GRATITUDE: THE GATEWAY TO THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST #293 In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, as we celebrate Thanksgiving this week in the United States, we're talking about: What is the good life anyways, and how can gratitude really get us it? My gateway moments, my life-altering crossroad moments that have come from gratitude shifts. The practice ways in which I infuse gratitude into my life on a daily basis. SPONSORSHIP: This podcast is sponsored in part today by my upcoming Momboss Mastermind group launching in 2019. If you are a mom and you are an entrepreneur, and you want to double your income and double your free time in 2019 so that you can do more of what makes you happy, then this group is for you. Apply today, applications are closing soon and I don't want you to miss out. Go to www.trishblackwell.com/mastermind for more details! It is also sponsored by my partnership with Beautycounter; Beautycounter is a beautiful B-Corp company committed to getting safer products in the hands of everyone. If you are passionate about your health and about wellness, but aren't using Beautycounter products yet, then you're missing a huge part of the health equation - that is, making sure that the products you use aren't filled with harmful ingredients. Shop for your first Beautycounter at www.beautycounter.com/trishblackwell REVIEW OF THE WEEK: DarcaJean (Darcy), 5 Stars. If you're trying to be a better person, this is what you need to listen to. She's real and honest, it's refreshing. WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to me? To me, the good life is a life of being fully alive. What does fully alive mean? Descriptions that resonate with me are: present, fully engaged, filled with life, overflowing with love, beating with purpose, connected in relationship, growth-oriented, adventurous, courageous, difference-making, warm and wonderful. Equally, I need to know what the good life isn't: It isn't defined my money. It doesn't include a weight, stress, achievement, anxiety, comparison, overwhelm or busyness. MY GATEWAY MOMENTS FROM GRATITUDE -Being thankful for my own body - gateway to body confidence and eating disorder healing -Being thankful for the quirks of my family - gateway to forgiveness -Being thankful for my weaknesses - gateway to humility and daily reliance on God, also, to taking the pressure off myself -Being thankful for closed doors - gateway to truth, walking in faith, and expecting miracles -Being thankful for my broken heart - gateway to getting to know who I am, what I deserve, and what I wanted in a husband -Being thankful for my worst fear coming true - gateway to appreciating life, for not taking anything for granted, for empathy, for being limitless -Being thankful for my eating disorder and mental illness - gateway to surrender, to understanding the psychology of belonging and acceptance -Being thankful for my son's health issues - gateway to savoring life, to celebrating the gift of modern medicine, to the preciousness of breath -Being thankful for my anxiety issues - gateway to savoring peace and presence and what really matters in life -Being thankful for my loneliness and years of feeling misunderstood / not thinking I had a soulmate - gateway to perfect timing to meet Brandon -Being thankful for my weird passion for language and words - gateway to God's calling for me to use words to help people learn how to think better and to learn how to manipulate and use their words HOW TO INFUSE GRATITUDE PRACTICES INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE Gratitude Journaling Thankfulness Pumpkin Gratitude on the Go Worship music Intentional compliments, writing reviews, etc. Gratitude chats at night Family expressions of appreciation and thanks LISTENER OF THE EPISODE: Mollie Miller Thank you for responding. I’m not entirely sure if you will read this or if it’s just an automated response. I am hoping for the former, the best case scenario :)