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Y the back burner of our mind someone to thank. To me, grati-

tude and inner peace go hand in
must be left alone to simmer
properly.
hand. The more genuinely grate-
our back burner is an
the more peaceful I feel. Grati-
excellent tool for re- Whether you are struggling to ful I feel for the gift of my life,
membering a fact or solve a problem or can't remem- tude, then, is worthy of a little
bringing forth an insight. ber a person's name, your back practice.
burner is always available to help
It's an almost effortless yet effec- you. It puts our quieter, softer, If you're anything like me, you
tive way of using your mind when and sometimes most intelligent probably have many people in
you might otherwise start feeling source of thinking to work for us your life to feel grateful for:
stressed out. Using your back on issues that we have no imme- friends, family, members, people
burner means allowing your mind diate answer for. from your past, teachers, gurus,
to solve a problem while you are people from work, someone who
busy doing something else, here in The back burner is not a pre- gave you a break, as well as
the present moment. The back scription for denial or procrasti- countless others. You may want
burner of your mind works in the nation. In other words, while to thank a higher power for the
same way as the back burner of A you do want to put your prob- gift of life itself, or for the beauty
stove. While on low heat, the lems on your back burner, you of nature.
cooking process mixes, blends, don't want to turn the burner
and simmers the ingredients into a off. Instead, you want to gently As you think of people to be
tasty meal. The way you prepared hold the problem in your mind grateful for, remember that it can
this meal was to throw the various without actively analyzing it. be anyone - someone who al-
ingredients into the pot, mix them This simple technique will help lowed you to merge into traffic,
up, and leave them alone. Often you solve many problems and someone who held the door open
the less you interfere, the better will greatly reduce the stress and for you, or a physician who saved
the result. effort in your life. ***** your life. The point is to gear
your attention toward gratitude,
In much the same way, we can Spend a Moment Every Day preferably first thing in the morn-
solve many of life's problems Thinking of Someone to Thank ing.
(serious and otherwise) if we feed This simple strategy, which may
the back burner of our mind with take only a few seconds to com- I learned a long time ago that it's
a list of problems, facts, and varia- plete, has long been one of the easy to allow my mind to slip into
bles, and possible solutions. Just most important habits I have ev- various forms of negativity. When
as when we make soup or a sauce, er engaged in. I try to remember I do, the first thing that leaves me
the thoughts and ideas we feed to start my day thinking of
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