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Discover the Healing Power of Gratitude in Daily Life · The Spiritual Shitshow Podcast

• 0:05
  Speaker 1: Welcome to the Spiritual Shit Show, where we dive headfirst into the messy, magical and transformative journey of being human.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Julie Nguyen, a certified life coach, energy worker and psychic intuitive guide.
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  Speaker 1: This podcast is your space for unfiltered conversations, practical tools and soul deep insights to help you live courageously and authentically, because you're not just here to grow, you're here to know what it's like to be fully alive.
• 0:32
  Speaker 1: You are a soul having a beautiful human experience and it's time to own it.
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  Speaker 1: I believe in you and know that together we can inspire each other to be lighthouses, guiding one another toward love, truth and authenticity.
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in.
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  Speaker 1: Now let's get started.
• 0:50
  Speaker 1: Welcome back to Spiritual Shit Show.
• 1:11
  Speaker 1: I'm your host, julie Nguyen, and today we're diving into one of the most transformative practices for living an authentic, aligned life Gratitude.
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  Speaker 1: Now, gratitude isn't just about saying thank you.
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  Speaker 1: It's a state of being, a shift in your perspective that can unlock joy, heal your soul and open the door to unlimited abundance.
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  Speaker 1: So grab your journal, take a deep breath and let's explore the magic of gratitude together.
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  Speaker 1: I am deeply grateful for the incredible mentors that I have had over my life, who taught me the power of gratitude and to this day when I am feeling sorry for myself, remind me to get grateful.
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: Okay, so why does gratitude matter?
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  Speaker 1: Gratitude is often overlooked in the hustle of daily life.
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  Speaker 1: We are wired to focus on what's lacking, what we don't have, what didn't go our way, what needs fixing.
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  Speaker 1: But when we pause, gratitude helps us to flip that script.
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  Speaker 1: It shows us the truth in our reality.
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  Speaker 1: It's the energy that transforms lack into abundance, struggle into opportunity and ordinary moments into extraordinary ones.
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  Speaker 1: And I know, for me, I have to have a daily practice of gratitude or I personally slip back into old habits of belief and fear or not being worthy or just an overall unsatisfaction in my life.
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  Speaker 1: Gratitude helps me to see the truth of really how beautiful my life is.
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  Speaker 1: Scientific research even supports this that gratitude has been shown to reduce stress, improve physical health and increase overall happiness.
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  Speaker 1: When we focus on what we're grateful for, we rewire our brains to notice the good rather than dwell on the bad.
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  Speaker 1: And it's not just a nice idea, this idea of gratitude.
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  Speaker 1: It truly is a powerful practice that reshapes your life.
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  Speaker 1: Gratitude just isn't a mindset, it's a soul deep practice.
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  Speaker 1: When you're grounded in gratitude, you're in alignment with the universe's abundance.
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  Speaker 1: Gratitude raises your vibration, making you more receptive to the blessings already on their way to you.
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  Speaker 1: This is the law of attraction, this is how we manifest and this is something that we'll get into in the next podcast.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the thing Gratitude doesn't mean ignoring pain or bypassing difficult emotions or embracing toxic positivity Again all things that we'll deep dive later in podcasts both the light and the shadow and we can find the beauty and the lessons and the teaching in it, all that we can say thank you for this lesson.
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  Speaker 1: Even when it feels heavy Spiritual shit show, gratitude becomes a spiritual portal, a bridge to a deeper connection, inner peace and authentic joy, and it truly is an important practice to have as a ritual in our daily life.
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  Speaker 1: Is an important practice to have as a ritual in our daily life.
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  Speaker 1: So how can we incorporate simple gratitude practices?
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  Speaker 1: I want you to try it and see how it shifts your energy, how it shifts your mood, how it shifts your day.
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  Speaker 1: At the beginning of each day, write what you're grateful for and at the end of each day, write down three things that you can say wow, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for bringing this into my life today, thank you for these experiences.
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  Speaker 1: What can you end the day with?
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  Speaker 1: Noticing the moments to be thankful for.
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  Speaker 1: We can also practice just being mindful, taking a moment during your day just to pause and notice the beauty around you, the sunlight, the breeze or even the way your body moves, just cultivating an overall appreciation for being alive.
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  Speaker 1: You can also use gratitude as a mantra and when you feel stuck or overwhelmed, repeat a simple mantra like thank you for this moment, thank you for this moment, thank you for this moment, thank you for this moment.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me my strength, thank you for showing me my power.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me the gift of being alive.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me how many people are actually showing up for me in my life.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me how much love surrounds me.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me that I am living so many of my dreams.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me that currently I am experiencing past wishes fulfilled.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: I want us to remember that gratitude just isn't an act, it's a way of life.
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  Speaker 1: It's a choice that we can make moment by moment, and I know for me, this gratitude practice is something that I am desperately needing to return to again.
• 6:30
  Speaker 1: Also, spiritual Shit Show.
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  Speaker 1: We have these tools and we can kind of get off the path and then we get to return back to them.
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  Speaker 1: I want to choose gratitude because I know that when I choose gratitude, it allows me to align with the flow of love, abundance and authenticity that is available.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for sharing this space with me today.
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  Speaker 1: I believe in you and the power of your gratitude to transform your life.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned for a simple gratitude meditation, but in the meantime, keep shining, keep growing and keep saying thank you for this beautiful, messy, magical life.