# To Get In A Happy Mood...

URL: https://encouraginggrace.com/to-get-in-a-happy-mood/
Date: 2019-09-24
Last modified: 2021-12-05
Author: Encouraging Grace~ Kate Hufstetler

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I read a post today which put me in a good mood. I am hoping where I go with this will spark some ideas in you– **all of you.**

chicoinematt  on The Simple Catholic wrote an article [Gratitude is Our Oxygen](https://thesimplecatholic.blog/2019/09/11/gratitude-is-our-oxygen/)  in which he states: “Thankfulness breeds kindness, productivity, and leads to reciprocity between individuals.”

There was a time when I would be irked every time I heard Oprah talk about gratitude. It seemed like she was constantly preaching about it. I kept thinking “sure _she_ is grateful! Look at all _she_ has! Look at _HER_ life!”

## But what I have learned is that gratitude multiplies itself.

**I started out saying the basics:****
I am thankful** for my apartment because, no matter how run down it is, I am not homeless**
I am thankful** for running water to shower and drink fresh water from because other do not have this**
I am thankful** for heat and air-conditioning**
I am thankful** that I daily have something to eat

### That eventually lead to:

**I am thankful** for my son living with me**
I am grateful** for the positive things my parents did for me**
I am grateful** for my friends in real life and online-some people have none**
I am thankful** I live in a safe neighborhood and I am not a refugee from a war torn country**
I am thankful** there is a bus to take, and when I have to walk to – I am able to still walk**
I am grateful** there are pretty flowers growing along the side walk as I walk around the neighborhood**
I am thankful** for the weeds that have flowers in pretty colors**
I am thankful** for the blue sky**
I am thankful** for the variation in the cloud colors on grey days**
I am thankful** for the rain**
I have traveled** by plane – my favorite way to travel**
I am thankful** to have driven across the U.S. 4 times and seen its beauty**
I am thankful** I have 3 hours a day, before sleep, that I can read**
I am thankful** that libraries are free**
I am grateful** for choices in the supermarket**
I am grateful** for classical, jazz, techno, Christian, Latino dance, and other music**
I am grateful** for my education**
I am grateful** for plays and musicals that I have seen and get to enjoy**
I am grateful** for good poetry**
I am thankful** for the internet**
I love and adore** the ocean**
I enjoy** lakes and rivers**
I can afford** my medicine

…and the list goes on and on, now. _But it took a while._

When I am in a bad mood or just blah, I can think on these things for a minute **(seriously most times it is just a minute)** and I start to feel better as I smile.

### If you are struggling I encourage you to start where you are.

Think of 3 things in your life that you have, or have noticed, that others might not be privileged enough to have. Just repeat those frequently. And then add to them as things come to your mind. Eventually it gets easier and it gets to the point that your gratitude will just flow.

I am thankful for all of you who read this blog. **If you feel inclined…write in the comments what you are grateful for today.**

Until Next Time~
Blessings, Kate

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