{"id":399,"date":"2024-08-05T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test4.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonzBackup\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2024-08-11T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:03:17","slug":"gratitude-is-the-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test4.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonzBackup\/gratitude-is-the-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"1. Keep a Positive mindset with Parkinson&#8217;s: Gratitude is the foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(lesson learned from my LDS friends after being diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s and also listening to all of Michael J Fox\u2019s audiobooks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gratitude is the foundation of all of the other lessons I have learned.  If you can find grattitude and stay optimistic, it is much easier to keep the mindset required to continue an exercise program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after I was diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s in 2020, my Facebook feed became inundated with several of my friends posting each day about something for which they were grateful. I noticed it was mostly my Utah friends and other LDS friends I have made along the way. I asked one of them what the backstory was and she shared this video with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video certainly hit a cord with me and helped me to begin thinking more positively and taking the time each day to find something for which I am grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is definitely worth the time to watch. If you prefer to skip the religious part, the first 2:45 and then 3:42-8:20 minutes of the video are the meat of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Russell M. Nelson on the Healing Power of Gratitude?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i51gcWCs-Ho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write down one thing each day for which you are grateful and at the end of the day one thing you did well. 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