We came out of August filled with gratitude after a successful Annual Summit and then went straight into Heritage month which is celebrated in South Africa every September. A month where we can take a moment to appreciate and reflect with pride on our Heritage. Looking back to where we have come from, helps us to pave the way for the future. Recently, Ilze Alberts who was one of the awesome presenters we had for our 2019 summit posted this amazing quote:
“Gratitude unlocks the fulness of life. It turns the too little into enough, it turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, uncertainty into certainty, pain into pleasure, loss to gain. It turns a meal into a feast and a stress into a blessing. Research shows that gratitude has both psychological and physical benefits. When we are stressed and full of anxiety, often times the frontal cortex of our brain gets clogged down and we are unable to think past our situation. Instead of fight or even flight, we tend to bury our heads in the sand. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. – Ilze Alberts.
We love this! It couldn’t have come at a better time
When we practice gratitude, it frees us from anxiety’s shackles and eases tension. It enhances our levels of empathy and reduces our aggression, allowing us to think of our season of life differently. Gratitude can also make way for new friendships and strengthen our different relationships and bonds. People are often attracted to someone who is thankful, because thankfulness carries with it a gracefulness that makes us approachable. Of course we realiz
e, situations vary, and sometimes life can be really dark, gratitude isn’t always the first thing we want to do. But great things were never built in a day; it only takes the minute steps forward toward progress to get to anything great. Despite what we have been through this year, we can safely say that we came out of it inspired and feeling empowered to continue to influence our circles, and leave our mark on the world. Try gratitude.