Join host Bronwyn Corkery on the "Express Your Wonders" podcast as she wraps up the Spring Cleaning Challenge and explores the power of gratitude. Discover how practicing gratitude can rewire your brain, improve your mental and physical health, and create a ripple effect of kindness. Bronwyn shares personal stories and insights on finding gratitude in everyday moments, reminding listeners that they matter, are worthy, and are loved. Tune in for a refreshing perspective on embracing gratitude and living a happier, healthier life.

Key Takeaways:

* The 'Spring Cleaning Challenge' encouraged mindfulness in decluttering both physical and digital spaces, linking it to mental well-being.

* Focusing on the positive and practicing gratitude has been scientifically shown to enhance mental and physical health by boosting beneficial neurochemicals.

* Incorporating daily acts of gratitude can help rewire the brain towards a positive bias, countering our evolutionary negativity bias.

* Simple acknowledgments of gratitude, communicated from the heart, can have a profound ripple effect, propagating acts of kindness.

* It's crucial to remember the importance of genuine gratitude over obligatory gestures, which may sometimes cause unnecessary stress.

Notable Quotes:

* "I realized that I can't do too much at once and it's okay if I don't get everything on my list done. I did make some progress."

* "Practicing gratitude is a really great way to help rewire your brain."

* "We all have crappy stuff going on, some of us more than others at different times. But if we take something good from that, imagine how much better we could feel."

* "It could be so easy to take the people that mean the most to us for granted."

* "I believe in you because you matter, you are worthy, and you are loved."

Resources:

30 days of affirmation cards: https://express-your-wonders.ck.page/a57cf3e85b

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