This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1576.

Five Ways at Gratitude can change your life by Melanie Schwedor of a brighterwhile.com,

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Five Ways at Gratitude can change your life by Melanie Schwedor of a brighterwhile.com.

I'm a big believer in the little things. Over the years of healing from lime and me and

CFS, I've tried a lot of different therapies, and I was tended to gravitate towards the big,

shiny, sexy ones. I think we all feel that pull, right? We want the one big thing that will

transform us, we'll set things right, or we'll make us well again. While I hate to be the one to say it,

but the magic pill doesn't exist. Sorry to burst your bubble. But hey, you know what does work?

A dedicated routine that includes lots of healing practices. I know it doesn't sound like

as much fun, but hear me out anyway. It's all those small steps you take, the little decisions

that you make that can help you finally heal. And for those of you who have been following me for

some time, you know that I'm a huge fan of nutrition, yoga, meditation, aroma therapy, herbal medicine,

and lots more. I realized that there's one practice that I haven't really talked about much,

and that's my gratitude practice. Before we dive in, let me just say that this isn't anything

fancy, doesn't even require special journals or long time commitments. It's just a few minutes

out of each day to tune into the vibration of abundance, joy, and contentment. And it can seriously

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