Grounded in Gratitude: How Positive Thinking Helps You Thrive Through Chaos
When the world feels like it’s spinning too fast, gratitude slows everything down. In a La Niña season of overflow and imbalance (as well as historical heat temperatures in Los Angeles), thankfulness and positive thinking aren’t just nice ideas, they’re lifelines.
Finding Peace in a Season of Overflow
November carries a rhythm all its own… air, shifting light, and an invitation to pause. As we near the end of a La Niña season, the abundance of water sweeping across the globe mirrors what many of us feel internally: waves of emotion, waves of change, and sometimes, waves of chaos.
But chaos isn’t always the enemy. Sometimes, it’s clarity in disguise.
I remember sitting at my desk one morning, coffee cooling beside me, as deadlines and decisions collided in my mind. I closed my eyes, placed my hands over my heart, and whispered, “Breathe.” In that moment, gratitude became my anchor.
Grounding When Life Feels Like a Flood
When life moves faster than your peace, grounding is the reset button. Simple acts of awareness bring you back to yourself:
- Rub your hands together to feel warmth and presence.
- Practice stillness and mantras that generate mindfulness.
- Press your feet firmly into the floor and breathe deeply.
- Sit tall, aligning your body evenly on your sit bones.
- Wrap your arms around yourself for a two-minute hug—it’s not silly, it’s soul care.
- Reach both arms toward the sky and stretch; let your body release the weight your heart has been holding.
- Feel the presence of your feet grounding, steady standing on beach sand or the grass in the yard.
- Engage daily breath prayers that captivate your focus.
These small, mindful actions remind you that even in motion, you can be still.
Communication as a Path to Confidence and Calm
Once your spirit is grounded, the next step is giving your thoughts a voice. As a voice-over artist, author, and singer, I’ve learned that how we speak reflects how we feel. Communication is more than articulation, its energetic alignment.
When you practice speaking with clarity and confidence, peace follows. Boundaries strengthen. Relationships stabilize. Workflows. In chaotic seasons, communication becomes a mirror of your inner balance, and every word spoken with intention becomes an act of faith.
Order in the Midst of Chaos
People often take chaos for granted, but it can actually reveal our capacity for creation. When the world speeds up, organization becomes your spiritual discipline.
5 Simple Ways to Stay Grounded This Season:
- Journal for five minutes each morning to release mental clutter.
- Take three deep breaths before every new task.
- Stretch your body at least once an hour your spirit will follow.
- Speak one gratitude statement out loud every day.
- Listen to music that soothes your soul before bed.
These tiny habits restore rhythm. They remind your mind and body that you are not behind you’re becoming aligned.
Reframing the Season Through Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most powerful grounding tools we have. It shifts perspective, slows anxiety, and awakens awareness.
Pause and reflect:
- What have you overcome this year?
- What lessons shaped you?
- What quiet victories deserve recognition?
- What are your must have’s to close out 2025?
Maybe you learned something new, helped a stranger, or finally accepted help yourself. Those moments matter. Gratitude isn’t about perfection, it’s about presence.
A dear friend once shared her family’s Thanksgiving ritual: each person writes what they’re thankful for, drops it anonymously in a hat, and one person reads the notes aloud. No names. Just truth and appreciation. It’s a practice of shared humility—and it can work even when you’re alone. Reading your gratitude aloud reinforces reality: you’ve come farther than you think.
Healing and Help Are Acts of Thankfulness
The holidays can be beautiful and hard all at once. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out. Asking for help is an act of gratitude for the life you’ve been given.
Helpful resources:
- Veterans Crisis Line – Dial 988 and press 1 or Text 838255
- Injury and Violence Prevention Hotline (CA)
- Crisis Text Line – Text HOME or HOLA to 741741
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Dial 988
- National Drug Helpline – (844) 289-0879
- American Psychological Association Hotlines
- 📘 Read: Grief Relief: Confession Leads to Recovery by Keaver Brenai — available on Amazon and keaverbrenai.com/shop/
Evolving Through Awareness
Every living being is here to grow—spiritually, emotionally, and physically. When you choose thankfulness over fear, you transform imbalance into alignment.
So this November, stay grounded in gratitude. Speak clearly. Move intentionally. Love deeply. Let faith be the current that carries you through the noise.
No matter how loud the storm, gratitude is the sound that brings us back to peace.
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