You can shift it right now

We don't get stronger from doing one pushup. We don't become a leading expert through reading one book. Our teeth don't stay clean after brushing them once. Anything we want to develop takes consistency, and shifting our attention to what is good, what we are grateful for, and the blessings all around us is just as much of a practice as anything else.

We don't think teeth brushing isn't working because we have bad breath in the morning. We brush our teeth again. To remain physically strong, we must continue to put in our reps at the gym. If we want to experience gratitude and happiness, we must choose it consistently, again and again, moment by moment.

Happiness and gratitude aren't necessarily easy, yet they are simple if we are willing to do the work again and again and again. One moment of choosing gratitude won't transform your life. Ten thousand moments will.

What would change if you practiced gratitude with the same consistency as you pick up your phone?