Gratitude Newsletter for 3/20/23 Monday

Gratitude Newsletter
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Hey grateful people! Happy to see you again 🤗

Hope that you’re all doing very well and living life gratefully. Today is the International Day of Happiness so today’s newsletter is focused on this theme.

It also happens to be my dog’s chosen birthday. So, I’m truly super happy today.

And here’s your newsletter now:

Affirmations
111 Happiness Affirmations To Live a Wonderful Life
Everyone wants to be happy. I don’t think anyone can disagree with that.

But, how many of us really are truly happy?

And, what is happiness?

I’ve tried to answer this question in my post here:

The answer to finding happiness within is a balancing act between kindness towards yourself and kindness towards others. You have to take them both together and build on each other’s strengths.

So, one powerful act of kindness toward yourself that can build on your happiness is saying happiness affirmations.

Read all affirmations here:

111 Happiness Affirmations To Live a Wonderful Life

Wisdom & Self-help Tips
How to Find Happiness Within Yourself
Let me tell you from the get-go that How to Find Happiness Within Yourself is not an easy question to answer.

I’ve spent days hopping on trains of thought to abandon them in the middle because they either seemed unfair, unrealistic, unempathetic, too complex, or impractical.

I’ve been thinking about happiness that exists without dependence and where I can find it as I take my dog on his walk, drive home from my grandma’s, watch The Office, feed stray dogs, move from one room to another, climb stairs, choose clothes, and all the places in between.

When a subject is rarely talked about or talked about incessantly, I like to begin by understanding it from the basics…

Read the full post here:

How to Find Happiness Within Yourself

Inspirational Stories of Gratitude
Sara’s story – Happier
“I don’t remember much suffering before graduation. Things were not so bright, but things were normal. I got ups and downs in life like everybody else. Yet I didn’t lose that sense of belonging till then.

I majored in English Literature and humanities, by the way. I also love my major so much, I picked that and I would take it again if I have the choice.

I was raised in a broken family. My parents are divorced. They live in different countries. I’ve always been living with my mom and dad used to visit every now and then. And for some reason, after graduation, I decided to move and live with Dad for a while…”

Read Sara’s full story here:

Sara’s story – Happier
I’ll see you next Monday!

With Gratitude,
Aarushi

I hope you find beautiful moments in life every day 🙂