‘Get To’ versus ‘Have To’ and living in gratitude.

AHA'S AND ACTION:

Here are 2 thoughts, 2 inspirations, and 1 question for you to reflect on this week…

2 THOUGHTS FROM ME

1. When I'm grateful and satisfied with what is, I ‘get to’ do what I'm doing. When I'm frustrated, not so satisfied with what is, everything becomes more of a chore — I ‘have to’ do it. And on those days, I don't even know where to start. There's so much piled up, and it all just feels heavy.

2. Are you creating your life or reacting to your life? Realizing that I'm the creator of my experience helps me to create. When I'm reacting to everything outside of me — people, places, things, requests — I'm not creating. I'm just reacting. Knowing the difference has been so helpful for me.

2 INSPIRATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE

1. "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." by Cicero

2. In a randomized clinical trial at UC San Diego, 186 patients with heart disease were assigned to either eight weeks of gratitude journaling plus standard care, or standard care alone. The patients who journaled about gratitude showed measurably improved heart rate variability — a marker of reduced cardiac risk — and lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers in their blood. Lead researcher Dr. Paul Mills, a professor of medicine, put it simply: a more grateful heart is, quite literally, a healthier one.

1 QUESTION FOR YOU

1. Right now, is there something on your list that feels like a ‘have to’? What would shift — in your body, in your day — if you found one true reason it was a ‘get to’?

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