Summer is a wonderful time to celebrate. The nights are long and the temperatures not too hot (in the evenings).

Celebration is an important part of life – and success.

When you celebrate something, you give it weight and consider it special. So, I ask again, what are you celebrating?

People who celebrate and who are grateful, in general, are healthier and happier than the negative crowd. Research says it, not just me.

It’s a season where we think we should be grateful but what can we be grateful for?

There’s bad news all around starting with a continuing pandemic (now we have delta and omicron) and ending with wars and rumors of wars, famine, diseases (other than covid) and floods.

STOP, THINK, FEEL, REFLECT – and BE GRATEFUL.

How can we go into the fall with a calm and resolute heart to move forward positively?

First, decide not to decide (too much).

For sure, we need to keep moving.

Also, keep on planning.

What’s to be grateful for during covid-19 and 2020? Here are tips to reflect, to remember and to shift from negative thoughts to positive ones by being grateful.

Use the PPF model to deal well with COVID more restrictions and possible lockdown. Remember and be grateful for the past. Savor the good things in the present and anticipate the future in hope.

As you move on from the difficult 2020 covid (COVID-19) spring, grieve your losses, remember the good and be grateful, and move into the future with an attitude of hope.

In this time of staying home for COVID-19, how can you work on being happier? Suggestions are being grateful, savoring each positive moment, and having a positive hope for the future.

One way of dealing with darkness (short days) is to be thankful and remember what you are grateful for.

When you have negative experiences, count your blessings and reflect for success and growth.

When you know your values and your why you are more likely to succeed - and it keeps you optimistic and grateful.

When we are grateful and remember to give thanks, as well as when we focus on what brings us into a state of awe, we become more resilient.

One of the keys to resilience is a grateful heart- but how do we cultivate gratefulness?