting angry quickly, that I am late in the morning, and that I am losing control of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation may not change, but your state of mind will, and I assure you that <strong>you will have a much better day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image credit: \u00a9 unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One simple gratitude exercise can save your day. 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