Gratitude: Finding Our Purpose

Forced Gratitude

There is truly so much in life for which to be thankful. However, one cannot see nor appreciate the fullness of those gifts until they develop gratitude within their heart. At first, you may have to FORCE thankful thoughts into the dark mind, but watch what happens when you do.

It is through gratitude that inner change takes place. Once gratitude takes root, a life of charitable living is sure to follow.
Trade your expectation to appreciation and the world changes instantly”—Tony Robbins
A grateful heart increases our awareness of our blessings; its uplifting feeling is ADDICTING and compels us to sustain that euphoria through acts of SERVICE, and encourages action that brings about change.
Has gratitude led you to prayer?

Exercise and Gratitude

We promote, during exercise, the directing of our thoughts towards gratitude; and how by doing so we can be lifted in our mood and level of thinking.

Exercise leads to an increase in serotonin and endorphin levels that lifts our mood, which then becomes a perfect platform for the ushering in of thankful thoughts and concepts into our minds. We used to be sad, now we are glad!
Work on gratitude and prayer during the rest periods of the gym, or afterwards when cooling down. You could also work on gratitude and prayer before walking into the gym.
Gratitude during the jogging, walking, and hiking experiences.
Use gratitude when you are trying to beat a craving. On that jog, let the endorphins lift you up, look for scenery, all while forcing thankful thoughts into your mind. Such a practice will lead you to beating a craving 100% of the time. Have the courage to compete with cravings!
Gratitude just may lead you into prayer. What is prayer? After you got done on that scenic jog, and during the cool down you may want to say an out loud prayer—just saying. Prayer is gratitude right?

Recognize Blessings

There is also the importance of being able to recognize when the little, sometimes hidden, blessings occur in our lives.

When we start recognizing simple blessings, we become thankful more frequently—even for the simple things in life that don’t involve money. The sunsets, the night walk with you family, the good book, the early morning sunrise, that beautiful song, higher power, etc..
We now (because of our new gratitude mindset) can see what this life is really all about: family, friends, good conversations, healthy hobbies, work, good books, nutrition, exercise, creating spiritual experiences, etc..We can experience fun and joy in the simple life, and we are grateful for this.
Now there is light at the end of the tunnel in which we can see a positive influence guiding and directing our lives. Good things are happening and we are grateful. Something seems to be helping us—our higher power maybe?
With that vision comes a great amount of gratitude in which faith is built upon. Our new faith is linked to being thankful for the process of recovery. It’s linked to enduring through life’s hardships without looking to escape them. We now realize that we can handle our problems with a clear mindset. We realize that adversity means a new learning experience. We are grateful!

Thankful To Become A Coach

Those of us who struggle with addiction, who have overcome hardships, can be supportive in the lives of many who are struggling in their own life. From student to coach right? Why can we be thankful for our addiction?

We can be thankful that we struggle with addiction, since it’s through our addiction that we now have the opportunity to help those who need support. We now have the knowledge and understanding of how to truly help them. SOAR Student to SOAR Coach!
Being grateful for the recovery process. Enjoy the bumpy ride! Be grateful for the shadowy learning experiences!
Grateful for the opportunity to change your life and become one who can help others. There is no greater high than helping someone go from a negative to a positive.
Be grateful for one day at a time! Be grateful for the peace that accompanies the sober life. Be grateful that you have the opportunity to be inspiring in the lives of others as you change your life! Again—student to coach!

Dustin HawkinsFebruary 2, 2022

Gratitude: Finding Our Purpose

Forced Gratitude

There is truly so much in life for which to be thankful. However, one cannot see nor appreciate the fullness of those gifts until they develop gratitude within their heart. At first, you may have to FORCE thankful thoughts into the dark mind, but watch what happens when you do.

It is through gratitude that inner change takes place. Once gratitude takes root, a life of charitable living is sure to follow.

Trade your expectation to appreciation and the world changes instantly”—Tony Robbins

A grateful heart increases our awareness of our blessings; its uplifting feeling is ADDICTING and compels us to sustain that euphoria through acts of SERVICE, and encourages action that brings about change.

Has gratitude led you to prayer?

Exercise and Gratitude

We promote, during exercise, the directing of our thoughts towards gratitude; and how by doing so we can be lifted in our mood and level of thinking.

Exercise leads to an increase in serotonin and endorphin levels that lifts our mood, which then becomes a perfect platform for the ushering in of thankful thoughts and concepts into our minds. We used to be sad, now we are glad!

Work on gratitude and prayer during the rest periods of the gym, or afterwards when cooling down. You could also work on gratitude and prayer before walking into the gym.

Gratitude during the jogging, walking, and hiking experiences.

Use gratitude when you are trying to beat a craving. On that jog, let the endorphins lift you up, look for scenery, all while forcing thankful thoughts into your mind. Such a practice will lead you to beating a craving 100% of the time. Have the courage to compete with cravings!

Gratitude just may lead you into prayer. What is prayer? After you got done on that scenic jog, and during the cool down you may want to say an out loud prayer—just saying. Prayer is gratitude right?

Recognize Blessings

There is also the importance of being able to recognize when the little, sometimes hidden, blessings occur in our lives.

When we start recognizing simple blessings, we become thankful more frequently—even for the simple things in life that don’t involve money. The sunsets, the night walk with you family, the good book, the early morning sunrise, that beautiful song, higher power, etc..

We now (because of our new gratitude mindset) can see what this life is really all about: family, friends, good conversations, healthy hobbies, work, good books, nutrition, exercise, creating spiritual experiences, etc..We can experience fun and joy in the simple life, and we are grateful for this.

Now there is light at the end of the tunnel in which we can see a positive influence guiding and directing our lives. Good things are happening and we are grateful. Something seems to be helping us—our higher power maybe?

Thankful To Become A Coach

Those of us who struggle with addiction, who have overcome hardships, can be supportive in the lives of many who are struggling in their own life. From student to coach right? Why can we be thankful for our addiction?

We can be thankful that we struggle with addiction, since it’s through our addiction that we now have the opportunity to help those who need support. We now have the knowledge and understanding of how to truly help them. SOAR Student to SOAR Coach!

Being grateful for the recovery process. Enjoy the bumpy ride! Be grateful for the shadowy learning experiences!

Grateful for the opportunity to change your life and become one who can help others. There is no greater high than helping someone go from a negative to a positive.

Be grateful for one day at a time! Be grateful for the peace that accompanies the sober life. Be grateful that you have the opportunity to be inspiring in the lives of others as you change your life! Again—student to coach!