Hello, my friend. It's Thanksgiving week, which means there's a good chance that you're thinking about

everything else besides giving or thanks, stressing about the army of guests warming your house,

or aggravated by horrendous holiday shopping and travel, and so on. I mean, let's be real. It can be a

glass half-empty kind of of week or make that a glass

completely empty thanks to your crazy cousin's political rants across the table. Well, in this episode,

I want to get us back to a glass runneth over mentality. So I'm sharing a little me time reboot meditation that will help you

press reset, get grounded, and elevate your mood and energy.

Welcome to Made to Thrive. I'm your host, New York Times bestselling author Chris Carr,

and it's my mission to help you feel better, live bolder, and create a more meaningful life. Let's get started, my friend.

So you know what I've learned over the years? True gratitude isn't just about saying thanks when

things are going well. It's actually a radical act of self-care and perspective shifting,

especially during challenging times. And let's be honest, holidays have a special way of

challenging us, don't they?

But here's the beautiful thing about gratitude or appreciation or an abundance mindset,

whatever you want to call it.

It's like a muscle that we can strengthen, even or especially when life feels turbulent.

In fact, science shows that practicing gratitude can actually rewire our brains,

lower our stress levels, and even boost our immune systems.

So you can think of it as your internal holiday survival kit.

And guess what? Not only is gratitude contagious, the more you practice it, the more you have to be grateful for. That's right, your abundance actually multiplies.

So this meditation is designed to be your go-to tool for getting grounded.

And maybe you're going to use it before the guests arrive, or when you're feeling overwhelmed

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