Thanksgiving season is an invitation for us to pause, reflect, and think what we are thankful for.
Studies from Harvard Health and UCLA have found that practicing gratitude improves mental health, sleep quality, and even heart health. People who practiced gratitude had better mental health scores, greater life satisfaction, and fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
The catch? You can’t just think about gratitude once a year over turkey and stuffing. The real benefits come from making it part of your daily routine.
Why Morning Rituals Are Important
Your morning sets the rhythm for your whole day. Stop and think about how most mornings start for you. Is your phone buzzing? Is your mind already racing through the day’s to-do list before your feet hit the floor? That’s not grounding, and those are signs that maybe you need a more gentle approach.
Grounding rituals allow you to create intentional pauses where you connect with the present moment. When you focus on what you’re thankful for, your brain releases dopamine and serotonin, the same feel-good chemicals that help reduce anxiety and depression.
Change things with your coffee break
You don’t need an hour-long morning routine or a meditation room; the most powerful grounding rituals are the ones already woven into your day.
Take your morning coffee or tea. For most people, it’s a rushed affair, something consumed while scrolling through emails or during the commute. But what if that daily cup became something more?
When you brew a cup of ORGANO King of Coffee, you’re already doing something interesting. This rich medium dark arabica roast organic black coffee is mixed with rare and delicate spores of the Ganoderma mushroom, packing it with nutrients and antioxidants. It will fuel your body and spirit in a different way.
Build Your Own Grounding Practice
The simplest gratitude practice? Just notice three things while your coffee or tea steeps. Not big, life-changing things, the small ones count, like the way morning light hits your kitchen counter, the simple fact that you have access to hot water.
Research from psychologists at Berkeley found that people who wrote gratitude letters showed significantly better mental health weeks after the practice ended. The writing part mattered, but so did the act of noticing what to be grateful for in the first place.
Some people prefer tea for their morning ritual. ORGANO’s Organic Green Tea combines the natural antioxidants of green tea with Ganoderma lucidum, creating a gentler way to start the day. Green tea contains theanine, an amino acid that supports a feeling of calmness while maintaining alertness. It’s the same compound that helps explain why tea drinkers often describe feeling “focused but relaxed.”
That combination pairs well with gratitude practice. The ritual of brewing tea naturally slows you down. The warmth in your hands becomes an anchor point. Your mind has space to settle before diving into demands and deadlines.
Thanksgiving offers an opportunity to practice gratitude, but the season itself creates natural opportunities for grounding rituals. Shorter days mean darker mornings, and that makes the ritual of creating light and warmth feel more intentional.
Once you establish a morning grounding ritual, it tends to expand naturally. You might find yourself pausing for a moment of gratitude before lunch. Or ending the workday with a cup of Red Tea while reflecting on what went well.
The real gift is taking that reminder and building it into every ordinary morning.
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