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The Step Up - Vol 11: The Power of Thanks
Vol. 11: The Power of ThanksToday's all about giving thanks. There's so much power in that mindset. Thankfulness. An "attitude of gratitude," as the Boomers call it (shoutout Zig Ziglar). But it's true. Poising your mind to be in a state of thankfulness is so, so powerful.
There is always something to be thankful for. Even in the hardest times, the worst things, absolute rock bottom - positivity can sprout its leaves. Practice giving thanks, daily. True, mind-stopping, deep-breathing, eyes-open thanks. It'll change your life. It changed mine. I'm thankful for you. You reading. Thankful you even subscribed, much less open my emails and read my thoughts (and get all the way down to this part). I'm very blessed. Very privileged. Very thankful. I could go on and on about the people and things I'm thankful for (literally), but I want to emphasize the power of just being thankful. Be. Thankful. You're alive. And that, in and of itself, is something to be mind-stopping, deep-breathing, eyes-open thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving y'all. See you next Thursday, Steppers. We will succeed, Grayson Song of the Week:
I wanted to highlight a song on thankfulness, but 1. Uzi's "Woke Up Thankful" is only on Soundcloud so the functionality wouldn't be the same, and 2. Greedo's verse on this has just had me in a chokehold all week. Shoutout Tommy Richman and his funk, hip-hop fusion. |
Grayson Stepanek
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