[Music] like many people i most feel the attitude of gratitude when i'm outdoors in nature so today i'm taking you on a walk with me which is rather unusual since i'm usually at my desk or somewhere else when i film these videos but on my mind this morning which has me out here doing this as well as talking to you is how giving plays into gratitude and we're grateful for all the gifts we've been given we often want to give that back to others or pay it forward as the famous movie says and that is the best actual act of gratitude because not only are we thankful for what we've received or been given but we are doing something for others which is fulfilling in itself but all so really in theory passes that gratitude onward um for the things that have been done for us so when you're having a rough day not only spend time thinking of what you're grateful for but also think about what gift can you give on to others to say thank you for the gifts that have been given to you and this can come in lots of forms you can come in making a donation it could be spending your time doing something good volunteering it could just be something in a conversation trying to help somebody by giving them a resource or something else that is good for them it can be even doing the come pay it forward pay for the coffee of the kind behind you or meal behind you in a drive-through line but think of ways they can do little things for other people without them knowing that you're doing it and uh give yourself the gift of gratitude as well as giving a gift on and paying it forward to somebody else hope everybody's having a wonderful weekend and living with an attitude of gratitude [Music] you