Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast, Kelly here.

And this episode kicks off the theme of the month, which is all about gratitude.

We're going to be discussing all the ways gratitude can show up in our life.

From the small to the big, why it's so important to have gratitude practice,

we're going to dive deep into having gratitude, particularly when things don't go as planned,

how to have gratitude for specific types of losses or when things fall

apart. And it's my hope that by the close of the month, you will have the tools, the points of

reflection, and the energy to cultivate your own gratitude practice and to feel a bit lighter.

Today's episode is just straightforward, opt into gratitude because I want to talk a little bit

about my gratitude process, my journey with understanding what gratitude is and isn't, and how I stay grounded and grateful even in the

most challenging of times. On Wednesday of the week, I'm going to talk about having gratitude

even when things fall apart. And I'll share with you some of my own personal

struggles and losses as of recent, but also talk about tips and tools on how to process

and move forward with grace and with gratitude. And then on Friday, we're going to talk about how to turn to the good.

I want to reintroduce this concept and weave it into our month of gratitude. So let me tell you a

little bit about my journey with gratitude. I think if you would have asked me 10, 15, 20 years ago, if I was a grateful

person, I would say yes. And I wouldn't even think twice about it. But I would have to

have been honest with the fact that a lot of times my behaviors didn't line up with that statement.

And some of the behaviors you'll recognize make sense.

And some of them are more subtle behaviors that let you know that you do not have a lot

of gratitude in your life and you are not implementing a gratitude practice. More obviously, I had a really

razor sharp sarcastic streak to me. And don't get me wrong, people who know me know I am very,

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