1. the greatest attitude

2. gratitude= the great attitude

3. grr…attitude becomes gratitude

4. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Col 3:16

5. grumpy or grateful?

6. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for Epicurus 300 B.C.

8. Col 3:15-17 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness.

9. Eph 5:3-4 Don’t allow love to turn into lust, setting off a downhill slide into sexual promiscuity, filthy practices, or bullying greed. Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip, those who follow Jesus have better uses for language than that. Don’t talk dirty or silly. That kind of talk doesn’t fit our style. Thanksgiving is our dialect.

11. 1. Physical Stronger immune systems Less bothered by aches and pains Lower blood pressure Exercise more and take better care of their health Sleep longer and feel more refreshed upon waking

12. 2. Psychological Higher levels of positive emotions More alert, alive, and awake More joy and pleasure More optimism and happiness

13. 3. Social More helpful, generous, and compassionate More forgiving More outgoing Feel less lonely and isolated

14. 1.gratitude allows us to be happier with what we have

15. 1.gratitude allows us to be happier with what we have. 2. gratitude blocks negative & toxic emotions

16. 1.gratitude allows us to be happier with what we have. 2. gratitude blocks negative & toxic emotions 3. grateful people are more stress resistant

17. 1.gratitude allows us to be happier with what we have. 2. gratitude blocks negative & toxic emotions 3. grateful people are more stress resistant 4. grateful people have a higher sense of self-worth

18. how to become more grateful

19. 1. make a gratitude journal

20. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from

21. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from

22. self-serving bias

23. when good things happens to us, we say it is because of us

24. self-serving bias when good things happens to us, we say it is because of us when bad things happens, we say it’s because of other people circumstances

25. self-serving bias when good things happens to us, we say it is because of us when bad things happens, we say it’s because of other people circumstances gratitude goes against this self-serving bias, because when we are grateful, we give credit to other people for our success

26. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from

28. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from 3. reframe the bad

29. COL 4:2-4 Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude. Don’t forget to pray for us, that God will open doors for telling the mystery of Christ, even while I’m locked up in this jail.

30. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from 3. reframe the bad 4. prayers of gratitude

31. how to become more grateful 1. make a gratitude journal 2. recognize & attribute where your blessings came from 3. reframe the bad 4. prayers of gratitude 5. grateful dialect

32. the greatest attitude