Be Grateful

Written By Emma Alexander-Cook
Be Grateful

Be Grateful

Be Grateful

Who's with me to start a gratitude journal to record your moments of happiness and gratitude?

Gratitude is a state of mind that we create when we affirm good in our lives that comes from outside ourselves or from relishing in small pleasures.

The benefits of practising gratitude are many. Here are some of them:

Wellbeing: Expressing your gratitude can improve your overall sense of wellbeing.

Relationships: Gratitude strengthens interpersonal relationships. 

Optimism: A focus on gratitude can increase optimism by shifting energies to more positive emotions.

Happiness: The pursuit of happiness is subjective, but the satisfaction from practising gratitude has a lasting positive effect. The more we practice gratitude, the more positive we feel. Thus, we are happier with our lives.

Starting a gratitude journal is a beautiful way to get in touch with what makes you feel grateful. The journal's purpose is to reflect on your day, few days, or a week to pull out at least five things you feel thankful for. 

Get your journal and start expressing your gratitude!

I hope you have enjoyed this information. Until next time!

Emma Alexander-Cook.

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com
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