Try thinking of each of these things as a gift as opposed to a given.

We can elevate aspects of our

lives especially the most routine and common by receiving them with the same kind of
gratitude that we would receive an unexpected gift, taking nothing for granted.
It can be powerful to actually begin each acknowledgement with the words, I am grateful for
the gift of Complete the sentence as many times as you can, and notice the effect it can have
on your mind-state. Do this whenever you are moved to do so, and/or intentionally focus on
this practice when you are in moments of transition, or when you are typically vulnerable to a
stress response. Just allow the thoughts to occur to you in a complete way, and then gently let
them go.