Joyful Habits

Appreciating What Is

How much time in a day do you spend appreciating what is before you? Do you notice the magnificence in your surroundings and the people around you?

As human beings we are so blessed to have the ability to choose what we focus on and what we take in. We can choose to engage our senses and breathe in our surroundings, or we can become wrapped up in our thoughts and stories that take us away from appreciating what is.

Every time I have this realization I feel giddy with excitement. I feel ecstatic that I get to choose whether or not I notice and appreciate the endless gifts before me.

Feeling grateful for what is, has a way of creating more of the same.  What do you notice about your life and your surroundings that bring you a feeling of giddiness and pure joy?

Breathe into that place…and again…and again.

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Emily Madill

Emily Madill is an author and certified professional coach (ACC), with a BA in Business and Psychology. She is one of Thrive Global’s editors-at-large and a coach at BetterUp. Emily has published 12 titles in the area of self-development and empowerment, both for children and adults. You can find her writing in Chicken Soup for the Soul:Think Positive for Kids; The Huffington Post; Thrive Global; TUT.com; Best Self Magazine; The Muse; MindBodyGreen; Emerging Women; TinyBuddha; Aspire Magazine; and others. Emily has a private coaching practice and an online program, offering courses that support women to create lasting habits around self-love, self-awareness and all things related to time and weekly planning. She lives on Vancouver Island, Canada, with her husband, two sons and their sweet rescue dog Annie. Learn more at: emilymadill.com

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