You may have heard the phrase, “count your blessings” before, but how often do you actually do it? Do you pause to feel grateful when something good happens? How about when you need an emotional boost? Counting your blessings is one sure way to develop a constant mind-set of gratitude, which can turn a mundane life into a miraculous life.

You may have tried keeping a “gratitude journal” by recording the things you are grateful for each evening before bed, and that is one effective method, but there are other ways of focusing on gratitude if that didn’t work well for you.

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Do you often feel stressed? Overwhelmed? Pressed for time? Too much to do and not enough time to do it? If you answered yes to most of those questions (or even just a few) you may be limiting your own ability to feel happy, even if you are generally satisfied with your life circumstances.

True happiness is a byproduct of feeling GOOD on a regular basis. Whether you feel good about a few key things in your life or your entire life, it’s clear that negative feelings like stress and anxiety can absolutely hinder your happiness level.

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A daily practice of gratitude can help keep you feeling happy more often, simply because gratitude smooths the rough edges in your life and keeps you focused on the good stuff, rather than obsessing about things that might detract from your sense of happiness.

Below you’ll find three simple ways to use gratitude to be happier every day:

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When you’re striving to create a greater sense of happiness in your life, paying attention to your spiritual practice may be beneficial because it’s often been purported that spiritual people are generally happier than people without a defined spiritual practice.

You may find that hard to believe if you don’t consider yourself to be a spiritual person, but take a peek at some of the benefits of a spiritual practice below and then consider whether they might contribute to a greater sense of happiness in your own life too:

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