{"id":5490,"date":"2024-05-03T16:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emiralmedia.ro\/site\/claudiu\/are-you-grateful\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:30:56","slug":"are-you-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/claudiusimion.ro\/en\/are-you-grateful\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you grateful?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi,<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A theme I return to quite often, because I too fall into the trap of forgetfulness, is:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are we grateful for what we already have?  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do we exercise the gratitude muscle enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s very common to forget where we are in life and think only about the future.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will be happy when I achieve that goal, that thing, that relationship. Our mind is mostly set on the future, forgetting to enjoy the present. And when we don&#8217;t enjoy the present, we forget to be grateful for what we already have in our lives.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gratitude helps us to focus on the positive aspects of life, instead of the shortcomings, with a profound effect on our mental and emotional health.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I try to maintain a gratitude muscle &#8220;fitness&#8221; habit, but, I have to admit, I forget about it sometimes too. Every night, together with my girlfriend, I want to express at least 5 things, people or events for which we are grateful for the day just passed. I often have a hard time coming up with 5 things, but after some practice, I realize that there are many things, big and small, to be grateful for and it makes me feel wonderful.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try it!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exercise your gratitude muscle every night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He needs training too.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claudiu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, A theme I return to quite often, because I too fall into the trap of forgetfulness, is: Are we grateful for what we already have? Do we exercise the gratitude muscle enough? It&#8217;s very common to forget where we are in life and think only about the future. 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