The Butterfly Effect of Gratitude  Butterfly Effect of Gratitude 🦋 Perhaps you are already familiar with the butterfly effect. The concept is that the simple flapping of a butterfly’s wings could trigger a series of motions that cause a typhoon on the other side of the planet. It’s really a metaphor for Chaos Theory. The idea is that a “minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.” A small and seemingly insignificant event can change the entire world. Since we’ve been talking about gratitude this month, I’d like to share my ...

Finding Gratitude for Yourself Be Grateful for Yourself You are a unique and wonderful creature. The question we pose to you in this third week of Gratitude Month is: Are you honoring yourself with gratitude for who you are and what you give to the world? As you build gratitude into your everyday life, don’t forget to look inward. We advocate for practicing gratitude in general because it helps people find greater contentment in what they have. Without a doubt, your biggest champion and closest ally is… you guessed it. It’s you. On a tough ...

10 Practical Tips to Cultivate Gratitude Cultivate Gratitude Congratulations! If you’re reading this article, it means you’re interested in starting or further developing a gratitude practice. That’s great news because, as we discussed in last week’s blog, being more mindful in appreciating the good things in your life yields tremendous rewards in your overall wellness. You’ll find yourself feeling happier and healthier, more content, and more confident. But if you’re left wondering HOW to make space for gratitude in your life, you’ve come to the right place. You need to be intentional about it. To ...

Gratitude: The What, Why, and How November is National Gratitude Month! Here at Ascentim, that means 30 Days of Gratitude. It may seem like everyone is cultivating a gratitude practice these days, but what does that really mean? More importantly, what’s the point? And how can you build more gratitude into your everyday life? Because we’re grateful for YOU, we’re breaking it all down in the ultimate guide to gratitude. What is Gratitude? In the simplest terms, gratitude is a practice during which you are actively thankful for whatever may be in your life, the ...