A Radical Experiment: 24 Hours Without Complaining Those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving all have our own special traditions. One of the most common traditions many of us will share this Thursday is to take turns around the table to say what we are grateful for. It's so important to take time to reflect and express gratitude for the life you live. As you know, this month we talked about gratitude. We talked about the benefits of gratitude and also shared a story about expressing gratitude during a tragedy. Today I would like to share with you a short, curated list of 10 ways to cultivate gratitude. My hope is that you will find one or two things to add to your life, to increase your daily expression of gratitude. 1. Keep a Gratitude Journal A gratitude journal is the most popular way to practice gratitude. What you'll need: A In other words, it made callers stop and, if only for a brief moment, count their blessings. Counting your blessings is a lot like thinking about thanking people. The only difference is that now you are thinking about all the blessings you have or have been given in your life. What you will need: just time and space to think. Maybe a notebook and pen if you want to make a list of blessings. How it works: Carve out some time alone, on a walk or sitting quietly somewhere, and start listing all the blessings you have. For every item you think about, sit for a while and really consider how lucky you are to have the things you have. You can list things like: a roof over your head, loving parents, or a true friend. You can also consider broader blessings that perhaps you might not consider at first. Things like: freedom of religion, the ability to stand and walk, or the fact that you are still alive when someone else your age hasn't