Incorporate more gratitude into your life

The one virtue that people lack when they focus on their intrusive thoughts is gratitude. It's easy to concentrate on all the things you lack without appreciating what you have. Instead of being pleased that you have everything you need, this will result in complaining about what you don't.

Sometimes it takes more gratitude to change your thoughts. Gratitude is a lot more powerful emotion than all other negative emotions put together, including anger, grief, resentment, insecurity, and fear. Living an optimistic life and maintaining a good view of life alters your perspective on many things and situations. There are many other ways to practice gratitude such as every day, take a few minutes to write down three things for which you are grateful; create a ritual of gratitude. Or at the dinner table, show your gratitude to your loved ones, or make it a practice to thank your partner before you fall in for the sleep.