How to Be More Appreciative

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start saying thank you for everything

   Add something new to this list everyday. , Spend time at your local elementary school, library, homeless shelter, soup kitchen, nursing home, or hospital.
   
   Give blood, be a mentor, clean up your neighborhood park.
   
   Just do something that is for anyone but yourself on a regular basis. , No cheating, you still have to find a way to do laundry, cook and clean. , I guarantee the next time a waiter brings you a basket of bread that you had to wait a couple extra minutes for, you will feel more grateful and appreciate the work it took to get it to you. ,, maybe your boss is not always nice, but he pays you enough to keep food on your table and most likely enough to afford many luxuries)
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   Step 2: service rendered

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   Step 3: assistance

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   Step 4: kind words

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   Step 5: everything.

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   Step 6: Make a list of things and people you appreciate and make a conscious effort to regularly show your appreciation for them.

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   Step 7: Volunteer.

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   Step 8: Know that if you are lucky enough to have electricity and indoor plumbing

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   Step 9: try to do without it for one full day.

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    Step 10: Understand that you regularly go out to eat

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    Step 11: buy convenience foods

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    Step 12: treats

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    Step 13: even bread

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    Step 14: or if you have help around the house

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    Step 15: spend one week learning and doing it all for yourself.

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    Step 16: If you have your own personal transportation

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    Step 17: or live on a bus route

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    Step 18: try walking everywhere for a few days.

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    Step 19: Realize that if you find yourself being overly critical of people around you

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    Step 20: make a mental list of their good qualities and the things they do that you appreciate (i.e.

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