What do you appreciate?
You're probably thinking family, health, car, job.
Those are good answers, but to truly appreciate life you have to dig deeper. The problem is the question. It's easy to get overwhelmed by contemplating the entire world.
Because appreciation is so fundamental to healthy living, I created the Appreciation Challenge. You don't have to eat laundry detergent, Taser yourself or dance in public. You don't even have to leave your chair.
Here's the Appreciation challenge: Look around the room and pick one item. Now think of all the ways you appreciate that item.
When you limit your scope, it forces you to get creative. Dig deeper. Also, the more time you spend appreciating what you have, the less time you have to spend getting sad & angry about all the stuff you don't have.
As I type this, I'm drinking a cup of tea.
I appreciate the first person who discovered that hot grass water was tasty and safe to drink.
I appreciate the peppermint aroma of my tea.
I appreciate the warm mug against my skin.
I appreciate that my tea bag is biodegradable.
I appreciate the spoon I use to stir my tea. It's more effective than my finger.
I appreciate the bees who produced the honey in my tea.
I appreciate the bee keepers who harvested that honey.
I appreciate that I get 20 tea bags for about $3.
I appreciate how many thousands of miles the tea traveled to make it to me.
I appreciate that someone figured out how to remove the caffeine from my nighttime tea.
I appreciate anybody who reads to the end.
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