{"id":990,"date":"2021-11-02T12:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drihk.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2022-01-10T11:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T03:56:15","slug":"give-yourself-the-gift-of-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.drihk.com\/zh\/give-yourself-the-gift-of-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Give yourself the gift of gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2018 Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la, la-la, la\u2026la- la, la, la\u2026.<\/em>&nbsp;I SAW YOU ROLL YOUR EYES!&nbsp; Ok, so maybe you aren\u2019t feeling all that jolly\u2026. Are you trying to meet one final deadline at work?&nbsp; Panicking over the ingredients that you can\u2019t find as part of the holiday meal that you\u2019re planning to make?&nbsp; Worried about all the calorie-packed meals?&nbsp; Or maybe you\u2019re just stressing out over what to buy for your next gift exchange? &nbsp;Christmas may not be the most widely celebrated holiday in Hong Kong, but it sure is a popular time for exchanging and giving gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks, and everyone expects that Christmas is a time for family gatherings, but every now and then, we will get&nbsp;<em>way<\/em>&nbsp;too wrapped up in our heads about the details related to these holidays and lose perspective on the elements that make it so satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure, everyone woman wouldn\u2019t mind an extra piece of jewelry.&nbsp; Just as every dude probably won\u2019t mind having another electronic gadget.&nbsp; Yet I would suggest, as radical as it may seem, that the most satisfying gift that we could possibly receive this holiday is a self-given gift\u2026.the&nbsp;<strong>gift of gratitude<\/strong>.&nbsp; It doesn\u2019t really matter how many presents we receive over the holidays, how big those presents are (perhaps a trip to Thailand, a new laptop, or a trip to the spa), these gifts are meaningless if we do not receive them with an open heart of gratitude.&nbsp; I\u2019m not very big on religious ceremonies because I believe in celebrating every day.&nbsp; It shouldn\u2019t take a public holiday to remind us that life is worth celebrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever seen a child who throws a tantrum and refuses to leave a toy store until they get what they want?&nbsp; Ever wonder why do they do that?&nbsp; Sure, maybe they are trying to push the limits with the parents, but the point is, there is nothing wrong with wanting another toy.&nbsp; The problem arises when they aren\u2019t grateful for the toys they have already received.&nbsp; They just want&nbsp;<em>yet another<\/em>&nbsp;toy for the sake of wanting it.&nbsp; Adults aren\u2019t that different.&nbsp; We often get so absorbed by this \u201cmore\u201d and \u201cbigger is better\u201d culture, that we easily forgot the pleasure that comes with being content.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Practicing the art of gratitude is actually an active practice we need to do every day<\/strong>, just like brushing our teeth\u2026and many of us are probably getting a lot of \u201ccavities\u201d because we are allowing negativity to permeate our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This holiday season, regardless of what your plans are, whether it includes traveling or just relaxing at home, take a few moments of quiet time to help you unwind and reconnect with yourself.\u00a0 Allow gratitude to flood your mind and heart until you\u2019re bursting with joy.\u00a0 THAT is how you stay jolly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judy Wong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writer, Speaker and Lifestyle Coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018 Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la, la-la, la\u2026la- la, la, la\u2026.&nbsp;I SAW YOU ROLL YOUR EYES!&nbsp; Ok, so maybe you aren\u2019t feeling all that jolly\u2026. Are you trying to meet one final deadline at work?&nbsp; Panicking over the ingredients that you can\u2019t find as part of the holiday meal that you\u2019re planning to&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Give yourself the gift of gratitude - Destiny Research Institute (DRI) Hong Kong | The Legacy Blueprint\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_HK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Give yourself the gift of gratitude - Destiny Research Institute (DRI) Hong Kong | The Legacy Blueprint\u2122\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018 Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la, la-la, la\u2026la- la, la, la\u2026.&nbsp;I SAW YOU ROLL YOUR EYES!&nbsp; Ok, so maybe you aren\u2019t feeling all that jolly\u2026. 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